#drow pantheon

Lolth vs. Eilistraee

Let’s talk about Keptolo, consort of Lolth and the drow god of hedonism and male fertility.  He is representative of the “ideal upper-class male drow,” and exemplifies “flattery, intoxication, rumor, and opportunism.”

And his symbol… is a mushroom. 🍄😏

Okay, amusing for obvious reasons, but bringing this over to Exandria I was reminded of the fact that mushrooms are a staple crop in the Dynasty, present in many of their dishes.  This led to a conversation on a much beloved discord server about whether whole mushrooms would be a food with a sexual connotation, much in the same way some people still consider oysters an aphrodisiac.  Perhaps they grind mushrooms into a powder for more versatile use, like with chaga powder, or they just chop them up so that the shape isn’t really noticeable.

And then it occurred to me: the Mighty Nein wouldn’t know any of that.

And Caduceus feeds them a lot of mushrooms.

What must poor Essek think when this pack weirdos of invites him over, asks him increasingly personal questions, asks if he thinks any of them are attractive, and invites him to get naked in a hot tub with them, and provides a dinner of deliciously grilled whole mushrooms?

Honestly, I'm now more curious about the hint abt Lolth not having a say in Zak's resurrection - I knew she didn't have Zak's soul, but it seemed at the end of Boundless that Yvonnel had sent the prayer - so if not Lolth answering then who?

[[ The answer should be simple: Eilistraee, or maybe even Vhaeraun. If Bob actually cared about the rest of the Forgotten Realms and the work that a bunch of other creatives have put into it, there wouldn’t be the need for any of what’s quite honestly a load of contrived bullshit. 

However, Bob’s got a vendetta against Eilistraee because the existence of her and her followers threatened Drizzt’s only good drow special snowflake status. As such, Bob never acknowledges Eilistraee’s existence in his books, except during the Transitions where he throws shade her way by having Drizzt declare that her followers utterly failed. It’s really a shame, because having other goodly-aligned drow would make Drizzt a better and more nuanced character rather than the opposite, since there are bound to be fundamental differences between different people even if they happen to believe in a general similar thing, and exploring subtle differences is both more realistic and interesting than pretending they don’t exist. 

As it is, I suspect I know the answer of where Zak’s soul was/who answered, or rather, what answered, but it’s all speculation at this point. Nothing is confirmed in Boundless. Based on history and pattern of behavior, I doubt that Bob will finally acknowledge Lolth’s twins, but if he did, I’d be ecstatic and feel less dumb for holding out hope that he’ll improve despite consistent evidence otherwise. You know what Einstein said about the definition of insanity? That’s kinda how I feel like I am with still holding out hope for Bob. :P ]]

sunshinedoomguide replied to your post “Boundless questions: Is Zak going to be the embarrassing racist...”

And now I'm curious as to if the characterization of Yvonnel continues to ping-pong...