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Today I had the incredible honor of guiding a new member on a tour. Yeah…At first I thought it was going to be fun. However it turned out quite differently. The only good thing is that they didn’t try and kill me…I feel like I should count the fact that I didn’t kill her either as an accomplishment.

To start off the tour, I was to meet her at the gate area of House. Now, you have to relieve that when you build you fortress into the side of the plateau, it makes it hard to have an impressive from door. So it was no surprise that the stupid and late little ssindossa, would have a unimpressed and almost smug look to her face. I know our gates aren’t much, they’re just a group of large stalactites pushed together around one opening. Our gate is pretty big and I know that some of the stalactites are hallowed out so that our guards and archers can defend the area. Still, it is all grey and misty, I almost got cold just stand out in front with the meat shield guards. At least I wasn’t alone, my brother guard stood with me. Anyway, when I first saw her I knew I should have followed my instincts then and lead down on the paths in our stalactite and stalagmite maze where I could kill her with ease. Oh, well…a lost opportunity.

So it doesn’t take long for her to start ranting to me about the impressive front gates of other Houses. As if I cared! Stupid nek, didn’t get the hint. So I shut her up by tell her about our maze. I told her about the cool false stalagmites that were really dangerous fungus traps, while others were the hiding place for archers and others were created to look like the front gate, but was really just traps. I was happy to see her skin pale a bit, though it didn’t stay that way for long. She was about to start up when I figure I should tell her that only members know the way through the maze and are taught all the hidden routes in it. She went silent, I figure it was from the subtle hint I gave her about leading her down a dark part of the maze. We walked through the beautiful garden that is the huge indicator that we’re nearing the house and she ask about the Stalagmites and stalactites above us. I tell her that it is where the Xuruth family keeps some of their members, along with the temple to Lolth.

Finally we reached the door. I’m proud of it, since it shows my family’s symbol. My visitor was less than impressed, she was about to say something snide I’m sure when I told her that we crazed the door ourselves. Luckily my Brother guard opened the door before anymore words could fly. Since it’s the second day of the festival honoring a new home, the front hall was sprinkled with daughters and members from different houses. This actually seemed to impress the stupid nek. I guess it has something to do with the elegant Faerie Fire light fixtures, the long rug that flowed down the Main Hall Stairs and the elegant craved walls that seemed to pulse with real blood. Though, I’m sure that is just a spell or something. Due to the party, the side torch holders were also light, though they were a special blue Faerie Fire. She was so awed she stayed silent as we walked past other family members and I explained that the doors lead to other parts of the fortress. Each flight, we have nine do to the paranoid Qwe family, has two doors. That makes about 18 doors. First few doors lead to a maze of corridors that will eventually get you to the storage rooms, while other will take you the meat shield barracks, dorms for newcomers, magical training and summoning rooms, and a few libraries. Some are trap doors that lead to more traps. The last three flights, the 7th, 8th, and 9th were where the family’s sections and areas were stationed. I explained the family as we went up and I was enjoying the fact that new seemed to make her more nervous. Nothing causes me greater joy than seeing see a weakling shrivel up in fear.

I think that is why she asked about the statues that appeared on each floor. I told her that those were important figures in our history. She noted that they were all females; I asked her why we should honor lowly servants. She changed subjects when we reached the 7th floor. This floor was where the Belgareth and Venorik families were. The doors to they’re sections were really here for convenience; since all the families had their own exit and they’re own way to reach the lower levels of the fortress. I didn’t tell her that, I just told her that the door were decorated in the clan’s symbol, the statue above their doors were to honor the founders of their family and the shroud that hanged at the statues feet held they’re family mark.

The next floor was the Skikudus and the Qwe family. The finally floor, I told her was for my family and the path to the temple. When we got there I enjoyed the gasp of awe and slight horror. The dripping blood like veins in the walls was more visible here thanks to the large over head Faerie Fire holder.

I was so proud of this floor, then again my family had designed it. It was large enough to hold several members on it and wider than the stair case down, which was designed to fit two large lizard mounts going down or up. That is two on either side and four in total. Our landing to hold about six lizard mounts. However that isn’t my favorite part, it the door to the temple, it carries a beautiful mix of my family symbol and the symbol of our Goddess. Sadly the stupid nek, didn’t see this in the blue light of the Faerie fire. No she was too busy looking at the door to the throne room. It too seemed to pulse with blood, was it real blood, no of course not it’s a spell. Stupid nek! So I take her in the large airy throne room. It doubles as a conference and discussion room when the higher ups want to meet with my grandmother. The walls pillars were carved to give the appearance that the room is curved outward and in-between each pillar is glass. Yeah, I know we rock. We have glass! Behind the glass burns purple Faerie Fire, though I wish it was blue. The stupid nek, walked into the center to find the spider motif on the floor and the same on our carved ceiling. Then she attempts to walk over to the other side of the room. Where my mother’s and my aunts chair sit on floor level slight shadowed by the small balcony where my grandmother sits. Of course the stupid nek ssindossa has weapons on her and is knocked back. She asked what the heck happens and I tell her that only stupid people would think that the thrones to our three most powerful people in our whole House would be unprotected. My high priestess aunt’s sit is shroud in blood red, while my mother’s sit is covered in black and my grandmother is shrouded in a shifting mix of red and black. All have protection spells woven into they’re fabric. It is one reason why our cloth is so popular.

The stupid nek gets anger and start bombarding me with questions. So I walk out, sure the next place with silence her. I open the door to the pathway to the temple. The Spider Walkway, we call it. I like the name, since I’m the one who came up with it. I’m sure I got props for that. Anyway, she doesn’t shut up instead she just changes questions. So I continue to ignore her and walk down the arch pathway towards the temple. There are two golem guards, a rarity I know even I was surprised by them. I guess grandmother didn’t trust mortal ones. Anyway the opened the door and I finally got to see the new temple. It is wonderful. Simply beautiful. You step out in to the hallway. Faerie Fire lit with two stairs on either side. Though the one you step though leads to the main balcony. That right, members get the right to sit in a balcony. I don’t sit in the main floor though. I sit in the higher level, which is where the stairs going up lead to. That is where all the higher members sit. Lesser daughters and son’s sit on the main level, with lowest level saved for the slaves, unworthy and pathetic weaklings we use to get things done.

Opposite us is the largest statue of Lolth I’ve ever seen. I nearly bowed there and wanted to slit the stupid nek’s throat offering her blood. Though I knew I couldn’t so I just explained where everyone sits. It was then that I noticed the alter space it was balcony embedded in the wall. Already the lesser Priestess were working to put a disgusting looking elf like creature on to the vertical post. I have never seen a pale skin elf before and it was rather disgusting to see. I’ve heard stories of them and they’re weakness, but never seen one. I can’t wait in till tonight’s ritual.

It was then that the stupid nek pointed up above the statue. I wanted to slap her so badly; had she not a brain? Did she not respect the Goddess to point so casually in her sacred temple? I sighed and listened to her question. I explained very simply that above the statue was Examples area. Where unworthy female are placed and humiliated. Then they are tortured and the blood from they’re tortured moment is burned in front of the statue of Lolth. At least that what I assumed, it was like that when we were on the road.

I was about to explore the temple more when I heard a very loud scream and two very loud gasp. I and the nek, both rushed out to see to lesser priestess staring in shock at a Brother guard. Not mine, mine still stood out on the walk way his head bowed as is his place. This Brother guard I knew, he name is Tebhrys, however this didn’t matter nearly as much as the fact that he was attack his sister. He hacked at her and of course being stupid Xulle forgot that she was superior and could have just blasted him. I’m just glad the little weakling is dead. How?

She fell off the pathway. The Pathway is the bridge that leads to the extra rooms of the Xuruth family. Stupid nek just laughed as Xulle fell off, it was then that I hated her. She a stupid commoner was laughing at a noble of my family. I already have an interesting plan for her. I will write of the plan here, but first I must find out what is going to happen to Tebhrys, where Xulle body is, and all the other good rumor and murder attempts of the day. Then I write them here and then prepare for the rituals. After that I will plot out my plan for the commoner.

As for what I told her at the moment she stopped laughing. She looked like a lizard with a good piece meat, so I promptly told her, “Well that is the end of lovely tour. I hope you enjoyed it since it will be your only one of the entire fortress. You now have the to make a quick decision die here or join us.”
Did I mention the fact that I love to watch weakling wither from internal fear? Oh did she wither…I can’t wait to cause more. The lesser Priestess seemed to enjoy it too. I guess it runs in our family.

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Shrinidia leaned back into her throne, the throne hall below her was empty. Only the shuffling of her spiders and the faint sound of her own breathing stirred the air.

Her thoughts could have filled the room with more then enough noise to break the stillness. Deaths and the riddle of the fools who had wasted they're breath over and then fled back into they're family whole. No the thoughts were echo of argument, an argument that had plagued her since the House's Fortress was completed. Alliances, were such a pain.

The Weapon's Mistress, Jhuleyl'yl of the Skikudus family, had requested time to speak with her alone. This request was followed with a similar one from Sinaraema, the Head of the Qwe Family. Both had filled they're requested time in the hoping to flex they're influences on her. Spearing her information that for all she knew was but rock; when she need gems.

Her pretense of taking they're painted rock had been good, however that didn't solve her problem. She was almost wanted to ask them if they're precious contacts could even spare time for they're actually clan, since they seem to spend so much of it on sharing they're blessings with them. Yet, this contacts and guides had so nicely informed them of this....yet hadn't spared the time to talk to her. Nevertheless, it was clear that they brought up the one valid point on her lack of time. In no time the battles would be over and everyone would attempt to get to know the newcomers.

Maybe I should wait for they're eyes to turn our way...No, they bring up valid points...HA! I'm surprised that this knowledge could get through Sin's drugged brain. Laughter now, won't solve my problem later though. However they're fluffy words can't be fully ignored like those fools, She thought slouching in her throne; trust wasn't a strong suit of hers.

Then she stood suddenly, Why don't I test those fluffy words!

"Ghaunerin! Come here at once!," She called out. A moment later a young male, his face covered in a mask of black with red diamond in its center, opened the throne room door and then entered the throne room. He knelt, his head touching the floor.

"I have left my post outside to serve you Ilharess."

I want to you go fetch my daughter, Zarinil. She should be in the stables picking a worthy mount to carry her into town. Inform her to come here at once, " She paused as she thought of something and then smirked. "Once you have escorted her here. Go to our storage room and pick up the item mark for trade. Then return to me, with the items. I will have more orders for you then. Now go, I'm not in the mood for delays."

"Yes, Ilharess," the male bowed and then scurried off as quickly as possible towards the stairs under her balcony throne.

As the door s**t behind him, as she called for her personal slave. It was only when he too slipped from the room that she allowed a smirked across her face. Leaning back she waited.