Spidermaiden (Character Kit)

Spidermaidens (Priestess)
These priestesses of Lolth are feared for their ability to command the spiders that ride on the Xan Kraban. Spidermaidens devote their lives to the worship of Lolth, as do other drow priestesses. However, instead of leading the rest of the tribe, spidermaidens spend their time among the spiders that help on the flying ships.
Only priestesses of Lolth can be spidermaidens. Xakhun who abandon their faith in Lolth, and those who turn
to Eilistraee for guidance and spells, cannot become spidermaidens.
Spidermaidens often ascend to captain their own vessels, but the majority of them know that they can only do so by handling the spiders with skill.
All spidermaidens learn to train and handle the giant spider-riggers. However, each must choose whether to train leaping sword spiders or drop- spiders. Rivalry within the Xakhun most often occurs between those who favor the leaping sword spiders and those who favor the drop spiders.
Role: The primary responsibility of a spidermaiden is the care of the spiders on a Xan Kraban. A dedicated spidermaiden who serves Lolth well often becomes a skymistress—captain of her own airship. In combat, the spidermaiden is responsible for coordinating the spiders’ actions with those of the normal crew.
Requirements: Dexterity 15 and Wisdom 15.
Weapon Proficiencies:
* Required: Dagger, short bow.
Non-weapon Proficiencies:
* Bonus: Animal handling (spider). 
* Recommended: Pilot airship (see sidebar), navigation, weather sense, rope use.
Special Benefits: Because of their affinity for spiders and devotion to Lolth, skymistresses may move along spider webs at their normal movement rate in any direction. For this power to function, the webs must be strong enough to support the spidermaiden’s weight without breaking. Furthermore, spidermaidens are completely immune to adhesives of all kinds. Web spells, sovereign glue, and other adhesives have no effect on a spidennaiden.
At 3rd level, spidermaidens may cast a specialized form of speak with animals (spiders only) at will.
Special Hindrances: Spidermaidens are linked with the rigger-spider of their ship as a wizard is linked with her familiar. Although a spidermaiden gains little from this link, should her rigger-spider be killed, she suffers dire side effects. A rigger-spider that dies due to age always leaves a clutch of eggs, one of which matures into a new rigger. If her rigger-spider dies without leaving the proper clutch of eggs, a spidermaiden must make a successful system shock roll or permanently lose half her hit points. Even if this save succeeds, the spidermaiden loses a point of Constitution permanently. A restoration spell counters this loss.
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