Drow Religion
Religion is perhaps one of the strongest holds upon the drow, for
it is the basis of their lives and their actions. There are a number of
religions in which the drow believe, but the one true power seen is Lloth her
self. She is to be considered the creator the the way of life in which the
drow live, and though her desires and meddling, the drow are often punished
with a life time of hatred and pain. Besides Lloth, there are
three other gods in which some of the drow believe in. They are
Vhaeraun, Eilistraee, and Ghaunadaur.
Lloth
Aliases: Lolth, The Spider Queen, Moander the
Darkbringer
Lloth is a cruel and merciless goddess. She is
believed by many to be quite insane, though she has many
worshippers. She delights in turning them against eachother so
that only the strongest, most devious, and deadly of her
followers will survive. She secretly wishes to be worshipped by
the people of the surface realms, and sometimes journeys though
the communities trying to convert followers. She has gained a
slight hold on the surface, as she has snathed up many of the
followers of the former god, Moander. She has been using his
name as an alias for her own, in order to aquire more followers
from the surface. To many drow, Lloth is the entire meaning of
their lives, especally for females. Therefore many males have
taken up the following of some of the other gods.
Vhaeraun
Aliases:The Masked Lord
Vhaeraun is the drow god of Thievery, Intrigue, and
the furthering of drow aims, interests, and power on the "Night
Above". Vhaeraun is also the god of drow males opposed to the
Lloth matriarchy. He is handsome, even vain, and never forgets
slights and deceptions. He is perhaps Lloth's main adversary for
followers, as he is a better alternative to the rule of Lloth.
Do to this "foe", priestesses of Lloth are very egar to kill any
followers of the Masked Lord. However, Vhaeraun will always
listen to his followers and is always there to help with either a
thought hiding spell, or to directly protect his follower. He
wants a hold on the surface, and his followers have preformed
that feat. Throughout Faerun, there are a few drow settlements
which have been formed by the worship of Vhaeraun. Despite his
mysterious and shadowy personality, Vhaeraun is a very good
alternative to Lloth.
Ghaunadaur
Alaises: The Elder Eye, The Elder Elemental God,
Gorumauth Souldrinker, "That Which Lurks"
Ghaunadaur is the God of oozes, slimes, and jellies. He is yet
another alternative to Lloth, though unlike Vhaeraun, he has no interest in
the surface. He is interested in the sacrafice of life, and expects praises
and sacrafices at least once a day from his followers. Not much is known
about "That Which Lurks", but GHaunadaur's worshippers should be feared and
avoided if possible.
Eilistraee
Alaises: The Dark Maiden
Eilistraee is the goddess of song and beauty, and is also the goddess
of those drow who are deemed good. Those drow that wish to return to the
surface, sometimes worship he, though the followers of Vhaeraun do not see eye
to eye with them. Eilistraee enjoys watching her followers dancing beneath
the stars and the moon upon the surface. Truly Eilistraee is perhaps one of
the most interesting of the drow gods.
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