The Grand Temple of Lolth

The centerpiece of the city of Llurth Dreir.

Purpose / Function

The grand temple of Lolth serves as the primary place of worship for the followers of the spider queen. It is here that public rituals, rites, exicutions, sacrifices, and other forms of worship and dedication to the spider queen are carried out.

Design

the main hall is approximately 1000 square feet. a large square room with an intricately designed altar, behind which is a massive towering statue of the spider queen, at the end mirroring the grand entrance. The ceiling ascends approximately 300 feet made of ornate black granite with electrem web inlay. hanging from the ceiling are 3 large luminescent crystals, that dimly light the room. the walls are made of black granite with marble support pillars lining them. the walls have electrem inlay in an intricate nearly hypnotic web pattern. and the floor is made of polished obsidian, with purple crystal inlay of complex and intricately designed religious symbols and at the center of the room a crystal inlay of the icon of Lolth.

Sensory & Appearance

As you enter the temple, you feel as-though a feeling of immense darkness surrounds you. Your eyes are immediately drawn to the statues lining the entrance of Matron Mothers all bowing toward the far end of the main room. as you look to see what they are facing you are confronted with a towering statue of an incredibly beautiful drow woman with four arms two of which are extended motioning to the ornate altar at her feet, and the other two arms inviting those who enter to join her. It is after seeing the ornate statue, that you recognize the overwhelming smell of incense mixed with a faint smell of sulfur. all of this leads you to realize you are oddly comfortable and almost compelled to venture further into the temple. As you move closer to the altar you begin to hear whispering not in your ear but seemingly inside your mind. the whispers are nearly unrecognizable, but as you focus on them, you realize they are prayers to the spider queen. as you sit on a nearby pew to observe the ritual about to take place you can hear the approaching hymn of Lolth being sung by priestesses as the approach the main room from their personal rooms.

Alterations

Following the death of a Matron Mother, the most recent being Matron Mother Shridra Yauntyrr, there is erected a statue in their honor lining the hallway enterance to the grand sancuary, the statues are of the matron bowing toward the altar of the spider queen in submition.

Architecture

The temple is constructed with ornate obsidian, granate, and marble masonry, with intricate electrem and crystal designs inlayed in the floor and on the walls of the structure's interior.

Tourism

Drow pilgrims often visit the temple upon arriving in the city, to offer sacrifices, meditate, and pay homage to the spider queen. the ocasional historian or religous scholar has been known to visit the temple from time to time to study, and observe the worship of the queen of spiders.

Founding Date

717 BDR

Alternative Names

Temple of Lolth

Parent Location

Llurth Dreier

Owning Organization

Church of Lolth