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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 253730" data-attributes="member: 2067"> BLIBDOOLPOOLP, THE WHIP OF WHIPS Solitary Goddess of the Kuo-ToaAlignment: Neutral EvilWorshippers: kuo-toa, "whips", "monitors"Domains: : Destruction, Evil, WaterFavored Weapon: Pincer StaffHome Plane/Domain: Gehenna/Spawning GroundsDivine Rank: Greater Deity (16)Classes: Rogue, ClericPortfolio: Motherhood, Fertility, RevengeSalient Abilities: (21) Alter Reality, Alter Size, Avatar, Banestrike (elves), Banestrike (dwarves), Banestrike (humans) Call Creatures (kuo-toa), Control Creatures (kuo-toa), Divine Blast, Divine Creation, Divine Inspiration, Divine Skill Focus (escape artist), Divine Skill Focus (spot), Divine Skill Focus (search), Energy Storm (electricity), Extra Energy Immunity (electricity), Extra Sense Enhancement (sight), Frightful Presence, Increased Energy Resistance (acid), Know Secrets, Mass Divine Blast, Possess MortalSpecial Possessions: "Bolt," a shocking unholy pincer staffAlternate Domains: Community, Creation, Darkness, LiberationSymbol: A black pearl with a lobster head in itDESCRIPTIONFrom Defenders of the Faith:"The ancient deity of the kuo-toa, Blibdoolpoolp is also known as the Sea Mother. Only kuo-toa worship her. She is warped by her hatred of the surface-dwelling races that drove her children into the underground domains in the legendary past, and broods over her people while plotting her ultimate revenge." In her natural form, Blibdolpoolp is a perversion of that which she hates – humanity. She appears as a human woman, but with the head of a lobster, a shell covering her shoulders, and pincer-equipped forearms. DOGMABlibdoolpoolp is obsessed with the re-establishment of the kuo-toa as a dominant aquatic life form. She preaches that, right now, the kuo-toa have fallen from their previous glory, and must struggle to survive in a world where everyone is their enemy, and their only allies are each other. She preaches that the kuo-toa must remain strong and take what edge they can get in their lives, leaving no quarter for those who don't. Glorifying the kuo-toa race and furthering its goals are good acts in the mind of Blibdoolpoolp. So is the very act of spawning, which is given a religious significance beyond its utilitarian use.CLERGY AND TEMPLES"Whips" (kuo-toan priests) are charged with leading their race, being their representative to the outside world, and protecting the young of their race. In their function as emissaries to the outside, whips serve as traders, politicians, and simply public speakers in the communal hubs that are temples to Blibdoolpoolp. The temples themselves are elaborate, filled with propaganda for the kuo-toan race, and racial hatred toward all others (especially those who dwell on the surface). They are the areas which kuo-toan lives revolve, and the only areas that regularly interact with outsiders such as drow in matters like trade or diplomacy. They are often located within large urban centers.RITES AND RITUALSKuo-toa rituals often involve the violent and painful drowning death of one or more surface-races, with litanies read about their various crimes against the kuo-toa people. Here, also, visitors are introduced to what happens to those who violate these rules of kuo-toa society, and it is customary for those visiting to attend a ceremony. Occasionally, more organized thrusts into the surface are arranged at temples, and carried out with great ceremony and circumstance, being a reclaiming of land for the jilted kuo-toans.MYTHOGRAPHYBlibdoolpoolp is a powerful force representative of restoration and reviving that acts as a builder and supporter of the race she is said to have created. Because of this destiny that the children of the kuo-toa represent, they are considered quite important to the cause. A sort of cult of children has developed, with the young spawn representing the future hope for a race deposed.  Within kuo-toan religious writing there is a large focus on the "former glory" and a "return to the ancestors." This phoenix motif is expressed, however, in a sullen vengeance and a motivation for warfare that is very grim for such a destiny of hope. The whips seem to express this destiny as an excuse for dominance and a reason for being so warlike.While there is the rebirth theme with all the race, it also happens to specific kuo-toa, many heroes and leaders pursuing resurrection, or even undeath at the far end.LEGENDS Some call Blibdoolpoolp the Insane Mother, and the stories told of her generally support that. Even the kuo-toa recognize her probable madness, and see it as a tragedy of the race’s failure. A central theme in kuo-toan priestly rites is to reassure her that all is well, in the hopes that she will release some of the ancient magic secrets she is said to hold. Blibdoolpoolp and her servants have a strange affinity for lobsters, and it is said that these creatures are her friends and confidants, those who perhaps hold pieces of the great powers she hides in her ancient mind. It is said that people who gaze into her eyes are turned to lobsters in their madness, and that the crustaceans hold great secrets. It is simply one more insult of the surface races that they enjoy eating these denizens of the dark seas. The central legend of kuo-toan belief states that once they walked the surface, proud and powerful, masters of all they cared to be masters of. But then, the surface races struck, and pushed them deeper and deeper underground, until they had to compete with the creatures below the surface for their success. They blame the surface humanoids for their oppression, though they hold few grudges against sea gods, many of whom they see as similarly oppressed.ETC.Weapon: The Pincer Staff:Large, Exotic, 1d10 bludgeoning damage, x2 crit, 10 ft. reach. When a target of the size of the weapon or up to two sizes smaller is hit, the wielder may start a grapple as a free action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity. If the wielder gets a hold, the staff is grappling the opponent, and deals damage each round the hold is maintained.PrC's:· The Whip: A powerful cleric of destruction who channels electricity· The Monitor: A monk devoted to Blibdoolpoolp, focusing on slithering and being generally slimy.Plot Hooks:· Abductions: Instead of their usual practice of simply killing others, drow in the region have started keeping portions of their kills to themselves. The reason is that they wish to ally with a powerful but reclusive kuo-toa city, and the kuo-toa have demanded a massive sacrifice before they will team with the drow. Perhaps the kuo-toa wish to perform some great spell with these deaths that would give them an edge in fighting the surface people.· The Great Consort: A gigantic lobster has been spotted just offshore, causing a migration of angry, slippery, weapon-wielding kuo-toa into the area, demanding that the surface dwellers stay away from this sacred beast. Introduce an eccentric chef with a taste for seafood, and you've got a conflict.· Brewing Storms:A heavy mist has lain on the countryside for days, and ghostly lights can be seen within them. While the populous is panicked about ghosts and wraiths, the truth remains obscure: kuo-toa attempting to generate a storm that shoots lightning *up* in an attempt to strike at settlements from below.*------*Next up, we head to the mines for one of the most unpronouncable of races, having a god whose name is oddly easy to remember...</blockquote>

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