Ettercap

Ettercaps were a race of bestial, spider-like aberrations, also categorized as monstrosities by some, found throughout Faerûn. They were primitive hunters that had an affinity with spiders.
==Description==
An adult ettercap stood tall and weighed . Ettercaps resembled hunched, grey-purplish humanoids with distended white underbellies, spider-like faces (fangs and eyes and such), and two sharp, black chitinous claws instead of hands and feet.
==Personality==
They were not particularly intelligent. They were cowardly and vicious, preferring to set traps to ensnare their enemies. Ettercaps tended to be solitary creatures and their only purpose was to eat and to breed.
==Abilities==
Ettercaps possessed the capability to shoot sticky webs. They also possessed a debilitating venom in their bite.
==Tactics==
They used their webs as traps to capture prey.
==History==
It was suggested that ettercaps were the descendants of a group of mad druids, tainted and transmogrified by their association with a powerful demon into a form resembling the predatory arachnids their cult once revered. While the vast majority had completely reverted to pure animal instinct, a rare few claimed to demonstrate the intellect and capacities of an insane human.
==Society==
Ettercaps were very fond of spiders and other arachnids and often kept them as others kept bees. From time to time, however, an ettercap had a number of monstrous spiders as pets, which were as loyal to it as a dog to a human master.
===Language===
Ettercaps possessed a fairly simple, spider-derived language of their own. It was focused around basic and real-world concepts, not equipped for the discussion of abstract ideas. They were capable of understanding other languages, such as elven, but could not speak them due to lacking the right vocal cords.
===Usages===
A crafting recipe for a wand of lightning found in the arcane Imaskarran Tome of Resonance included ettercap's silk gland, fenberries, and the spell of lightning bolt.
==Appendix==
===Gallery===
Bg3-ettercap.jpg|A portrait from Baldur's Gate III.
Ettercap bg3.png|A depiction of an ettercap from Baldur's Gate III.
NwN Ettercap.jpg|A fiendish ettercap as it appears in the game editor for Neverwinter Nights.
Ettercap NWN.jpg|A portrait of an ettercap from Neverwinter Nights.
Ettercap 2e.jpg|An ettercap from Monstrous Compendium Volume Two.
Ettercap Scepter Tower of Spellgard.jpg|Ettercaps and dark creepers in the Scepter Tower's feast hall.
Ettercap ambush.jpg|Ettercap ambush.
Ettercap prectical guide.png|Hunting ettercap.
BGIIITBH ettercap.jpg|A model from the cancelled Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound.
BGIIITBH concept ettercap.jpg|A concept art for the cancelled Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound.
===Appearances===
:;Adventures
::Dungeon #29, "Nymph's Reward" • Scepter Tower of Spellgard • Hoard of the Dragon Queen • The Rise of Tiamat • Storm King's Thunder
:;Novels
::Baldur's Gate • The Glass Prison
:;Video Games
::Baldur's Gate • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn • Neverwinter Nights • Baldur's Gate III
:;Card Games
::AD&D Trading Cards
:;Board Games
::Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins
:;Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
::The Lady in Flames
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Category:Spiderkind
Category:Creatures found in Arvandor
Category:Creatures found in freshwater swamps