What kind of goddess is Lolth?

What kind of goddess is Lolth?

Dawn Age. Lolth was formerly Araushnee, the lesser elven goddess of destiny and artisans. She was Corellon Larethian’s consort, and the main goddess of the dark elves. They had twins together, the elder Vhaeraun, the younger Eilistraee.

What languages does Lolth speak?

Driders speak Common, Elvish, and Undercommon. In the first and second editions of the game, Driders spoke Drow. Driders are almost always Chaotic Evil. In the Fourth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, becoming a drider is actually considered holy and a blessing from Lolth.

What did Lolth do?

Lolth allows herself to be contacted directly (such as with a commune spell) only when it pleases her to do so. They wield power in keeping with the cruel and capricious nature of Lolth herself, and manipulate (often by brute force) their fellow drow to behave as their deity.

What does Lolth hate?

Forgotten Realms Lolth opposes at every opportunity the deities of the surface elves, and loathes Corellon with an unparalleled passion. She also considers amongst her major foes Ghaunadaur, Eilistraee, Vhaeraun, Gruumsh and Ilsensine.

Is Lolth a fey?

Lolth was once a fey goddess and lover of Corellon, but she aligned with Gruumsh against the other fey gods, causing the split between the elves, eladrin and drow, her followers.

Is Lolth a drider?

I see female driders depicted in most official game art, Lolth is almost always depicted in drider form, Nope. She’s depicted as a spider with drow head. As opposed to “centaur” spider.

Why is Lolth evil?

She is a powerful but evil goddess, making her lair in the Infinite Layers of the Abyss. – in fact it is the cultural worship of Lolth as a whole that causes Drow to become the hateful, evil creatures they are infamous for, since evil-alignment is not inherent to Drow but rather learned due to her influence.

Is Lolth undead?

To avoid duplication of effort, this article contains only a short overview. For a complete article, see Kiaransalee at the Greyhawk Wiki. In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Kiaransalee is the drow deity of slavery, undead, and vengeance.

How do you fight Lolth?

Instead of having your players just go toe to toe with a goddess, come up with an indirect means to defeat her. The gathering of a ritual and its components which seal Lolth away in the Demonweb Pits. Or maybe the players need to convince other higher powers; other gods or maybe demon princes to aid in defeating Lolth.

Is Lolth in the abyss?

Lolth was banished to the Abyss by Corellon Larethian, who has forevermore been her enemy.

Is Lolth lawful evil?

About Lolth Lolth is often called the Demon Queen of Spiders, Spider Queen and the Queen of the Demonweb Pits – as can be expected from such titles Lolth is heavily associated with spiders and darkness as well as evil in its most chaotic forms (her alignment is stated as Chaotic Evil in most settings).

Who is the Spider Queen?

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Lolth, the Spider Queen is the evil god of deceit, shadows, and spiders.

What does Lolth do when she throws a creature?

Fling. Lolth throws a Large or smaller creature she is grappling up to 200 feet away horizontally in a direction of Lolth’s choice. The grapple ends for that creature, and it must make a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes damage as if it had fallen the distance it was thrown, and falls prone.

What do you need to know about Lolth in Forgotten Realms?

Lolth’s aid requires sacrifices, traditionally the blood of drow faithful or captured foes, spilled with a spider-shaped knife whose eight descending legs are blades. Ceremonies sacrificing surface elves are performed monthly during nights of the full moon as deliberate affronts to Sehanine, Lolth’s hated rival.

What kind of damage does Lolth do in medium form?

Hit: 20 (4d4 + 10) bludgeoning damage, or 8 (1d4 + 6) bludgeoning damage while in Medium form. Instead of dealing damage, Lolth can grapple the target if it is Large or smaller and she is in her true form.

How many arms does Lolth have in her true form?

Instead of dealing damage, Lolth can grapple the target if it is Large or smaller and she is in her true form. If she does so, she can’t make scimitar attacks with that hand until that grapple ends. In her true form, Lolth has six arms with which she can grapple in this manner. Bite (Spider Form Only).

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