Dridders
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Dridders are half human, half spider people, who come in a large variety of sizes, some measuring 3 feet tall while others easily reach 100 feet in height.
Dridders in Felarya can be divided in two main categories : The Wanderers and the Weavers.
Dridders of the Wandering type are visually more acute, with thicker, more muscular spider legs they are more adept at navigation through all types of terrain and they are able to run faster and jump for longer distances than the weavers.
The weaving type has less heightened sense and less strenght overall, but they are very sensitive to touch and vibrations, with special claws allowing them to grasp silk and weaving it with unparalleled agility.
Little is known about them, but dridders in general carry a grim and dark reputation. Many of them display a cruel and ruthless behavior in the frenzy of combat which has gotten their whole race wrongfully labeled as evil. Dridders are fierce fighters and have a war-like society that holds their warriors in very high regard. Their natural weapons are their claws and their venom which is often lethal, even at small doses. They actually possess a wide variety of venoms, some of them which will only make the bitten creature sleepy. Dridders also often use weapons and armor, and it's not uncommon to see their legs reinforced by spiked plates. Their blacksmiths are very skilled, and among the best in Felarya.
Dridders love to ambush travelers and won't hesitate to assault human settlements when in group. They have two methods of feeding. Like most Felaryan predators, they swallow bite-sized prey whole, but if the prey is their size, they immobilize their victims and slowly liquefy their internal organs, sucking them out much like a normal spider. Needless to say this last fact contributes a lot to their sinister reputation.
Many dridders have a deep distrust of nagas, the result of a long-standing and bloody feud existing between the two species. Some legend among dridders foretells that one day, Sineria, Queen of the dridders, will return and destroy the nagas once and for all. In return many nagas are taught to never trust a dridder. Some dridders are actively searching for clues to the location of Sineria’s tomb. So far little has been found. There is many proofs that dridders once formed an organized, powerful and rich civilization with some old Victorian-styled structures and clothes. Nowadays most dridders in Felarya have a much more primitive look to them, but if you encounter a spider lady dressed in smart, fancy attire, you may be facing a survivor from the era of Sineria's reign.
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Known Dridders
Dridders Sub-species
- Credits goes to Shaman for the animated silk idea, and to Wnxgreek for the Victorian design idea.
