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MYSHKA THE CAT | Baldur's Gate III (2023)

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Hi! I’m playing in a dnd game where the drow religions/cults are very relevant. I have seen mentions of Vhaeraun and his followers but I don’t think I’ve seen one in-depth. Could you tell us more about them?

Hello! Vhaeraun and his followers have long history in drow culture and society, and it is hard to compress it into one post - but here are some most important information:

• Vhaeraun is the second most popular deity among drow, and he is especially popular among males. He opposes the matriarchy of Lolth and teaches that drow males should be equal to females - although in practice, communities of his followers often lean towards patriarchy.

Priests and followers of Vhaeraun typically try to lessen the power of Lolth, and many of them work undercover in Lolthite cities, trying to disrupt plans of priestesses of Lolth and matron mothers. Typically, Vhaeraunans use intrigues, manipulations, trickery, treachery and thievery to achieve their goals.

Followers of Vhaeraun encourage disobedience among drow males who live in Lolthite societies. They aid oppressed or attacked males, and they sometimes even avenge cruelties committed against them. They also provide aid for drow thieves in need.

• Vhaeraun is a god of arrogance. According to his dogma, drow are superior over other races and they need to reclaim their rightful place in the world by force.

Followers of Vhaeraun call the surface world "the Night Above". They often work towards increasing drow numbers in surface lands, even establishing small communities there. They encourage contacts with other elves, but not with members of other, "lesser" races.

Vhaeraun teaches his followers to work together and not to fight against each other. It is not the "peace, love and unity" kind of message, though - Vhaeraun simply believes that inner fights weaken the entire drow society and prevent drow from achieving their goals.

Also, it should be noted that Vhaeraun is the most popular deity among drow who live on the surface - much more popular than Eilistraee!

• Church of Vhaeraun is loosely organized and consists mostly of drow and half-drow. Vhaeraun's clergy - collectively known as the Masked - is almost entirely male.

Most important activities and rituals connected to the cult of Vhaeraun occur during the night. In the Underdark, temples of Vhaeraun are located in deep caverns cloaked in multiple darkness spells, with ceilings studded with beljurils that resemble stars. On the surface, a temple of Vhaeraun can be created in a woodland cave sheltered from sunlight. Offerings are typically melted in black, bowl-shaped altars - drow often make offerings to Vhaeraun from wealth and weapons of their vanquished enemies.

Important celebrations devoted to Vhaeraun take place during Midwinter Night and (on the surface) during nights of the new moon.

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