Apathe
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Apathe is the goddess of broken fate and the goddess of the drow, known as the Mother of Spiders, the Seer and the Breaker of Promises. Her domains are darkness, witchcraft, trickery and ambitions, and her symbol is the spiderweb.1
The Seer
The goddess once believed in an unchanging fate and in the calm that comes with accepting it. Of all the gods she was the most skilled at telling fortunes and seeing the future, and she was once highly respected, above all among the Elves.2
With this power she foresaw The Desolation. Her visions could not see past it, and she concluded that it would be a grim end for everything known. Convinced that fighting the Dark Father was futile, she changed her faith: she took her elven followers and withdrew underground, believing this to be the surest way to survive.2
While carrying out her plan, she promised everyone that she and her followers would stay and resist like the rest, so as to avoid strife within. Her eyes already knew who would go with her, who would be left behind, and how each would end. The betrayal was heartbreaking, but she believed it could do no greater harm in the end.2
The broken fate
Then the unexpected happened, and life went on. It is said that the goddess went mad that day, seeing the flaws in her own art. Her gaze turned from the loom to the spider silk woven upon it, and she seemed to delight in the chaos that followed. With whom she made alliances below the earth is unknown.2
Her followers were cursed to live without the warmth of the sun, and their skin turned ebony. The harshness of the underworld changed them and made of them a very ruthless society, the drow.2
Teachings
Apathe values individualism and ambition above all else. Her teachings hold that to pursue one's desires and risk everything for them is the most blessed path.2
Under her rule men are worthless, the weak deserve no mercy, and anything that breaks the ordinary is counted a joy.2
Fate, what a fickle tragedy. Decide their fate my daughter, pull their strings. This is my will.2
Worship
Apathe is the sole deity of the drow. The influence of demons is known in drow culture, but the drow worship only their merciless goddess, out of respect or fear. She speaks to her followers through the High Priestesses.2
To worship Apathe, one must sacrifice an intelligent creature against its will, for she accepts only blood. The Cult of Apathe is ruthless, and it turns that cruelty mostly against elves.2
Apathe and the High Church
Apathe is not in the heavens among the other gods. Scholars think she may have settled in the Lower Planes, but no one can be sure.2
Even so, the leaders of her cult, like those of Korhak's, have a place among the patriarchs of Sanctuary. The two gods' only temples stand in Sanctuary, with chained doors and empty halls. It is believed that if they one day kneel and repent before Alarath, they will take their place in the heavens once more, and the patriarchs of their cults will take their rightful seats on the council.3
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Lands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide (Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 29. Art by the Bad Badger Games team.
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