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| style="border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px;" | Titles and aliases || style="border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px;" | The Spider Queen <br> The Spider Bitch <br> The Spider Babe <br> Lloth | |||
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| style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" | Pantheons || style="border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px;" | {{Faerun}}ian <br> [[Dark Seldarine]] <br> Dawn War <br> Exandria <br> Greyhawk | |||
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In basically every D&D setting, '''Lolth''', also known as the '''Spider Queen''' | {{Quote|''"Where's the chapter about me?! Demon lord who achieved godhood, hello! Who in the Nine Hells wrote this thing?"'' | ||
—Lolth after learning she was not included in the Book of Vile Darkness<ref>This is a real quote from an actual D&D sourcebook.</ref>}} | |||
In basically every D&D setting, '''Lolth''', also known as the '''Spider Queen''' or '''Lloth''',<ref>This is what the drow call her</ref> is the matron goddess of the [[drow]] and the chief of the [[Dark Seldarine]]. | |||
Lolth is a tyrannical and ruthless goddess who is feared across many worlds. She's a very proactive deity. She holds a vicious grip on all of drow culture in every world they've colonized, and exercises her will through a rigid clerical hierarchy that forms the backbone of drow society. | |||
Lolth is one of the most OG villains in D&D, having been made by [[Gary Gygax]] himself. She's been in the game since the very beginning. | Lolth is one of the most OG villains in D&D, having been made by [[Gary Gygax]] himself. She's been in the game since the very beginning. | ||
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Lolth is considered by many to be [[Chaotic Evil]]. | Lolth is considered by many to be [[Chaotic Evil]]. | ||
== Views on men == | |||
Lolth's misandry is legendary. She hates men, viewing them far beneath women. It is women, so she says, who form the backbone of society. They are the givers of life. It is woman who brings man into the world, and the only good man is he who recognizes this and accepts that he would be nothing without women.<ref>Man, her breakup with Corellon was tough.</ref> | |||
Lolth much prefers female followers to male ones. Only women are allowed to climb the ranks of her clergy. She believes men need to just shut the fuck up and let the women do the talking. Men in drow society therefore exist only to procreate and serve as cannon fodder so the women can do the real work. | |||
== Relationships == | |||
[[File:Lolth-2.jpeg | right | 400px]] | |||
Lolth absolutely hates [[Corellon Larethian]], and (more or less) the entire [[Seldarine]]. | |||
Every member of the [[Dark Seldarine]] hates her. Also pretty much all of the drow hate her. Actually, I think everyone hates her. | |||
Lolth has many rivalries with other dark gods and demons. She considers [[Gruumsh]], [[Ilsensine]], and [[Zuggtmoy]] some of her greatest enemies. | |||
== Mandate == | |||
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! Edicts<ref>Source: 4e ''Dungeon Master's Guide''.</ref> | |||
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* 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. | |||
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From ''Deities and Demigods'': | |||
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''Dogma'' | |||
''Lolth constantly turns one drow against another. She claims to do this to cull out the weak and to make the race strong, but she is a cruel and capricious deity who enjoys watching others suffer. She is careful to prevent open or widespread strife among the drow. She does not tolerate campaigns of harassment or attrition among groups of drow, but she does sanction well-planned, swift, and overwhelming attacks.'' | |||
''Lolth expects her people to be shrewd, calculating, and aware of the dangers and opportunities around them. She has no use for sentiment, weakness, or love. She expects her people to rule the entire Underdark (the realm beneath the surface of the earth), eliminating foes that are weak enough to be destroyed and biding their time before attacking other opponents. She also expects them to eventually invade and conquer the surface, not to colonize it but to defeat Corellon Larethian and the surface elves.'' | |||
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From ''Faiths and Pantheons'': | |||
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''Dogma: Fear is as strong as steel, while love and respect are soft and useless. Convert or destroy nonbeliever drow. Weed out the weak and the rebellious. Destroy impugners of the faith. '''Sacrifice males, slaves, and those of other races who ignore the commands of Lolth or her clerics'''. Raise children to praise and fear Lolth; each family should produce at least one cleric to serve her. '''Questioning Lolth's motives or wisdom is a sin''', '''as is aiding nondrow against the drow''', or ignoring Lolth‘s commands for the sake of a lover. Revere arachnids of all kinds; '''those who kill or mistreat a spider must die'''.'' | |||
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== Power Ranking == | == Power Ranking == | ||
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! [[Level]] | |||
| 40 (Cleric 20, Fighter 10, Wizard 10)<ref>Source: ''Deities & Demigods''</ref> | |||
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! [[Challenge Rating | CR]] | |||
| ~30 | |||
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! [[Divine Rank | DR]] | |||
| 15 (intermediate power) | |||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== Endnotes == | == Endnotes == | ||
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