Aunrae Zathlesz turned a blade in her hand, it glittered in the purple light cast by the torches in a small cavern she'd staged this sacrifice. The purpose was to receive Lolth's blessing before the group moved into Menzoberranzan to rebuild a Temple of Lolth. Knowing that they would possibly need extra help to clear out whatever creatures had stayed behind after the slave and drow uprising after the Silence of Lolth, which had destroyed Menzoberranzan, leaving nothing but ruins in their wake.<br/><br/>Such a task would require resilience. A trait Aunrae had had in spades. Her group consisted of 3 minor priestesses of Lolth and 6 male drow, all loyal and subservient to the will of the Priestess of Lolth, Aunrae.<br/><br/>She had directed the males to erect a dais, and upon the dais a ritual table, which was blessed by her minor priestesses. It all boiled down to this. Aunrae pulled the blindfold off of the surface elf. A female Moon elf, favored by Corellon. Her males had snatched the female while lost on horseback, and dragged her here at the rim of Menzo, to await her fate as a sacrifice to the dark goddess.<br/><br/>As the blindfold fell to the dark cavern ground, the moon elf's eyes landed on the Priestess. They grew wide and wild, the female attempted to run, but the chains keeping her in place, on her back on the table, had held. Aunrae smiled cruelly. A moon elf, a favored one. Lolth would surely bless their raid on the temple.<br/><br/>Aunrae raised the ceremonial dagger above her head, and recited the ritual words.<br/><br/><i>"Great Goddess, Mother of the Dark, grant me the blood of my enemies for drink and their living hearts for meat. Grant me the screams of their young for song, grant me the helplessness of their males for my satisfaction, grant me the wealth of their houses for my bed. By this unworthy sacrifice I honor you, Queen of Spiders, and beseech of you the strength to destroy my foes."<br/>
</i><br/>Upon the last word uttered, Aunrae's hands came down swiftly, burying the dagger deep into the chest of the Moon Elf female, a wicked grin alighting on Aunraes' face. She watched as the elf's eyes glazed over and lost their light of life.  Aunrae pulled the dagger from her chest with a liquid suction and eyed the crimson blood covering the dark tang. She licked the blade, and ran her tongue over her lips. "Sweet as the Sun" she mumbled. Aunrae stepped down as the minor Priestesses stepped up to properly dispose of the body.<br/><br/>Aunrae settled the dagger in her ritual roll back in her travelling pack. She was dressed in revealing black armor, that covered the necessary bits with a long flowing skirt underneath. She was barefooted as she preferred better traction to fashion, and felt more wholly connected to her cavernous home in doing so. It took nearly an hour but the priestesses had returned and the dinner had begun to cook around their fire. Soon. Soon they would return into Menzo and reclaim the temple. Rebuild it.<br/><br/><div class="bbCodeSpoiler">
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