Environment

Special abilities

Normal sight 15 | Dark vision 5 | Legs 6

Ze'ghars are dark grey spiders about the size of a dwarf, with conspicuous spots on their backs. They live in deep forests, mines, caves and anywhere sunlight does not reach. They see well in the dark, which they use when hunting, they are very fast and their poison is deadly.

They live alone or in small groups. Around their dwelling they stretch webs in which they catch prey; when food is scarce, they set out to hunt in the surroundings. Once a year the female gives birth to up to a hundred young, which fight one another for food, so only a few of the strongest survive.

Combat

Ze'ghars attack with poisonous mandibles, often with a surprising long leap. They also catch enemies in threads, which they shoot out. Every thread binding the victim slows it further and hinders its defense. One can break free only with strength and agility; each attempt takes a whole round, and a failed attempt painfully burns the victim.