Triel Baenre

Triel Baenre is a drow priestess and the current matron mother of house Baenre, first house of Menzoberranzan. She came to power when her mother, Yvonnel Baenre, was killed during the drow assault on Mithral Hall. As the matron mother of the first house, Triel is probably the most influential drow in the city, and as such can be seen as the unnofficial leader of Menzoberranzan; however, due to the nature of the drow, no other matron mother would ever willingly accept her dominance publicly - they are a far too envious and power hungry race to concede power to a single figurehead.

History
Triel is Yvonnel Baenre's first daughter. Shrewd and ambitious though she is, Triel did not expect to be landed with the role of House Matron so early, and she slightly resented the position at first due to the precarious position house Baenre was in at the time (Yvonnel Baenre had just been killed, a cause of mounting unrest and political change in the city). Paranoid about her height, she fills her mother's role but not her throne (literally; during the Starlight and Shadows series, she even sets about trying to add a foot pedastal to the very throne). However, Triel is shrewd and calculating, and a powerful vessel for Lolth's Will, despite her often flippant attitude toward her goddess. She has guided Menzoberranzan through tough times and continues to do so in the presence of looming catastrophe.

Appearance
Triel is short, even by drow standards, but broad and strong. She is not particularly attractive compared to many other drow elves, either, but makes up for this with her ferocity and ambition (which are often seen as attractive traits in drow society).

Relatives
Triel's mother was Yvonnel Baenre, the ancient and powerful matron mother of House Baenre who had ruled for as long as anyone could remember. Triel has a number of siblings, but the most notable is her brother Gromph, archmage of Menzoberranzan and probably the most powerful male in the city. She once had a draegloth son, Jeggred, who served as her personal bodyguard until he was slain in Lolth's realm, the Demonweb Pits, by Quenthel Baenre.