Difference between revisions of "Spider"
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satisfy the most voracious of | satisfy the most voracious of | ||
appetites, after all. | appetites, after all. | ||
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| + | == Army == | ||
| + | Th e army of the Spider is organized in concentric circles of | ||
| + | power. Th e members of each cast are loyally protected by the | ||
| + | warriors of the rank below. Th e inferior shield their superiors, | ||
| + | such is the law of Ashinân. Th e Akkyshans have a taste for | ||
| + | sacrifi ces: members of the lower casts are thoroughly conditioned; | ||
| + | they will gladly sacrifi ce their lives and souls whenever | ||
| + | they are given the order. | ||
| + | Th e heart of the army is constituted by the most powerful | ||
| + | matriarchs: the sorceresses of the Widow. Th ese accomplished | ||
| + | witches and priestesses are formidable assassins. Th ey | ||
| + | casually sacrifi ce masses of lower class soldiers to feed their | ||
| + | blood fuelled magic, in order to please the cannibal goddess | ||
| + | or to conceal themselves and deal the fi nal strike that will seal | ||
| + | their victory. | ||
| + | Around them, the other high ranking Akkyshans form the | ||
| + | elite units. Th e terrifying orb-weavers, whose body is half that | ||
| + | of an elf and half that of a spider, or the venom-warrioresses | ||
| + | form a close guard. Th is strike force defeats the enemy using | ||
| + | iron, terror and poison. To feed their frenzy, these units will | ||
| + | make no distinction when killing allies and enemies alike.At the bottom of the hierarchy | ||
| + | the main body of | ||
| + | the army is found. Semiferal | ||
| + | creatures, such as | ||
| + | the barghest and various | ||
| + | giant insects, line up in | ||
| + | monstrous ranks. Soldiers – those too young to have yet shown | ||
| + | their worth in combat and the declining elders – are lined up | ||
| + | with slaves whose minds have been darkened by the curses of | ||
| + | the sorceresses of the Widow. Th ey are disposable, they ought | ||
| + | to be the fi rst to volunteer for sacrifi ce in gruesome rituals of | ||
| + | black magic practiced by the higher ranking Akkyshans. | ||
