
Episode 56 - Drow Pantheon: Eilistraee Revised
From Religion in the Realms by Benjamin Dignan
May 20, 2024 · 2h 6m · Episode 57
About this episode
This episode explores the good-aligned deity Eilistraee within the Drow pantheon and her influence on Drow culture and worship.
Eilistraee is the singular good-aligned deity of the Drow pantheon and looks to turn the Drow back towards the light of the surface. Yes, I saw Ed Greenwood posted two videos related to Eilistraee recently. This episode was recorded and mostly done and I didn't want to go back in and add more material to it. Sections: 0:00 Introduction 1:08 Titles 1:20 Portfolio & Domains 1:51 Appearance & Manifestations 7:12 Abilities 11:03 Personal History 49:50 Personality 50:42 Personal Realms 56:06 Allies & Allegiances 58:00 Enemies 58:39 Symbols 59:05 Central Dogma 59:54 Presence of the Faith in the Realms 1:01:56 Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 1:10:19 Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 1:13:10 Orders & Priestly Bodies 1:14:42 Appearance & Dress 1:15:45 Rituals 1:23:29 General Characteristics of Places of Worship 1:24:32 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 1:42:08 Character Options 1:44:14 DM Options 2:04:03 End Details Candlekeep Forum post that talks about Drow demographics mentioned at 1:00:15 - http://candlekeep.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5812&whichpage=66 Candlekeep Forum post that talks about men being allowed into…
People in this episode
Host: Benjamin Dignan
Topics covered
- Drow Pantheon
- Eilistraee
- Good-aligned deities
- Drow culture
- Clergy structure
- Worship practices
Keywords
- Eilistraee
- Drow
- pantheon
- deity
- worship
- clergy
- demographics
- ceremony
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Candlekeep Forum, Twitter
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