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==Other information==
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==Behind The Scenes==
==Behind the Scenes==
The extension of the burial mound in [[The Graveyard]] appears to be rooted in [[Ghoul master#Behind The Scenes|allusions]] to H.P. Lovecraft stories. These spiders would correspond to the spiders who [https://books.google.ca/books?id=4_e65LJ7uRsC&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=almost+humans+lovecraft&source=bl&ots=LXZt2uXm0V&sig=zh5oQaKAcpAYUP1CxhiUgMLp8B4&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=almost%20humans%20lovecraft&f=false battled] the [[hooded figure#Behind the Scenes|almost humans]] from the [http://yog-blogsoth.blogspot.ca/2013/11/leng-spider.html Plateau of Leng]. It is a subtle link between [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes|Shadow Valley]] and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes|The Broken Lands]]. Since the word [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Middle-earth) "Vala"] is used as a [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes|language game]] in the story, it is worth considering [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungoliant Ungoliant] as a destroyer of trees, given the unexplained webs in Shadow Valley. In this context Bandur Etrevion reflects Morgoth, brother of Manwe, considering the Etrevions are [[Purgatory#The Graveyard|analogs]] of Set and Osiris.
The extension of the burial mound in [[The Graveyard]] appears to be rooted in [[Ghoul master#Behind the Scenes|allusions]] to H.P. Lovecraft stories. These spiders would correspond to the spiders who [https://books.google.ca/books?id=4_e65LJ7uRsC&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=almost+humans+lovecraft&source=bl&ots=LXZt2uXm0V&sig=zh5oQaKAcpAYUP1CxhiUgMLp8B4&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=almost%20humans%20lovecraft&f=false battled] the [[hooded figure#Behind the Scenes|almost humans]] from the [http://yog-blogsoth.blogspot.ca/2013/11/leng-spider.html Plateau of Leng]. It is a subtle link between [[Muylari#Behind the Scenes|Shadow Valley]] and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind the Scenes|The Broken Lands]]. Since the word [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Middle-earth) "Vala"] is used as a [[Jaron Galarn#Behind the Scenes|language game]] in the story, it is worth considering [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungoliant Ungoliant] as a destroyer of trees, given the unexplained webs in Shadow Valley. In this context Bandur Etrevion reflects Morgoth, brother of Manwe, considering the Etrevions are [[Purgatory#The Graveyard|analogs]] of Set and Osiris.


Their presence in the frigid cold and placement between the waking and dreaming worlds may refer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Ashton_Smith_deities#Atlach-Nacha Atlach-Nacha], the Spider God associate of Tsathoggua from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperborean_cycle Hyperborean cycle] who resided in the Arctic. This extension of the Lovecraft mythos is possibly [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes|relevant]] for the [[Marlu#Behind The Scenes|Dark Shrine]] in [[The Broken Lands]]. Similarly, Robert Howard's mythos calls the serpent god Set instead of Yig, with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_Men serpent men] residing in Hyperborea after fleeing [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes|Yoth]]. They were the ones who brought the toad idols out of [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes|N'kai]], possibly tying them in the underlying subtexts to the [[myklian]].
Their presence in the frigid cold and placement between the waking and dreaming worlds may refer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Ashton_Smith_deities#Atlach-Nacha Atlach-Nacha], the Spider God associate of Tsathoggua from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperborean_cycle Hyperborean cycle] who resided in the Arctic. This extension of the Lovecraft mythos is possibly [[Myklian#Behind the Scenes|relevant]] for the [[Marlu#Behind the Scenes|Dark Shrine]] in [[The Broken Lands]]. Similarly, Robert Howard's mythos calls the serpent god Set instead of Yig, with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_Men serpent men] residing in Hyperborea after fleeing [[Moaning spirit#Behind the Scenes|Yoth]]. They were the ones who brought the toad idols out of [[Muylari#Behind the Scenes|N'kai]], possibly tying them in the underlying subtexts to the [[myklian]].


The thread may come from [http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/192/the-seven-geases "The Seven Geases"] (as in "geas curse") by Clark Ashton Smith, where the protagonist is a human sacrifice following a progression of curses through the underworld. He is sent into the bowels of Mount Voormithadreth in the Arctic as a blood sacrifice to the toad-god Tsathoggua, who sends him to Atlach-Nacha, who sends him to the icy palace (with "mazy chambers" and "chill spirit of evil") of the antehuman sorcerer Haon-Dor, witnessing dragons flitting below, and passing a terrible serpent with fangs guarding the stairs. Haon-Dor sends the hunter to be experimented upon by the serpent men below, and ultimately on the ascent back up he plummets into the darkness when the web strands break.
The thread may come from [http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/192/the-seven-geases "The Seven Geases"] (as in "geas curse") by Clark Ashton Smith, where the protagonist is a human sacrifice following a progression of curses through the underworld. He is sent into the bowels of Mount Voormithadreth in the Arctic as a blood sacrifice to the toad-god Tsathoggua, who sends him to Atlach-Nacha, who sends him to the icy palace (with "mazy chambers" and "chill spirit of evil") of the antehuman sorcerer Haon-Dor, witnessing dragons flitting below, and passing a terrible serpent with fangs guarding the stairs. Haon-Dor sends the hunter to be experimented upon by the serpent men below, and ultimately on the ascent back up he plummets into the darkness when the web strands break.

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Giant albino tomb spider
Picture
Level 30
Family spider family creatures
Body Type arachnid
Undead No
Areas Found The Graveyard
BCS Yes
HP 350
Armor [?]
Attack Attributes
Physical Attacks
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Bolt Attacks
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Warding Attacks
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Maneuver Attacks
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Offensive Spells & Abilities
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Defense Attributes
Melee <N/A> DS
Ranged <N/A> DS
Bolt <N/A> DS
Bard Base <N/A> TD
Ranger Base <N/A> TD
Sorcerer Base <N/A> TD
Wizard Base <N/A> TD
Cleric Base <N/A> TD
Empath Base <N/A> TD
Paladin Base <N/A> TD
Major Elemental <N/A> TD
Minor Elemental <N/A> TD
Major Spiritual <N/A> TD
Minor Spiritual <N/A> TD
Major Mental <N/A> TD
Minor Mental <N/A> TD
Treasure Attributes
Coins ?
Gems ?
Magic Items ?
Boxes ?
Skin a sheer white
spider mandible
Other ?

Glowing an eerie, pale white, the albino tomb spider clambers through underground tunnels, grottos and caves in search of anything alive it can trap and consume. Its long, thin forelegs reach out to grasp and drag potential food back to the glistening fangs, while its shorter, muscular back legs propel it forward with surprising speed. Totally hairless, the albino tomb spider gazes around through the only bodily part that has any color--its oversized crimson eyes.

Hunting strategies

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Other information

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Behind the Scenes

The extension of the burial mound in The Graveyard appears to be rooted in allusions to H.P. Lovecraft stories. These spiders would correspond to the spiders who battled the almost humans from the Plateau of Leng. It is a subtle link between Shadow Valley and The Broken Lands. Since the word "Vala" is used as a language game in the story, it is worth considering Ungoliant as a destroyer of trees, given the unexplained webs in Shadow Valley. In this context Bandur Etrevion reflects Morgoth, brother of Manwe, considering the Etrevions are analogs of Set and Osiris.

Their presence in the frigid cold and placement between the waking and dreaming worlds may refer Atlach-Nacha, the Spider God associate of Tsathoggua from the Hyperborean cycle who resided in the Arctic. This extension of the Lovecraft mythos is possibly relevant for the Dark Shrine in The Broken Lands. Similarly, Robert Howard's mythos calls the serpent god Set instead of Yig, with the serpent men residing in Hyperborea after fleeing Yoth. They were the ones who brought the toad idols out of N'kai, possibly tying them in the underlying subtexts to the myklian.

The thread may come from "The Seven Geases" (as in "geas curse") by Clark Ashton Smith, where the protagonist is a human sacrifice following a progression of curses through the underworld. He is sent into the bowels of Mount Voormithadreth in the Arctic as a blood sacrifice to the toad-god Tsathoggua, who sends him to Atlach-Nacha, who sends him to the icy palace (with "mazy chambers" and "chill spirit of evil") of the antehuman sorcerer Haon-Dor, witnessing dragons flitting below, and passing a terrible serpent with fangs guarding the stairs. Haon-Dor sends the hunter to be experimented upon by the serpent men below, and ultimately on the ascent back up he plummets into the darkness when the web strands break.

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