Vhaeraun (pronounced: vay-RAWN), also called the 'Masked Lord', the 'Masked God of Night', 'The Shadow', and, less frequently, the 'Shadow Lord', the 'Masked Mage' and the 'Lord of Shadow' was the drow god of drow males, thievery, territory, shadow magic, spellfilchers, and evil activities on the surface, aimed to further drow goals, interests, and power there. Vhaeraun was the son of
LOLTH and @CORELLON He held the unique view among drow that males and females were equally valuable and was primarily prayed to by those drow males who sought a better life than slavery under
LOLTH's matriarchy and who opposed it.
Description:
As an avatar, Vhaeraun appeared as a normal male drow, handsome with a slim, graceful, and toned physique. He could change his size as he wanted and appeared either with a height of 16 feet (4.9 meters) or six feet (1.8 meters). His body was surrounded by shadow that did not just randomly lighten and darken but his body seemingly disappeared when this shadow went over him. By allowing it to swallow him completely, Vhaeraun could conduct a rapid form of teleportation.
Personality:
Vhaeraun was an arrogant (at times vain) god and shared the vindictive trait of all drow deities. His arrogance made him believe the drow to be above other races. He also urged every single drow to believe she or he was above other drow. His followers derived the idea of gender equality from this belief of his. He believed that all other races should be subjugated by the drow.
Following:
Vhaeraun had the largest drow following on the surface and the second largest overall. The church of Vhaeraun primarily consisted of drow and half-drow males who sought a better life than slavery under
LOLTH's matriarchy, and who opposed it. The promise of a gender-fair society in which empathy, cooperation, and growth was possible appealed to them. The followers of Vhaeraun believed that they must free themselves from the tyranny of the
LOLTH and take their rightful place in the Night Above by force. This would involve the destruction of the drow matriarchy and the infighting of
LOLTH's followers, resulting in the unification of the drow people, as opposed to a squabbling collection of rival Houses with conflicting aims. They believed that Vhaeraun would lead them in a society where the drow ruled over all the other, inferior races and where male and female were equals.
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