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{{5epointer|Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes}}
{{5e Deity
|name=Selvetarm
|sorttext=
|refs=<ref name="mtof.53.57">{{Cite Pub|Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes|pages=53-57}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="frw.k">titles &mdash; {{cite Source|accessdate=2023.06.08|title=Selvetarm|website=Forgotten Realms Wiki|url=https:/ /forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Selvetarm}}. Licensed: [[CC-BY-SA]].</ref> <ref name="dhd">titles &mdash; {{Cite Pub|Demihuman Deities|pages=33, 35}} (2e) Licensed: &copy; TSR, Inc. {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="fap">titles &mdash; {{Cite Pub|Faiths and Pantheons|pages=113}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast.</ref> <ref name="rly">plane - unofficial [[user:Rlyehable]]</ref>
|title=The Spider That Waits, The Spider Demon, Lolth's Champion, Thane of Lolth, Prince of the Aranea, Lord of Venomire
|type=Deity
|gender=Male <!-- Male, Female, Androgenous, None, Unstated, Unknown -->
|of=Warriors, slaughter
|align=Chaotic Evil
|domain=War
|plane=Abyss (Demonweb Pits)
|symbol=Spider over crossed sword and mace
|pantheon=Elven, Dark Seldarine
|worshipers=Elves, Drow
}}

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Selvetarm, known also as The Spider that Waits,<ref name="fap" /> (self-appointed)<ref name="u35">{{Cite Pub|Underdark|pages=33}} (3.5e) Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> Champion of Lolth or, despite being Vhaeraun's son and thus her grandson,<ref name="fap" /> Son of Lolth was the drow god of warriors and battle prowess. His church basically consisted of a military sub-division of Lolth's church,<ref name="fap" /> and was practically forgotten outside of his cult in Eryndlyn.<ref name="lod.29">{{cite Source|author=Jason Carl, Sean K. Reynolds|date=October 2001|title=Lords of Darkness|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|pages=29|isbn=07-8691-989-2}}</ref> In fact, the name associated with those followers of the Spider that Waits--Selvetargtlin--could be applied without problems to his entire clergy.<ref name="dhd" />|<ref name="frw.k" />}}

==Sources and Notes==
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[[Category:5e Elves]]
[[Category:5e Drow]]
{{5e Footer|Deity, Drow}}
Alignment	Chaotic Evil +
Author	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes +
Canon	true +
Deific Type	Deity +
Domain	War +
Gender	Male +
Individual	true +
Individuals	True +
Lineage	Deity +
Pantheon	Elven + and Dark Seldarine +
Plane	Abyss (Demonweb Pits) +
Portfolio	Warriors + and slaughter +
Publication	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes +
Symbol	Spider over crossed sword and mace +
Worshipers	Elves + and Drow +