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| − | '''LOLTH GODDESS SPIDER DROW'''
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| | + | During character creation, you had to choose one of our three main classes: |
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| | + | Caster (Cst) - Fighter (Ftr) - Rogue (Rge) |
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| − | Lolth (pronounced LOALTH), the Queen of Spiders or Queen of the Demonweb
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| − | chaos. She patterns her life and the lives of her worshipers on a regimen
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| − | of chaotic acts and the veneration of spiders. The way that new-born
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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,
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| − | thus ensuring that they are the strongest of the 'brood'. Her love of
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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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| − | {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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| − | 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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| − | until recalled, which rarely happens, or destroyed, their most common
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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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| − | 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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| − | 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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| − | 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
| + | With choose class you can now specify which class you want to be: |
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| − | attacking the demon prince, killing him. She gained a divine portfolio
| + | '''Casters''' are: [[ESPER ESPERS|Esper]], [[PRIEST PRIESTS|Priest]], [[MAGE MAGES|Mage]] |
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| − | and a new consort. She used her regained divinity to turn the 66th layer
| + | '''Fighters''' are: [[HUNTERS|Hunter]], [[WARRIOR WARRIORS|Warrior]] |
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| − | into the Demonweb Pits, changing it into a giant funnel-shaped web to fit
| + | '''Rogues''' are: [[GYPSY GYPSIES|Gypsy]], [[RANGER RANGERS|Ranger]], [[THIEF THIEVES|Thief]] |
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| | + | At this point you can choose from one of the eight classes. Just type CHOOSE CLASS and then follow the instructions you'll see on the screen.<br> |
| | + | For more information concerning the specific classes type: HELP [[CLASSES]]. |
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| − | Some time afterwards the moon elf Kethryllia Amarillis intruded into the
| + | '''Choose Stats:''' |
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| − | demonweb, reminding Lolth of a way to regain more of her divinity by
| + | Now that you've gotten yourself a bit more familiar with the game, you can distribute 10 stat points to raise the stats you want. |
| | + | <br>The stats that you can alter are: str, con, cha, dex, int, and wis. |
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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
| + | *You can only use these options once: so make sure you distribute ALL the 10 stat points, because you won't be able to choose them again afterwards. |
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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
| + | Just type choose stats and then follow the instructions on the screen. For more info on the stats itself type, HELP [[STATS]]. |
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| − | she sent the balor lord Wendonai and other demonic servants to offer
| + | Afterwards you'll be able to maximize your stats further with the equipment you'll find during your travels. |
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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
| + | As long as you haven't choosen your stats or class yet, you won't be able to level any further than level 20. |
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| − | later, she still holds dominion over them.
| + | As for class however that can be changed once you've reached enough experience so you can remort into a different class. |
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| + | See also: [[CLASSES]] [[STATS]] [[RACES]] [[REMORT]] |
Now that you've gotten yourself a bit more familiar with the game, you can distribute 10 stat points to raise the stats you want.
The stats that you can alter are: str, con, cha, dex, int, and wis.
Afterwards you'll be able to maximize your stats further with the equipment you'll find during your travels.
As for class however that can be changed once you've reached enough experience so you can remort into a different class.
