by
Vlondril Mlezzyr
Treachery is the virtue of aggression, the virtue of manipulation. As the humans think they are above us in this regard, they only prey upon their weaker members. This is a good thing and, for us, it keeps us strong and ensures only the strongest of our kind will survive.
Lil alurrl velve zhah lil velkyn uss.
Alertness
As Treachery is the mechanism for our survival, Alertness serves as a counter-balance to the effects of the first Virtue. A wandering mind leaves a drow defenseless before her stronger rivals. Always be aware of what your enemy is doing. Everyone is an enemy.
Nindyn vel'uss kyorl nind ratha thalra elghin dal lil alust.
Obedience
Llolth demands a strict order within the House. Those who disobey, even in the slightest, will be punished. Disobedience is a sure sign of a an unfaithful drow, worthy of being cast out or death. Know your place and you will live.
Xun izil dos phuul quarthen, lueth dro!
Pridefullness
The end source of morality is Pride. Pride, the complete reliance on yourself and the cause of all struggle, compels the strong to rise to the top, while the prideless retches sink to the bottom.
L'alurl abbil zhah dosstan.
Devotion
Those who do not show proper Devotion to Llolth, and Her Agents, deserve not pity. A drow should strive to pray daily, sacrifice much and continually demonstrate a deep faith will always gain favor over those who do not.
Llolth tlu malla! Jal ultrinnan zhah xundus!
Callousness
Every drow must strive to harden both mind and body against The Struggle. Pity is a weakness surely to be exploited. This will be the decree of the House: All Enemies will be Unmercifully Destroyed, both those who seek to infiltrate our House and those who attack it from the outside.
Jiv'elgg lueth jiv'undus phuul jivvin.
Survival
All measures should be taken in order to ensure the survival of the drow, the House and the continued Worship of the Queen. Those who fail this Struggle will be forgotten.
Kyorl jal bauth, kyone, lueth lil Quarval-Sharess xal balbau dos lil belbol del elendar dro.
Pleasure
Llolth has given us a wide variety pleasures to indulge in. It would be a crime against Her Will to ignore this fact. All beautiful things are worthy of pursuit.
L'alurl faerbol zhah mrann d'ssinss.
The Law
There is but one Law: DO NOT GET CAUGHT. It is the Will of Llolth that only the strongest both in mind and body will survive The Struggle. If though, a drow fails publicly to accomplish her goals, it is a great disgrace. Those who take their private fights into the public may find that the Struggle demands a public solution to an otherwise private matter.