Lolth  

1. Core Identity

• Name: Lolth

• Pantheon: The Core Pantheon

• Titles & Aliases: Goddess of Drow and Spiders, The Spider Queen, Demonweb Mistress

• Gender / Form: Female. Her forms are a beautiful Drow woman or a terrifying five-headed Drider.

• Alignment: Chaotic Evil

• Status: God (Reports to Major God Reth)

• Divine Realm: The Demonweb Pits

2. Domains & Influence

• Primary Domains: Drow, Spiders, Chaos, Betrayal, Treachery.

• Portfolio: Drow society, spiders, assassins, chaos, and ambition.

• Cleric Domains (5e): Trickery.

3. Symbolism & Depiction

• Holy Symbol: A black spider with a female drow's head.

• Favored Weapon: Dagger (often poisoned) or Whip.

• Favored Colors: Black, purple, and deep red.

4. Dogma & Worship (The Core Beliefs)

• Core Dogma (The Philosophy): "The world is a web of chaos, and I am the spider at its center. There is no law but power. There is no love but ambition. There is no trust, only betrayal. Be the betrayer, not the betrayed."

• Tenets for Followers (The "Thou Shalt"s):

  • "Seize power. If you are weak, you deserve to be ruled."

  • "Trust no one. A 'friend' is just an enemy you haven't unmasked yet."

  • "Embrace chaos. Use the confusion of others as your ladder."

  • "Fear me, love me, obey me. But above all, obey me."

• Sins & Taboos (The "Thou Shalt Not"s):

  • "To show mercy, kindness, or compassion. This is the ultimate weakness."

  • "To fail a task I have given. Failure is a sin, and its wage is death."

  • "To place your trust in another, especially a male."

  • "To disobey my priestesses."

5. Relationships

• Superiors: Reth (Storms). She hates him but serves as his chaotic counterpart.

• Key Counterparts/Rivals: Corellon Larethian (her hated ex-consort and arch-nemesis).

• Mortals: A "hands-on" goddess, constantly meddling, testing, and punishing her drow followers.

• Demigod Offspring: None (the Drow are her brood).

6. The Church & Clergy

• Name of the Church: The Web of Lolth, The Church of the Spider Queen.

• Worshipper Base: Drow (exclusively, and by force).

• Clergy Structure: A brutal, absolute, female-led theocracy. Power is based on cunning and assassination.

• Temple Description: Massive, cavernous temples, always filled with massive, living spiders and webs.

• Rites & Rituals: "The Test of Lolth" (a cruel test of loyalty), "The Sacrifice" (frequent sacrifices).

7. History & Lore

• The Betrayal of Corellon: The core myth of drow society. Lolth betrayed Corellon, was cast out of the light, and now claims she chose the darkness of the Underdark as the true source of power.

The Dark Seldarine: She rules the exiled pantheon of the drow with iron cruelty.