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[Stone Wolf]

I'm not an expert on Drow, but Yochlols are known as Handmaidens of Lolth. Their true appearance is as a blob with tentacles, but they can take humanoid (preferably drow), spider, or gaseous forms as well. Playing pranks on them sounds a bit risky, but as they're only lesser Tanar'ri they don't have a lot of power.

[Crokus]

This is one of the things bioware didn't research. Yochols are feared and respected even by matron mothers, viconias brother had to be crazy to make fun of them.

I don't know their PnP stats, but they've been pretty powerful in the novels.

[oralpain]

As Stone Wolf stated they are amorphous tentacled Lesser Tanar'ri that can take the form of drow and a few other things. They are quite powerful as far as lesser tanar'ri go (i though I wouldn't really consider any lesser tanar'ri weak). I'll post thier stats in a sec.

From the Planescape Monstrous Compendium:

Yochlol pg1
Yochlol pg2

Edited by oralpain, 06 November 2004 - 08:45 AM.

[Bane]

I thought that handmaidens who die in Lolth's service become those and serve lolth as that for all eternity. Kinda how keldorn serves Torm after his death. :help:

[Deva]

i thought handmaidens of Lolth were just priestesses, like nightcloaks of shar, or dawnbringers of Lathander. Shows how little I know..

[Stone Wolf]

According to Demihuman Deities, her specialty priests are called Arachne.

[Celestine]

From what I read from the novals, Handmaiders of Lloth are what Stone Wolf mentioned. Quite powerful compared to the drows in general. They are well-respected by the drows.

[oralpain]

Likely far more feared than respected.

[Stone Wolf]

They do have some psionics, which are quite rare among fiends.

[Bookwyrme]

Likely far more feared than respected.

Isn't that the same thing in drow society?

[oralpain]

They do have some psionics, which are quite rare among fiends.

The Complete Psionics Handbook restored psionics to many types of fiends, though they are still rather rare.

Likely far more feared than respected.

Isn't that the same thing in drow society?

Alot of drow would kill a Yochlol, if the drow thought it was possible and that there would be no repercusions. This is of course highly unlikely to happen, but not impossible.

Edited by oralpain, 08 November 2004 - 03:32 PM.

[Archmage Silver]

According to Demihuman Deities, her specialty priests are called Arachne.

Hmm... all drow priestesses are almost without exceptions clerics of Lolth, so are they just clerics and not Arachne even though they all serve Lolth fanatically? Or does the Arachne only apply to the High Priestesses?