Demon Queen of Spiders, Mistress of the Drow, Lady of Chaos. These are<br>
three of the better known names by which Lloth, dread queen of the drow, is<br>
known by.
Lloth is an evil goddess of demonic origin, hailing from a distant, far-off<br>
place known as the 'Spiderweb Pits', a plane totally formed from a gigantic<br>
fractal web which is her seat of power. The powerful nexus of magical<br>
energies which is Aabahran drew her attention to this plane, and thus she<br>
cast her presence into it, seeking to dominate its powers for her own use. <br>
In distant ages past, she subverted a portion of the early elven-folk,<br>
changing them into the drow, intending to use them to conquer Aabahran. <br>
Extra-planar events, however, drew her attention away, and only now has she<br>
returned to Aabahran.
The Spider Queen delights in destruction and havoc, which is why she is<br>
commonly known as the Lady of Chaos. Deceit, ambition, betrayal, and<br>
cunning are qualities which Lloth prizes highly, and it is for this reason<br>
that the society of the drow, her chosen people, is a notoriously chaotic<br>
and treacherous one. It is also for this good reason that her favored<br>
creature the spider. Like the spider, she is patient and cunning, capable<br>
of spending long amounts of time spinning a gossamer web which victims do<br>
not notice until it is too late. She does not shy away from using brute<br>
force, and indeed is a very powerful deity in her own right however, the<br>
Spider Queen finds greater pleasure in using more subtle weapons to destroy<br>
her foes.
Many of a darker bent worship Lloth, including assassins and thieves, but by<br>
the far the largest part of her worshipers are the drow. Lloth is the<br>
absolute goddess of their evil race, and is a jealous mistress drow who do<br>
not at least pay lip service to her will find themselves living a decidedly<br>
uncomfortable life. She has bent and twisted the drow into her own image,<br>
making them a cunning, treacherous, evil, matriarchal society.
Generally, when a mortal has merited her personal attention (be it for good<br>
or ill), the Spider Queen will send one of her Handmaidens. Handmaidens are<br>
a type of demon called a 'yochlol', and appear as a foul-smelling creature<br>
that looks like a misshapen humanoid blob of candle wax. They serve as the<br>
Queen's hands, and when they speak, they speak with the full authority of<br>
the Queen. Lloth reveals herself to mortals only on exceedingly rare<br>
occasions. When Lloth does deign to adopt a mortal avatar to personally<br>
deal with someone, she will take the guise of either a female drow of<br>
ravishing beauty, or an eight-legged spider of titanic proportions with the<br>
head of a lovely female drow.
Aabahran