Yochlol
| Yochlol | |
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A yochlol.
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| Alignment | Chaotic Evil |
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| First appearance | Q1 - Queen of the Demonweb Pits (1980) |
Yochlols are fictional demonic creatures in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. These lesser tanar'ri are handmaidens of Lolth, the drow goddess of Spiders, dwelling amongst the outer planes and being regularly summoned by the Queen of Spider's priestesses to witness sacrifices in the name of their dark goddess, Lolth. The summoning process tests the very fiber of the high priestesses' dedication. Establishing a mental connection to its summoners, yochlol scour their thoughts and memories to find proof of their loyalty to Lolth. It proves to be a rather unpleasant experience for all who are present, but the yochlols' connection to Lolth also proves to be fairly useful when a family feels they have obtained something to please her.
The yochlol was introduced in the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game adventure module, Q1 - Queen of the Demonweb Pits (1980), by David C. Sutherland III with Gary Gygax. The yochlol first appears in the adventure as the player characters explore Lolth's spider ship, in the encounter "The Beds of the Yochlol". In this encounter, four yochlol appear in four different rooms, each one assuming a different form to accost the party. Another encounter with yochlol later in the adventure features two yochlol which have been ordered by Lolth to guard a stairway and attack anyone who tries to pass; in another encounter two more yochlol are disguised as beautiful women wearing silken gowns, pretending to be captives of Lolth.
A full description of the monster, including game statistics, appears at the back of the module, which describes the creature as the "Handmaiden of Lolth". This section notes that a yochlol is chaotic evil in alignment, and is common in the Abyss. This description notes that a yochlol normally appears as a misty column of gas with no discernible form, noticeable only by its vile odor and a hazy smudge in the air, and has the ability to materialize pseudopods as needed. To attack or use its psionic abilities, a yochlol must fully materialize in one of its forms as an amorphous column with eight pseudopods, or as a giant spider or beautiful human or elf.
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