Yes, Slug, I'm a "he".
I have always approached the Dark Elven races in fantasy being inclined towards lower dealings, but certainly not pure "evil". Bethesda's "The Elder Scroll" series has done much to champion the Dark Elves as complex beings of both good and evil. What they have shown them to be is driven intensely by passions; making them the most emotional of the Elven races, as compared to the High Elves in fantasy, which are the most mentally polarized (intellect-oriented) of the elves.
Betrayal at Krondor also showed a Dark Elf (Gorath) as a "good" character; he was the hero of the piece along with the young wizard Owyn, and his demise at the end actually drew tears from me...it was a fantastic storyline, yet I hated that a character that I had nurtured and developed through the entire game was wiped out at the end...
So that's the way I like to view Dark Elves: very much like humans, driven by passions; capable of wonderful acts of good or abominable acts of evil, but neither stuck in one or the other.
And, yes, Drow Warrior is "cool."
I have to admit, I didn't really notice until just a while ago; I get so wrapped up in the postings, I don't really check to see what has occurred on my name.
Cheers,
Sazerac