Lolth

Lolth is a goddess of cold cruelty not out of place in the darkest depths of the endless Abyss, reveling in betrayal and bloodshed and toying with everyone from her minions to her victims. She not only enjoys, but thrives upon torture, destruction, and death, whether personally performing it or causing it. Every interaction is ultimately done with malice, ill will seething from her every move, and even those who know her well can be surprised by just how deep her viciousness goes. Her malevolence can be compared to the rage of the brutal orc deity Gruumsh, but where his fury was as mindlessly violent as a force of nature, her malice is complicated and deliberate. Furthermore, Gruumsh could at least be said to be steady and constant in his hate, whilst Lolth's is utterly capricious.
Lolth demands absolutely featly and obedience from all drow, and questioning her motives or wisdom is considered a sin. This applies even to male drow despite her considering them to be unclean, and she takes vengeful notice if one abandons her faith. She also secretly desires the worship of other types of elves, as well as humans, and enjoys corrupting them into her service even more than torment and devastation. In contrast, she foments unending chaos amongst the drow, eternally setting them against each other. Ostensibly this was to weed out the weak and complacent, leaving only the strongest, cruelest, and most devious to serve her, and to some degree she believes this, but it is also simply for her own amusement and supremacy.
Despite her demands for loyalty, those who blindly obey Lolth's demands often find themselves quickly led to their deaths. In truth, Lolth's capricious nature means that there are few hard-and-fast rules, and much uncertainty as to her desires. The successful had to pay attention to her ever-changing wants, for her favor is fickle, and those who she plays favorites with (a frequent occurrence) will inevitably find her turning on them without warning. The Spider Queen is technically capable of displays of kindness and aiding those she fancies, and will always give one chance for the disfavored to redeem themselves, but this usually means a dangerous mission and in others might just mean silently watching their next move. She can never be relied on and her ultimate motivation is almost always manipulative.
Lolth's promotion of infighting amongst her worshipers leads many to believe she is insane, and this assessment is not baseless. Indeed, ever since her fall from grace her sanity has frayed and fractured until she became the petty, conniving monster she is commonly known as. Her will was not merely fluid, but often times contradictory, although even if she was mad, the drow place more importance on a deep and devious sense of cunning than mental stability. Ironically, for all her demands for obedience, nothing demands her attention and admiration more than treachery, even towards herself (if only temporarily). Guile and political ruthlessness are the signs of her favorite servants, and she ultimately admires ambition more than she does loyalty

Divine Domains

Tirckery, War

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Spider

Divine Classification

Lesser deity

Religions

• Church of Lolth
• Priesthood
• The Council of Seers
• Yathtallar's Council

Alignment

Chaotic Evil

Realm

Demonweb Pits

Church/Cult

Church of Lolth

Ruled Locations

• Demonweb Pits