Lolth
The Queen of Spiders
Lolth originated as a demon of the abyss who climbed the ranks until reaching demon lord status and taking control of a layer of the abyss she named The Demonweb Pits. Her symbol was a spider and those who worship her as a god see spiders as especially sacred. Though not an elf, Lolth had an obsession with their kind- presumably because before she was cast into the abyss she lived multiple lives as an elf. She saw them as the most superior of the mortal races due to their longevity, grace, and natural skill in most areas. She wanted them for her own- the be at the top of their pantheon- and she wanted to cull the weak and turn them into a race so superior they could conquer all others and inherit the world. Slowly, she lured, trapped and corrupted many elves to her worship, offering gifts and power in her future regime or threatening their lives. When the time came for the great takeover, her clergy managed to bring her into the material realm and the forces of Lolth and her elvish worshipers clashed against the elves who fought under the religious banners of The Fates and The Champions. She and her elves were defeated and banished- her followers into the deepest depths of the underdark to repent for their treachery and Lolth back into the abyss, chained within a tower. The banished elves would one day be called The Drow, and they worship her still. They made a blood pact with her that changed even their physiology. They hardly resemble the elves they were. Her religion spread to others of the Underdark (occasionally clashing with the Duergar’s beliefs) and she made great attempts from within her prison to maintain complete religious control of her people and prevent alternative faiths from cropping up- though eventually they did what with her power limited by her chains. The culture her worship produced (under her instruction) is harsh and regimented- a tyrannical and zealous theocratic regime heavily practicing enslavement of the weak and torture of the disloyal. Her people make heavy use of raiding other societies and dragging slaves back under the ground to toil under their feet (especially elves, who they deeply resent). Her biggest threat is currently the new god of light, Kalar, who was originally a mortal drow of the slave pits. He led a mass of her drow to rebel against her and leave for the surface and continues this treachery by continuing to lure drow outcasts away from her web.Demon Queen of Spiders
Domains: Death, Trickery
Portfolio: Slavery, Torture, Traps, Spiders, The Underdark
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Pantheons: Elvish
Alias/s: (Demon) Queen of Spiders
Symbols: Spider, Web & Skull
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