Daughter of Atlach-Nacha

The Daughters of Atlach-Nacha are a species of arachnid horrors created for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game.
==Overview==
The Daughters of Atlach-Nacha are enormous venomous spiders that are nearly completely black, the only exception being the green and gold streaks on their abdomen. Every one of them started out as human, women chosen to become companions of the Great Old One, had survived the bite of a lethal spider and now bear "the mark of the spider". 
Atlach-Nacha's servants coerce or kidnap these women into the Spider God's service. Eventually the women undergo a nightmarish transformation, as they shed their skin and change into a giant spider, after which they join Atlach-Nacha in its lair, helping it weave the Great Web.
Human devootes who bear the mark of a venomous spider bite are particularly revered by the god's cult priestesses, who regard the subject as "favored", and a candidate for transformation by their god. Such candidates may already be initiates, although many are not aware of the spider cult. These unwitting people are either coerced or kidnapped so they may be indoctrinated into the cult. Successfully inducted candidates are later presented to Atlach-Nacha, with the god deciding wether to bless and transform or simply devour the hopefuls. The process of transformation begins with the human shedding their skin, which in turn forms a sack-like cocoon around it. Within this "egg sack", the rebirthed human's flesh peels away while their body mutates into a massive, spider-like creature. Within a few hours, the transformed daughter breaks free of the cocoon, ready to undertake Atlach-Nacha's bidding.
== Gallery==
Daughter of Atlach-Nacha (CoC LCG FF).jpeg|Card art from Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game
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