Thread:The Reptile King/@comment-39280634-20190923172721/@comment-27950421-20200213003705

This a Reptile Kingdom iteration of Lolth that we're talking about, but the D&D version is a good primer on what she is like. She is very similar to the original D&D Lolth except that she, like the Reptile King, isn't actually a god in RK lore. She does fill the role of one and unlike the Reptile King she doesn't bother to correct anyone when mortals make the assumption.

In Reptile Kingdom lore, Lolth is one of the Great Beast Kings like the Reptile King, she is actually older than him and were it not for the fact the Reptile King trained himself up to beat her, she would actually be stronger than him. They've had a back and forth for some time but at this point the Reptile King is her superior in power, but not by much. She is also functionally omnipotent and if she and the Reptile King fought for real she does actually have a decent shot at winning.

She is very close to the D&D Lolth in terms of personality and is very much a villain, however due to the changes wrought by the Demon Lord she was forced to mellow out in order to keep her Dark Elf followers. She pretended to be Monsterized. She generally keeps the (nonsexual) torture and murder behind closed doors and saves for people who "deserve" it. When she does have the opportunity though, she pounces on it and makes it last, thoroughly enjoying her "play time." Most Dark Elves are unaware that she does this, only her highest ranking priestesses are ever allowed to know, even then it's only if she needs them to know.

She treats most people with a dismissive haughtiness. She makes it very clear that she knows she is superior to the other person and isn't afraid to show it. She's got a foul temper as well. Most mortals are considered irrelevant to her needs, except for the occasional male. Dark Elves however are treated with some favor, varying by if the Dark Elf in question has proven herself to the Spider Queen. With beings that she acknowledges as being at her level she is cautious and begrudgingly respectful. As her equals she believes that they should be treated as the higher being they are, but that doesn't mean she doesn't hate them.

Her relationship with the Reptile King is a bit odd and it has gotten less intense since the rise of the current demon lord. They are rivals of sorts, rarely ever speaking to one another without throwing some kind of verbal jab at the other and occasionally they will break out into a fight, though it is more of a mock battle or wrestling match as neither of them use any power beyond their muscle. Underneath the banter there is some degree of mutual respect, and one of them will occasionally seek the other for assistance should a situation call for it, mostly because they can expect a deal brokered with the other to not have any unwanted strings attached.

She is surrounded by and rules over all types of arachnids, just as the Reptile King does with reptiles. However because she does actually care if she is worshipped she primarily focuses on spiders, fornthe sake of brand recognition.