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  1. Notes

Drow Pantheon (The Dark Seldarine)

Religion
The Drow Pantheon
Deity Alignment Domains Symbol
Eilistraee, goddess of song and moonlight CG Light, Nature Sword-wielding dancing drow female silhouetted against the full moon
Kiaransalee, goddess of necromancy CE Arcana Female drow hand wearing many silver rings
Lolth, goddess of spiders CE Trickery Spider
Selvetarm, god of warriors CE War Spider over crossed sword-and-mace
Vhaeraun, god of thieves CN Trickery Black mask with blue glass lenses inset over eyes
Drow Deities
The Spider Queen

Lolth, the Demon Queen of Spiders, reigns supreme as goddess of the drow, ruthlessly eliminating all who would threaten her position. Her priestesses do likewise with the cults of rival gods among their people.

Other Dark Powers

Selvetarm is god of warriors, and therefore patron of male drow, although perhaps not so much as Vhaeraun, the rogue god of thievery and of drow males who rebel against the matriarchy. Kiaransalee, drow goddess of the undead, is served by secretive cults of necromancers. Ghaunadaur, known as That Which Lurks, is a subversive power, the mad god of oozes, rebels, and outcasts, occasionally revered by drow.

The Dark Maiden

Some drow exiles have heard the song of Eilistraee, urging them out onto the surface to behold the moon as it rises. The drow goddess of song, beauty, swordwork, hunting, and moonlight, she is the patron of drow who reject the evils of their society, offering them light and hope.