Arakun Spiders and Their Kin

The kingdom of Ehb is home to a wide variety of monstrous spiders. For this, most scholars blame the evil Seck, who tried to seize control of this land before the founding of our kingdom.
During the Imperial era, the Seck were well-known for breeding giant and intelligent arachnids. The so-called Arakun spiders generated silk that was prized across the Empire, and their eggs were priceless delicacies amongst the aristocracy. Male spiders were often trained and sold as guard animals, fetching a hundred gold coins of more for a single arachnid.
When the Seck came to Ehb, they brought their spiders with them, housing countless thousands in the ancient ruins of Wesrin Cross. The Seck were defeated by the Legion, but some of their Arakun spiders inevitably escaped, and their descendants are still with us. They have interbred with native spiders, creating larger and more intelligent hybrids, while retaining the advantages of both species. Females that are allowed to survive and flourish can grow to monstrous size... especially in remote regions like the Rukkenvahl.
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