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[dude-wheres-my-ankheg]

The Stone Spiders

Woo, hit 3/9 chapters drafted for this bad boy today! I think the last time I posted about this the project did not have a name and I've switched the appearances of Arcagh and Artimezt to better match up their voices/demeanours with what I was writing.

Anyway, for those that missed me waffling about this before, I'm writing a story about the six drow in the underdark and what happens to them after being un-petrified by Tav and their trusty band of adventurers. Featuring a LOT of made up stuff about these lads because let's face it they don't have a lot of lines (and only 3 of them have visible faces RIP).

After the six are made flesh once more--and a strange drow woman commandeers Dhourn's life's work--Moy is left with a head swirling full of thoughts. The mission he was on before being petrified was of vital importance, and he has no idea how much time has passed or the state of all the players. And now he needs to manipulate his fellow mercenaries into helping him - they'd never help if they knew the truth but it's no longer a task he can do alone. It's all complicated enough as it is but of course, these are all drow. Moy is not the only one with secrets.

[ninjuhkidd]

I totally didn't go back to my backup Dhourn/Spectator load and reloading just to hear each of the Petrified Drows' dialogue after getting Dhourn to die... They're all so fine... Moy — Arcagh — Artimezt — Izwae — Tecothy

[lunastrophe]

Drow Lore 🕷️ Sacrifices and Adjuration To Lolth

One of the central credo of Lolthite faith is: "We are all Lolth's meat". In many sources, Lolth is described as the goddess who consumes or devours, and rites conducted in her name practically always involve some kind of sacrifice.

🕷️ Typical Sacrifices - in minor, personal rites the sacrifice is usually poured wine, small amount of riches or a few drops of petitioner's blood offered before and idol or symbol of Lolth. In major rites, one or several individuals - usually captives or slaves - are ritually killed within a temple to feed the Spider Queen with their spilled blood.

🕷️ Sacrifice Preferences - non-sentient creatures < sentient creatures, non-humanoids < humanoids < elves < drow. Typically, Lolth prefers more powerful sacrifices to weaker ones, and her own priestesses over all others (this last type of sacrifice occurs only rarely, though, and usually as a punishment).

🕷️ Adjuration from the Crimson Liturgy of Lolth (found in Dragon Magazine #298), spoken during the rite of sacrifice:

O Flesh Carver, who wove the world; Who made us from the darkest clay, Spinning in it a red web of vein and artery, We feel thy hunger. O Lolth, humbly today we feed thee. We feed you this flesh, this quivering meat. With a blade like your jaws, We divide muscle from bone. Eat of this, the meal we consecrate to thee, And do not this day devour us.

🕷️ Lolth's name that appears in this adjuration - Flesh Carver - is mentioned in BG3 at least once. One of the petrified drow in the Underdark, Izwae, thanks a Lolth-sworn drow Tav for freeing him, saying:

Fleshcarver grant you your enemies' blood and the wealth of their houses.

I really like this quote 🖤

For more of my drow lore ramblings, feel free to check my pinned post 🕷️

[dude-wheres-my-ankheg]

For the New Year New You prompt from the BG3 2025 Creative Challenge, I have posted the start of a new story!!

That's right, all that time I spent waffling about those silly drow has come to fruition!

Here comes some chaos with the lads!

The Stone Spiders

Summary:

After who knows how long frozen in stone, Moy and his companions are finally free. The fate would have been bad enough on its own, but it means the vital and secret mission Moy was on has gone ignored for far too long. He needs to get it back on track, and quickly, if he wants to avoid losing everything that's important to him. He has a lot of time to catch up on, so he has to be swift, ruthless, and efficient.

Unfortunately for him, he isn't the only one with a secret.

Link:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61958917/chapters/158435659