The Arakhs spider women.
Species: Arakhs
Lifespan: up to 1500 years. Legends speak of individuals reaching 2000
Heights: human form, 6.2 to 6.8 adult - less than 2.6 child/ Monster form, 13.5 - tarantula form, well, tarantula sized.
Diet: mainly carnivore.
Habitat: everywhere. ( tend to built underground dens)
population: 700 millions
Social structure: Clanic Matriarchy, governed by an assembly of the oldest and most influentials Matriarchs
The Arakhs are an ancient species of arachno-humanoids that have inhabited the earth since before man even began to built tools. Monogendered, the Arakhs reproduce with other species to harvest the best genetic materials, thus strengthening the future generation and maintaining the Arakh's genes pool. Most live in underground hyper-technologic megalopolis that are self sufficient and always linked to the most important urban areas.
The Arakhs are naturally proud and elitists, their biology conditioning them to stand above the rest thanks to their massive genes pool that immunize them against most ailments and diseases, and give them uniques traits, such as super strength, super speed, regeneration,redundant organs, etc...
While they rather keep sentient beings alive to serves them or reproduce with them, Arakhs are still apex predators, they are not above devouring those who earn their ire.
They ability to masquerade as human and their pheromones allowed the species to (almost) completly disappear from earth's other species's memory. Only creatures such as demons, djinns and other timeless creatures still knows of their existence. Arakhs often are businesswomen or high placed in society and governments.
The Adults share a psychic link with their young, allowing them to monitor them and feel their emotions, and also act as fire-walls to mental intruders.
the typical Arakh pregnancy last one week, and the mother will give live birth to one to three babies. said babies grow from babies to kids in one month, then stay locked in that state indefinitely until they find their true vocation... or go trough powerful emotional trauma.
While they can appear as haughty, cold and cruel, Arakhs have redeeming qualities: Arakhs are loving mothers, be it their own offsprings, or those they adopt. Always seeking to ensure their children's happiness, some goes as far as marrying some of their mates. Arakhs children are curious and friendly, and produce massive amount of web to ensnare prey or play with.
Arakhs are very brutal in the dispatching of their rivals, especially other Arakhs. Assassinations and official honor duels makes tens of thousands of victims every years.
While their pride and greed often blinds them, their true weakness are their children. In fact the best way to make an Arakh suffer is to attack her children... at your own risks.
Because such acts are basically death-warrant unless you can actually face a furious adult arakh, fully transformed and able to kill ancient dragons with bare hands.
Arakhs always have Ink black hair, blue skin, red eyes and long arms with four fingered hands. Adults have six arms including four retractable ones.
Recently, a birth crisis forced the Arakhs global population into a truce. While the honor duels still continue, any blood feuds and private wars between Arakhs clans are suspended.
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