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Drow
have a strong affinity for arachnids. Most of them worship the spider goddess,
Lloth, whose priestesses dominate drow society - and whose ritual Test
is forced on many drow of 6th level or higher. The Test, is an examination
of loyalty and skills, and is thought to be infallible. Failure carries
its own horrible price.
Those who pass
are rewarded with increased status in their community, usually with immediate
promotion within the priesthood. Others are sent on a quest set by the
goddess. This usually involves a dangerous mission against specific targets
in the surface world.
Even among
drow who do not worship Lolth, an affinity for arachnids is strong. Spiders
and similar creatures often dwell among drow communities, and are prominent
in drow sculpture, art, and fashion. Drow door-carvings and frames, for
example, are apt to sport a pattern of repeating crawling spiders. Drow
homes are often decorated by translucent, draped
gray hangings that emulate spiderwebs.
Even games
of tag, especially the courting games of hide-and-seek played at festival
times by young drow, are known as “spider hunts”, and any battle or endeavor
in which a drow dies fighting is known as his “last bite”.
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