Lolth
God of Shadows
The Demon Queen of Spiders is the matron of the Drow. Her every thought is touched by malice, and the depth of her viciousness can surprise even her most faithful priestesses. She directs her faithful while she weaves plots across the worlds of The Everdawn, looking forward to the time when her drow followers bring those worlds under her control.
Lolth appears as a lithe, imperious drow matriarch when she manifests to her followers in the mortal realm, which she does with unusual frequency. When battle breaks out-or if she has a reason to remind her followers to fear her—Lolth's lower body transforms into that of a huge demonic spider, whose spike—tipped legs and mandibles tear foes apart.
Divine Domains
Official Cleric Domains
- Night
- Trickery
Other Domains
- Shadows
- Spiders
- Deceit
Artifacts
Divine Symbols & Sigils
The spider is the most common symbol of Lolth.
Tenets of Faith
- Do whatever it takes to gain and hold power.
- Rely on stealth and slander in preference to outright confrontation.
- Seek the death of elves and eladrin at every opportunity.
- It is better to be loved than feared, but you may certainly try to be both.
- Misdirection, slander, and shadowed steps have more function than direct conflict.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
- Punish Corellon and the Raven Queen for their betrayal
- Have Drow reign supreme over the worlds
- Maintain presence in the Abyss and become a Demon Prince
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Araushnee, as she was once known, was the consort of Corellon. She was a goddess, the mother of the Drow, and the god of destiny. She fought against Atropus during the Fall, and was defeated, and cast into the Abyss.
The Raven Queen, after using powerful divination magic, saw what that Araushnee would become a Demon Lord, forever making war against Corellon, and sought to make herself a god to aid him. This went terribly wrong, and ripped apart the Feywild, casting the Drow into The Everdawn. This act also wracked Araushnee with terrible agony, drawn to the new plane, but trapped in the Abyss. This process warped and changed her, making her the strongest of Demon Lords, the god of shadows, Lolth, the Spider Queen.
Lolth quickly conquered the Demonweb Pits, her own personal layer of the Abyss, and used it as a staging grounds to have vengeance on the Raven Queen and Corellon for dooming her to this existence. She came to the Everdawn, and finding her erstwhile followers, the drow, infected by that plane, turned into summer elves, she transformed them into what they are today. Some accepted this new change, and worshiped Lolth as their god. These became The Lolthite Houses. Others rejected her, and became The Shadow Weavers. A war quickly broke out between these two factions, one that the Lolthite Houses won.
Ever since, Lolth has made war upon The Everbright and The Midnight, hoping to bring these realms under her command at last, and to destroy the gods that betrayed her.
Relationships
Relationship Reasoning
The Raven Queen does not know why she hates and fears Lolth, but she does all the same. Lolth, unaware of the history with Corellon, her hated enemy, is mostly amused by the strength of the Raven Queen's hatred, unaware of the great danger she would be in if the Raven Queen regained her full memory and strength.
Religions
Alignment
Chaotic Evil
Realm
Church/Cult
Currently Held Titles
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Pronouns
She/Her
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