At first it seems she is following her lover's example, by trying to assassinate her daughter, but couldn't go through with it. This wasn't even a rage kill, or a tearful 'I did what I had to do' moment she brutally tears Kalki apart after calling her a worthless tool, whilst maintaining a perfect poker face.

The other examples here may be abusive or neglectful, but none have stooped to straight-up murdering their children. And Snadhya shot up to the top of the list by Chapter 46.This was fairly shocking to fans who had thought better of Ash'waren before this, leading at least one to comment that it seems that this is shaping up to be a general trait of Val mothers no matter who they are. After being told that her daughter Faen has returned traumatized, her reply was 'Who?' And then after being reminded when Faen was born to help her remember, she merely comments on how Faen's father was a bad lay. As well as Ash'waren, who is the neglectful type.The number of good parents (Shimi'lande, Kiel's mother Ven'ndia, Sarnel's caretaker Nei'kalsa if you're counting foster parents, and Waes'soloth spring to mind) can be counted on one hand. There are also plenty of others, and a current thread in the forum is titled ' Worst parent in Chel ' discussing this.And then there's Syphile, who has a trope of her own. Let's see, of her three adult children, one is dead and has been turned into a golem, Kel'noz is officially subservient to her but has his own agenda (and readily acknowledges that she was a really bad mother) and then there's Mel'arnach, who was not only disowned and imprisoned, but beaten (and implied, raped) by Quain'tana's men, and then for her trouble had the child she wanted taken away from her. Kharla's dress, but considering how absolutely batshit insane she is combined with the fact that she has the mentality of a child it may come off as Fan Disservice to some.This gets Lampshaded by Chirinide when Ariel asks her about it, telling Ariel that she does not know what Shimi'lande foresaw. While Ariel's actions do have an impact, she is overall Demoted to Extra and neither of these plot threads come to fruition. Likewise, Snadhya'rune has also implied Ariel to be a key part of her plans. Aborted Arc: A Seer, Shimi'lande, foresaw that Ariel was The Chosen One of a prophecy in which she would play a central role in the war against the Nidraa'chal.Non-drow races had little screen-time so far and were not shown in good light either. The various subplots offer Grey-and-Gray Morality, Black-and-White Insanity and Evil Versus Oblivion conflicts, so the work is very cynical in this regard and includes a fair share of violence, gore, angst and emotional trauma. New readers are advised to either start at Chapter 1 or Chapter 33, the start of the Second Arc of the story after a 15 year Timeskip.ĭrowtales is Exactly What It Says on the Tin, and the drow and their internal conflicts and lives are the main focus, more specifically the high-tier political figures and the strife produced from their struggle for power. The chronologically first chapter is the prologue while the (currently) oldest published chapter is chapter 9. This is a feature which becomes more prominent as the chapters progress, so now Ariel is a main character instead of the main character. The story mainly follows Ariel in the first four or so chapters, but uses several viewpoint characters. Nowadays, Drowtales has an original setting with some general similarities with its DnD origins, but with a distinct flavour of its own. This, combined with the sheer number of pages (over 2500 in the main story alone), is part of the reason the world-setting is a bit of a Continuity Snarl, especially for newer readers. However, by that point the comic had diverged far enough from its own changed setting that a redraw and Retcon was needed for remainder of chapter 2 up until chapter 8. This took place in two stages: A new first chapter and part of a second was made in parallel with the current chapter, up until chapter 12. As the comic expanded on the original details and gradually built up its own setting, it was decided a Retcon was needed for the first three chapters.

However, by chapter 4 the comic diverged into both its own story and had started to implement new things in the setting. The webcomic was originally Kern drawing the events of the RP he and some friends played in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons setting. In the last few years the webcomic itself has undergone significant remakes and has increased its fan base exponentially. Drowtales: Moonless Age is a fantasy manga-style webcomic that has been running since 2001.

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