The cult of the spider queen
Structure
The cult of the spider queen is a matriarchal society of werespiders, the females of the tribe are the leaders and priestess of the cult well males are used mostly of labor or occasionally eaten. The leader of the cult is called the spider matriarch who is the most powerful werespiders in the cult.
In the cult of the spider queen there is a hierarchy on top there is the spider matriarch, then the female werespiders in the group then the males werespiders then all none werespiders. The cult believes that the spider is the perfect form and humans are rightfully the food and slaves to them.
Culture
The culture of the cult of the spider queen is that of a matriarchal society where the women are the ones in charge. The spider is worshiped and being made into a werespider is a gift and honor. well male werespiders are the lowest rank in the cult they are still well above any none werespider, humans that are not in the cult are considered food or slaves.
Know that the cult of the spider queen of have been driven back underground they know act more like a criminal organization then a religious order like they did when they were a power in Arkham.
History
After the confluence event the cult of the Spider Queen came to power and very quickly became a major power in the chaotic city of Arkham. They used many of the city's citizens as ether food, playthings and slaves they turned city's theater district into a massive spider nest were they breed thousands of giant spiders for pets and attack dogs and made shrines to the spider goddess all over. That was until they were pushed back underground by the newly fledgling nation of the Union of Eleutheria.
Know the cult of the Spider Queen have been driven back underground in the tunnels under Arkham were they dream that one day they will emerge form underground to re-clam there rightful place as the masters of the city.
Territories
Their territory is under the city pf Arkham where they live and worship the spider goddess. Much of their territory is full of grant spiders webs, the cult regularly breeds giant spiders as pets and uses them as attack dogs against their enemies. In many of there lairs you can find shrines to the Spider Queen were they give offerings of blood to.
Worship
The cult of the spider queen ritualistic cannibalism humans are forced into spider cult temples and are ritualistically killed and eaten in the name of the great spider queen.
The most important ritual of the cult of the spider queen is that of the transformation of becoming a werespider. Only a werespider is given any rank in the cult all non werespiders are regarded as nothing but slaves or food of the cult.
Comments