Before this gets much further, Dark Clown as the only one to be playing a race with an ECL, please refer to my personal rules regarding rules with ECLs, LAs, templates, racial HD, etc.<br/><br/>Advanced Race Rules (http://grimstonestudios.com/files/advraces.html)<br/><br/>In summary, for you it means the +2 LA for being a drow means nothing  (Just ignore and treat your character as a normal elf with a LA of +0 for purposes of XP/Level, but you still retain all racial abilities and such of a drow).  Although I'm well aware of how the D&D system designers came up with LA mechanics, I've never agreed with it in its entirety.  If you have any questions, just ask.