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Eilistraee - Working the Dark Dancer into Out of the Abyss
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<blockquote data-quote="Irennan" data-source="post: 7537910" data-attributes="member: 6778119"><p>That sounds like the info from MToF. Keep in mind that the book omits a lot of info about Eilistraee (that has been created over multiple editions)--then again, it's Mordenkainen's PoV and his knowledge of how things are in Toril may not be that precise. For example, it's true that Eilistraee is not a very well known deity, but all drow end up feeling her at some point. So while they may not know her by name, they know that it's her, that she's there, and while many don't understand or are troubled by her, many also long for what she offers. MToF also says that Eilistraee can't guarantee safety and acceptance--that's true, but it omits to say that she does her best to provide those things to the drow, and even personally helps them in practical ways, provides comfort and warmth, and there have been cases in which she provided high level magic to help. </p><p></p><p>Also, yes, Eilistraeens often work in secrecy, but they have tried multiple times (and in some case succeeded) to gain a place within other races' settlements (the most evident case is Eilistraee's recently appearing just under the walls of Waterdeep, as a sort of signal that led her followers there, and they are now founding a new community within Waterdeep with the support of the Harpers). MToF makes it sound like her followers are just a bunch of exiles without structure, but Eilistraee has a detailed culture and a structured church (even though hierarchy is very loose) which is very active both in reaching to the drow and trying to create friendships with the surface races.</p><p></p><p>If you want more about her, the articles that I linked in my other post include info from mutliple books, such as Demihuman Deities or The Drow of the Underdark, or Ed Greenwood's own lore (he created Eilistraee for his own setting), etc... The information is both about the goddess herself, and her followers (in fact, it specifies their modus operandi, their goals, traditions, which may be useful to work her into your campaign).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Irennan, post: 7537910, member: 6778119"] That sounds like the info from MToF. Keep in mind that the book omits a lot of info about Eilistraee (that has been created over multiple editions)--then again, it's Mordenkainen's PoV and his knowledge of how things are in Toril may not be that precise. For example, it's true that Eilistraee is not a very well known deity, but all drow end up feeling her at some point. So while they may not know her by name, they know that it's her, that she's there, and while many don't understand or are troubled by her, many also long for what she offers. MToF also says that Eilistraee can't guarantee safety and acceptance--that's true, but it omits to say that she does her best to provide those things to the drow, and even personally helps them in practical ways, provides comfort and warmth, and there have been cases in which she provided high level magic to help. Also, yes, Eilistraeens often work in secrecy, but they have tried multiple times (and in some case succeeded) to gain a place within other races' settlements (the most evident case is Eilistraee's recently appearing just under the walls of Waterdeep, as a sort of signal that led her followers there, and they are now founding a new community within Waterdeep with the support of the Harpers). MToF makes it sound like her followers are just a bunch of exiles without structure, but Eilistraee has a detailed culture and a structured church (even though hierarchy is very loose) which is very active both in reaching to the drow and trying to create friendships with the surface races. If you want more about her, the articles that I linked in my other post include info from mutliple books, such as Demihuman Deities or The Drow of the Underdark, or Ed Greenwood's own lore (he created Eilistraee for his own setting), etc... The information is both about the goddess herself, and her followers (in fact, it specifies their modus operandi, their goals, traditions, which may be useful to work her into your campaign). [/QUOTE]
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