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| − | '''LOLTH GODDESS SPIDER DROW''' | + | '''CHAOS''' |
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| − | Lolth (pronounced LOALTH), the Queen of Spiders or Queen of the Demonweb
| + | This is a Clan for those who want to explore all the Realms to gain a deeper |
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| − | Pits, is the goddess of the drow and a chaotic evil deity who revels in
| + | knowledge of the World, for the Seekers of Truth and Wisdom, for the |
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| − | chaos. She patterns her life and the lives of her worshipers on a regimen
| + | Pathfinders that like to go where no mortal feet have tread before them, for |
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| − | of chaotic acts and the veneration of spiders. The way that new-born
| + | the Delvers in Mystique and Chaos. |
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| − | spider broods tear each other apart to survive especially appeals to her.
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| − | She promotes this by encouraging her worshipers to kill their rivals,
| + | The current clan leaders are Tor, Asmodeus, Alpha, Virisin, and Jaros. |
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| − | thus ensuring that they are the strongest of the 'brood'. Her love of
| + | Please see Tor, Kitolani, or Loran for futher information. |
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| − | chaos often makes her appear mad but the wise see her as a calculating
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| − | individual who is always several steps ahead of those who believe that
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| − | they can anticipate her. She is cruel and dominating, forcing her will
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| − | upon her followers and her enemies, a will which instructs the strong to
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| − | crush the weak in the most torturous way imaginable.
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| − | WORSHIPPERS:
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| − | Lolth's clerics have no set uniform, but spider motifs and darker clothes
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| − | are the norm. Some rites require the worshipper to have no clothing at
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| − | all. Her sacred animals are arachnids. Lolth is worshiped almost
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| − | exclusively by drow, though other sentient races venerate the Lady of
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| − | Spiders as well. Her clergy sacrifice the living and treasure to her
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| − | glory.
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| − | Orders:
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| − | {cmMilitant Myrlochar, Order of Soul Spiders{c0 | |
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| − | The Militant Myrlochar, also known as the Order of Soul Spiders, is
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| − | an elite military order composed solely of male crusaders and found in
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| − | the few dark elven cities where Lolth is revered and males are permitted
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| − | to enter her priesthood. The Militant Myrlochar directly serve the ruling
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| − | Matron Mothers of the city in which they are based as agents of
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| − | uncontrolled destruction, tirelessly hunting any creature designated as
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| − | their quarry or who interferes with their pursuit and wreaking havoc
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| − | until recalled, which rarely happens, or destroyed, their most common
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| − | fate.
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| − | {cmHandmaidens of the Spider Queen{c0
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| − | The Handmaidens of the Spider Queen is an order of female crusaders
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| − | with no permanent ties to any individual city. Also known as the
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| − | Daughters of the Yochlol, the Handmaidens serve as instruments of Lolth's
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| − | will in times when the Spider Queen needs to bring an entire city into
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| − | line. At least three times in recorded history the Handmaidens of the
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| − | Spider Queen have assaulted and destroyed an entire dark elven city that
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| − | threatened to drift from Lolth's web of chaos. When not assembled into an
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| − | army of chaos and vengeance, the Handmaidens work in small companies
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| − | scattered throughout the Underdark, harassing merchant trains that look
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| − | to other deities for protection and conducting hit-and-run raids on
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| − | cities ruled by the clergy of other deities.
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| − | RELATIONSHIPS:
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| − | Lolth is a fervent enemy of the Seldarine, especially Corellon Larethian,
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| − | Sehanine Moonbow and Fenmarel Mestarine for the parts they played in
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| − | foiling her scheme to overthrow the Seldarine. She is also an enemy of
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| − | both her children Vhaeraun and Eilistraee, though she appreciates all the
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| − | effort her son puts into his plans to get rid of her. It is in accordance
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| − | with her views on the chaotic nature of the drow.
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| − | Gruumsh was a former ally, now her enemy. He blames her for the failed
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| − | attack on his arch-nemesis Corellon.
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| − | Lolth also shares an enmity with Ghaunadaur, another former ally who went
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| − | mad with rage when she refused his romantic interests. She also opposes
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| − | every single non-drow Underdark deity.
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| − | Lolth does have tentative alliances with Loviatar, Malar and several
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| − | tanar'ri lords, including Errtu who was the caretaker of Menzoberranzan,
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| − | her favorite city during the Time of Troubles. The only alliance she's
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| − | ever had that could possibly be described as solid would be the one she
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| − | had with Selvetarm. He was her consort and although he was not hugely
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| − | enamored of that fact he guarded her vigilantly. In 1375 DR however,
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| − | Selvetarm was slain by a worshipper of Eilistraee wielding the Crescent
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| − | Blade (with the help of the transformed Halisstra Melarn, now Lady
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| − | Petinent), leaving her alone to fend of external threats.
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| − | HISTORY:
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| − | Lolth was formerly Araushnee, elven goddess of destiny, artisans and dark
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| − | elves. She was the lover of Corellon and had him completely smitten by
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| − | her grace and beauty but she grew power-hungry and a sense of never-
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| − | before seen greed and cruelty entered into her mind. She began by aiding
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| − | Corellon's enemies. In a fight with his nemesis Gruumsh, Araushnee aided
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| − | the orc god and Corellon had to flee.She then sent her new ally Malar to
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| − | hunt her weakened lover but through sheer skill of arms Corellon, with
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| − | the help of Sehanine Moonbow, managed to defeat the Beastlord.
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| − | Lolth was formerly Araushnee, elven goddess of destiny, artisans and dark
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| − | elves. She was the lover of Corellon and had him completely smitten by
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| − | her grace and beauty but she grew power-hungry and a sense of never-
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| − | before seen greed and cruelty entered into her mind. She began by aiding
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| − | Corellon's enemies. In a fight with his nemesis Gruumsh, Araushnee aided
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| − | the orc god and Corellon had to flee. She then sent her new ally Malar to
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| − | hunt her weakened lover but through sheer skill of arms Corellon, with the
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| − | help of Sehanine Moonbow, managed to defeat the Beastlord.
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| − | Corellon still had no idea that his beautiful consort was behind the
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| − | attacks but Sehanine Moonbow had found out the truth after discovering
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| − | that Araushnee had started an affair with Fenmarel Mestarine in an effort
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| − | to make him aid her in an upcoming rebellion. Although at first entranced
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| − | by her advances he eventually spurned her. Sehanine confronted Araushnee
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| − | and was imprisoned as a result.[citation needed] With her subtle plans
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| − | failed, she instead organized an attack on the entire Seldarine with her
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| − | "Anti-Seldarine" consisting of Vhaeraun, Malar, Ghaunadaur, Gruumsh,
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| − | Auril, and a host of other gods of goblinoids, orcs, giants, and kobolds,
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| − | as well as Eilistraee, who was only an unwitting participant in her
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| − | schemes. Sehanine escaped from her imprisonment and warned Corellon of
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| − | the impending attack. Despite their force of numbers, the anti-Seldarine
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| − | were defeated. While her allies fled, Araushnee directly confronted her
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| − | former lover but then Sehanine, Hanali Celanil and Aerdrie Faenya came to
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| − | the rescue, merging their powers together to become a single deity,
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| − | Angharradh. Araushnee was defeated and cast into the Abyss along with
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| − | both of her children (despite the fact that Corellon knew Eilistraee had
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| − | been tricked). Araushnee's banishment also involved Corellon turning her
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| − | into a bloated spider demon so that he could not be persuaded to
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| − | reconsider his decision due to her beauty.
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| − | Araushnee took the name Lolth and turned the 66th layer of the Abyss into
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| − | her new home. Without another home Vhaeraun, Eilistraee and Ghaunadaur
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| − | took up small residences there, though Vhaeraun and Eilistraee rarely
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| − | visited them, preferring to wander in the Plane of Shadow and Arvandor
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| − | respectively. Ghaunadaur took the opportunity of living in the same realm
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| − | as Lolth to announce his love for her but Lolth prized physical beauty,
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| − | an attribute Ghaunadaur did not have and rejected his advances. The Drow
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| − | demi-power Kiaransalee created a tower of bones in the realm and was
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| − | thusly subjugated by Lolth's will into becoming her reluctant vassal.
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| − | Also, Lolth learned of the demon prince Zanassu who claimed divine
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| − | dominion over spiders. Considering her new body, she thought it was her
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| − | sole right to own such a portfolio and angrily tricked Selvetarm into
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| − | attacking the demon prince, killing him. She gained a divine portfolio
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| − | and a new consort. She used her regained divinity to turn the 66th layer
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| − | into the Demonweb Pits, changing it into a giant funnel-shaped web to fit
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| − | her spidery appearance.
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| − | Some time afterwards the moon elf Kethryllia Amarillis intruded into the
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| − | demonweb, reminding Lolth of a way to regain more of her divinity by
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| − | having the surface elves worship her once more. She began corrupting the
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| − | surface elves, especially the dark-skinned and warlike Illythiri of whom
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| − | she used to be the sole patron. It was her actions during the second
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| − | Crown War that ended up causing the Illythiri to turn to darkness when
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| − | she sent the balor lord Wendonai and other demonic servants to offer
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| − | corrupting power to the dark elves. Just before the Illythiri were turned
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| − | into drow they had begun openly worshiping Lolth and, over 11,000 years
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| − | later, she still holds dominion over them.
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the Delvers in Mystique and Chaos.
