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A couple of drow-related questions

Discussion in 'Dungeons & Dragons + Other RPGs' started by chevalier, Jan 22, 2004.

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    Chevalier, according to the Monstrous Manual, driders have the head and torso of drow and legs and lower bodies of a giant spider. Thus, they have hands and can cast spells.

    On their creation: as drow ‘of above average ability they are put to a special test. Failures become driders.’ There is no mention of them being deemed disgraced of Lloth. I would interpret this (and I have read all the dark elf trilogy) as: the drow are a hideously evil race that absolutely does not tolerate failure. As such, they discard the drow who fail their test *because they are evil*. Lloth favours this cruelty. The drow that becomes a drider is still favoured by Lloth however, since it is still evil – indeed, it has become spider-like and has a greater potential to increase in power. Furthermore, the drider may actually *like* it’s new form as a servant of Lloth now capable of greater evil – hence Lloth is happy to bestow greater spells upon them. Also, the drow themselves *keep* driders, which is an indication that they appreciate their worth as evil beings. They act as a reminder to those drow who need it, of the harsh penalty for failure in drow culture, they make great ‘pets’ to sacrifice captured enemies to, great guards for the nether regions of their domain, etc.

    On priestesses: I think it stands to reason that drow females would aspire to becoming priestesses and only priestesses because a) they can (and do) learn to fight as well as any mere male can and b) the role of being a favoured of their chosen deity *would* be reserved for females only, being the dominant sex in drow society. What position could be esteemed more highly? Magery is a special skill but it isn’t something that is bestowed by Lloth herself.
     
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