K ' yorl Odran K ' yorl Odran was the matron mother of House Oblodra in the drow city of Menzoberranzan from 961 DR until the house ' s destruction in 1358 DR . Description . K ' yorl was a small and physically weak drow . She wore simple clothing and was rather unremarkable . Personality . K ' yorl always seemed to emit an air of supreme confidence . She was always arrogant and even hostile to others . She wore an infamous grin that revealed that she was lying but didn ' t care who knew it . She was devoted to the pleasures of the mind . She used her powers for petty revenge at times . Despite being a priestess of Lolth , she did not appear at all devout , and even appeared blasphemous at time . Despite that , she remained in Lolth ' s favor until her demise . History . Earlier years . K ' yorl became matron mother of House Oblodra in 961 DR . Her house used its wild talents to ascend to the third house of Menzoberranzan by 1297 DR , obliterating many of the houses that stood in their way . Despite having smaller forces than houses behind them , K ' yorl ' s wiliness in politics , as well as her skill in psionics , kept the house secure in its position . At some point in Menzoberranzan ' s past , K ' yorl attended the ritual sacrifice of House Baenre ' s thirdborn son , Jarlaxle . However , acting on Lolth ' s behalf , she placed a kinetic barrier on Jarlaxle , which absorbed the thrusts at his chest and redirected them to his older brother , Doquaio Baenre , who was killed . The event and involvement of Matron Oblodra was not widely known , but it was apparently passed down through the years among the members of House Oblodra . In 1357 DR , K ' yorl was summoned by Matron Yvonnel Baenre for discussion about an alliance to invade Mithril Hall . Baenre claimed that House Barrison Del ' Armgo and House Faen Tlabbar had already joined , thus cowing K ' yorl into joining the alliance . Baenre later admitted that Barrison Del ' Armgo hadn ' t actually joined at that point . Fall of House Oblodra . When the Time of Troubles struck , K ' yorl privately planned to take revenge against House Baenre for the humiliation and take power while publicly working for peace . However , she delayed her attack until she was sure she had the advantage , and first took vengeance on Faen Tlabbar . The first revenge was effective , as K ' yorl slew both the first priestess Fini ' they Tlabbar and Matron Mother Ghenni ' tiroth Tlabbar . However , this gave the other matron mothers time to organize and summon demon s from Errtu . K ' yorl barged in on the summoning ceremony and nearly killed Matron Baenre , but was stopped by the illithid Methil El - Viddenvelp . Errtu ' s demons came in then , and K ' yorl fled to House Oblodra . Matron Baenre then banished K ' yorl to the Abyss to be tortured by Errtu for eternity , while destroying nearly all the rest of House Oblodra and sweeping it into the Clawrift . Some 127 years later , Mez ' Barris Armgo considered bargaining with Errtu to use K ' yorl against House Baenre ' s current matron mother , Quenthel Baenre . Kimmuriel reflected that his mother now had to be quite mad from her torment . Around the same time , the priestess Minolin Fey - Branche also contemplated releasing K ' yorl from the Abyss in hopes of House Baenre being destroyed . However , she feared Lolth ' s wrath if she did so . Relationships . Family . K ' yorl had a number of children , the most notable of which was Quavylene Oblodra , the eldest daughter and first priestess of the house . When her daughter conspired to murder her , K ' yorl learned about it from her thoughts . She has always abused Quavylene , making her daughter tremble at her mother ' s presence . K ' yorl also had at least four sons over her lifetime . The elderboy around the Time of Troubles was Hazaufein Oblodra , who was also the house wizard . The secondboy at that time ( in fact the fourth son , since one had died while playing " khaless " and the other had been sacrificed to Lolth . Others . K ' yorl ' s patron around the Time of Troubles was Tsabanor Oblodra . He had latent psionic ability , which she hoped would help produce psionically talented children . Annoyed at how often he spoke , she cut his tongue out and continued to taunt him to the point that he contemplated death by jumping into the Clawrift . K ' yorl ' s greatest enemy was Matron Mother Ghenni ' tiroth Tlabbar , whom she killed .