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rew0205 · 2 days

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lunastrophe · 8 hours

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Drow Lore 🕷️ Drow And Sunlight

🕷️ Sun: The Searing Horror - young drow often hear that drow are not meant to live on the surface. During several decades of their education, their teachers, instructors and priestesses of Lolth tell them that surface sun is "the searing horror" that instantly blinds the drow, weakens their magic and makes their weapons, armor and clothing crumble to dust, leaving them completely defenseless. In some stories, drow are even supposed to fall victim to strange diseases due to sunlight exposure.

Many of these stories are deliberately exaggerated, of course - to discourage young drow from leaving Underdark and travelling to the surface on their own.

More worldly-wise drow, though, know that dark elves are perfectly able to survive on the surface, and the ones who regularly visit the World Above can get accustomed to sunlight... well, after some time, at least. And not without some difficulties.

🕷️ Blinded And Sunburned - according to Drow of the Underdark (2e): "Initial daytime exposure to the surface world usually blinds drow. (...) Initial dayligth surface exposure is also likely to give a drow horrific sunburn. After initial attack, this burning quickly lessens, but drow will always prefer to keep their skin and heads covered during daylight hours."

(sounds like a strong incentive to invent drow sunscreen and sunglasses)

🕷️ Too Hot - Underdark is not exactly cold - in most regions, the temperature is moderate and fairly stable - but still, being in the sun can make a drow uncomforably hot after some time. In Sacrifice of the Widow, drow wizard Q'arlynd spent his first days on the surface "sheltering under his piwafwi (drow cloak) and fanning himself", complaining about the heat, and it was not even summer.

🕷️ Concentration Problems - "the presence of strong light hampers drow concentration". In consequence, sunlight exposure can affect the drow's combat and spellcasting abilities, especially in case of young and untrained drow.

🕷️ Adaptation - "drow can, through training, experience, and repeated exposure, become accustomed to light (…) This process takes about ten years." It is best for a drow to start with short periods of sunlight exposure and gradually increase the duration over time.

"The detrimental effects of light on drow fade slowly (...) for every year of continuous surface-dwelling, until they cease. If the drow remains on the surface for at least one year after all negative effects cease, they will never return, and the individual can thereafter operate freely both underground and aboveground." To achieve this, though, the drow cannot avoid sunlight exposure while living on the surface.

🕷️ "Drow who adapt to the surface always remain comfortable in darkness, and able to see at night as well as a cat does. They also retain a lithe agility, a dislike of bright lights, open sky and loud noises. They also have an unparalleled viciousness in battle."

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

#drow #drow lore #dnd lore #lolth sworn drow #dark elves

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baldursgaysart · 2 months

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Progress on this new Minthara project. I’m super excited about how this is turning out. Painting number 1 is barely done but I thought I would share this right now. Yes….that is Lolth’s hand 🤣🤣

My main goal was coming up with cover art for the Karlach and Minthara comic but it’s now turned into something else entirely. I started a piece that is a headcannon timeline youngish Minthara leading up to the events of BG3 and growing her relationship with Karlach.

there is currently 5 realistic paintings in this one. This is also a very amazing painting study I’ve been doing lately and I’ve wanted to test new brushes.

#baldur's gate 3 #baldur's gate iii #baldurs gate fanart #minthara baenre #digital art #minthara bg3 #minthara #nightwarden minthara #minthara fanart #bg3 fanart #bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #bg3 fan art #lolth sworn drow #digital painting

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the-drow-fucker · 5 months

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#baldurs gate 3 #drow #male drow #Minthara #bg3 minthara #minthara #male drows #lolth #lolth sworn drow #bg3 meme #dnd memes #dnd drow #baldur's gate 3 #women supremacy #i like when men are weaker idk #bg3 memes #drizzt #female drow #twink

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azotho · 4 months

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"She will protect us. She - she must." 🕷️💧

O poor Kar'niss… sorry, I needed your lantern😢✨

Being a Cleric of Lolth let you have only these cruel lines to choose but I didn't want to fight with Kar'niss…🥺

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Prints - society6.com/thepaleindigo

#Kar'niss #Karniss #Drider #Baldur's Gate 3 #BG3 #Artists on Tumblr #Azotho #Lolth Sworn Drow #Moonlantern #doodle #my own art

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hawkmothmoon · 2 months

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Playing with rougher rendering and lines and less blending and trying to be less controlled be nice to meeeeee

Having her in my party as a Resist Durge was great. I also had Lae’zel (turned against Vlaakith) and Spawn Astarion. They disapproved of all the good stuff I did. Astarion and Tav and Lae’zel all trying to make each other worse but by act 3 were making each other better and the whole time Minthy is like “no actually I think you should do more evil”

#bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #Minthara #minthara baenre #bg3 fanart #baldurs gate 3 fanart #lolth sworn drow #art by hawkmothmoon

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me-and-my-hyperfixations · 6 months

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The extra dialogue you get with the Drow twins when you play as a Drow

I like the idea that the twins are Seldarine Drow. I like to think their whole backstory of being courtesans in Menzoberranzan was made up to make them seem exciting to their clients and that they're lying about everything about themselves, including being twins lol.

#baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #drow twins #sorn orlith #nym orlith #drow #seladrine #seldarine drow #lolth sworn drow #sharess caress

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masteranthrag · 2 months

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I have so many different sketches with my drow.... I wish I could finish drawing everything of this!

#artists on tumblr #illustration #dnd #dungeons and dragons #forgotten realms #lolth sworn drow #drow oc #drow #dark elf #original character #sketch

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princefleabitten · 1 month

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Sketches for that one Drizzt book everybody read (Legend of Drizzt: Homeland)

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fromfrollo · 20 days

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I saw this meme challenge and I WANT IT WITH MY GUYS. The elbow of The Princess Of Fluffy Eyelashes Nere is sticking out there, by the way 🕷️🕸️

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daintysclaw · 9 days

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Hey guys! I have a patreon now where i will post all my swf/nsfw bg3 3d renders, including exclusive renders and more! I'd appreciate it vm if you guys would check it out❤️ My patreon🌹

#bg3 #bg3 art #bg3 fanart #3d render #artists on tumblr #artwork #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 astarion #bg3 tav #bg3edit #minthara #minthara baenre #minthara bg3 #lolth sworn drow #dnd art #patreon artist #patreon #digital art #my artwork

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corkyjettscorner · 19 days

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I pretend Minthara is an origin character, part 2.

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #minthara #minthara baenre #she should be an origin character #minthara is the best #she’s mother #she’s so cute #drow #lolth sworn drow

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lunastrophe · 1 month

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BG3 Drow Lore 🕷️ Minthara's alurlssrin

Alurlssrin is a drow term Minthara uses to describe the bond she shares with Tav - but what does it precisely mean?

🕷️ Alurlssrin In BG3 - alurlssrin appears in some specific Minthara’s lines, when the player character romances her. According to Narrator, it is …a word used rarely, describing the deepest bonds of trust and love.

When asked about it, Minthara says simply that alurlssrin means “love” and confesses that she never really expected to use it. In another line, she seems to be convinced that alurlssrin is the kind of bond that can be life-lasting.

When Tav tries to reciprocate, saying: I alurlssrin you too, Minthara – with a hint of amusement – explains that alurlssrin is a noun.

The alurl- part may suggest that this word means “the best” kind of an emotional bond, or something close to it (alurl – “best, foremost” in Drowic).

🕷️ Alurlssrin And Ssinssrigg - in R. A. Salvatore’s The Legacy, it is stated that …there is no word in the drow language for love. The closest word (...) is ssinssrigg, but that is a term better equated with physical lust or selfish greed.

Ssinssrigg is another term that appears in one of Minthara’s lines, when the player character romances her, but does not have her high approval. She says then: What we share is no more than ssinssrigg, a passion that burns fierce, but has no foundation.

But... since according to drow lore, there is no word for “true” love in Drowic – and the closest term is ssinssrigg - where did alurlssrin come from?

🕷️ Drow Words For Love - alurlssrin was first mentioned by Ed Greenwood in his post (TheEdVerse, Twitter, Jan. 2023) about Eilistraee and drow words for love:

Eilistraee knows all the drow words for love, and the elvish ones, too. The Drow words are: alurlssrin = unselfish, deep love, raggath = act of love (lovemaking), lurraggath = act of love (sacrificial or noble deed), ssinssrigg = passion, lust, greed, longing, love.

(Among elvish words for love, apparently also known to Eilistraee, there is nor = love, essence of passion. It also appears in one of Minthara's lines, when she calls her lover ust-nor - thank you to @vspin for messaging me about this!)

It seems, then, that alurlssrin is a drow word that is known to Eilistraee and most likely to her followers...

...but Lolth-sworn drow – or at least Menzoberranyr drow – do not know / use it. 🤔 So how is it possible that Minthara, a (former) paladin of Lolth from Menzoberranzan, is familiar with it?

🕷️ Alurlssrin In Minthara's Vocabulary

I have a feeling that alurlssrin appears in Minthara’s lines simply because a drow word for deep, true love was needed for the dialogue. Still, I tried to come up with some more lore-adequate explanations:

🕷️ Some Very Old Word – perhaps in Menzoberranzan, alurlssrin is a half-forgotten archaism that is no longer regularly used, but an educated (or bookwormish) drow can still stumble across it in centuries-old books and figure out its meaning.

🕷️ Language Of Heretics – as a paladin of Lolth, it is possible that Minthara came to contact with Eilistraeans – or with their culture – at some point. She might be even trained to recognize this particular kind of “heresy”, learning symbols and words popularly used among the followers of Eilistraee... alurlssrin included.

🕷️ Not So Unknown Anymore – language tends to change over time, and between the quote from The Legacy and the events of Baldur’s Gate 3, there is a gap of over 130 years. Maybe during this time, alurlssrin term became less unknown in Menzoberranzan? Although considering its connection to Eilistraee and her cult, this may be the least likely explanation.

Regardless of everything, the fact that Minthara calls the bond between her and Tav alurlssrin is certainly meaningful. Typically, many drow like her might not be exactly (or at all) familiar with a sheer concept of deep, unselfish, lasting love...

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

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #minthara #minthara baenre #lolth sworn drow #drow lore #drow culture #dnd lore #dark elves #drow #bg3 drow lore #bg3 drow

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baldursgaysart · 22 days

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The latest digital painting of Minthara is finished. Latest painting study with chunky flat brushes and water color in photoshop and procreate!

I love doing these studies :) Here is all of them so far!