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silverwolfer
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 11 Jan 2014 : 20:55:51
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When lollth took a nap, how long was that years wise, and did anyone take advantage of that, who was not a drow?
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 11 Jan 2014 : 21:51:13
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We've only seen a bit of who took advantage of the Spider Queen's silence, namely duergar and tanarukk attacking Menzoberranzan. But, being Menzo is only one of 40 known cities there were plenty of other incidents. You can't tell me that if you're a shield dwarf living in an Underdark hold and some local Lolth followers started having trouble that they wouldn't try to take advantage of it.
Heck I wouldn't be surprised if in the later months (or once they found out, if they did) of her silence, if Shevarash followers weren't mounting crusades against drow they could reach under the Dales for instance.
Canon wise I don't believe there was much said aside from the novels. |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 11 Jan 2014 : 21:53:01
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| I'm not sure I completely follow your question here. Are you asking if anyone on the surface took advantage of Lloth's silence? For instance, did the elves move against her in any way? To my knowledge, nothing has been stated in canon about anything occurring during that time frame other than the events in WotSQ. At least, nothing that dealt specifically with her and the drow. |
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TBeholder
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Jan 2014 : 22:15:02
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IIRC, 7 months, or so. And early on this was less than obvious even for most drow, let alone their neighbours.
And whom exactly would you expect to do what?
Black Arrow guys? They probably were torn between backslapping each other to unconsciousness in joy and tripping over themselves in acute paranoia.
The traders on surface and other long-term partners (e.g. Dambrath)? They probably didn't know until the end. "Ugh, drow matrons got even more flinchy? Must be that time of the century. Or just another bout with Vhaerunites, whichever."  |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Jan 2014 : 22:44:03
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The Silence of Lolth was a period between 28 Eleasias 1372 DR[1] and 28 Ches 1373 DR
[1]#8593; Eric L. Boyd (April 2007). Cormanthor: War Amidst the Trees, Dragon #354, p. 70. Paizo Publishing, LLC
Source: http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Silence_of_Lolth
As for what happened on the surface I do not recall much being mentioned at all about that.
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"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
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Dennis
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Posted - 12 Jan 2014 : 12:19:33
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Almost all the surface dwellers are pretty much apathetic to Lotlth, pre- and post-Silence. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 12 Jan 2014 : 14:03:29
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| I think a couple of cities were sacked and some of the other races in the Underdark tried to take advantage but most people were afraid that it was just some ploy of the drow and were to afraid to act. |
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what was happening topside during lollths silence
