Spilyth

Spilyth was an RPC created by Legobuilder. She was the second Queen of the Spiders, but the first known Queen. Spilyth was both isolationist and xenophobic, strictly refusing to ally the Spiders with any other species, even her fellow Outland tribes. Spilyth lived in The Gorge of Eternal Depth, until she was evolved along with the other Spiders, Bats and Scorpions. She may have never gone to the surface in her life. Spilyth also had a mysterious indirect rivalry with Crocodile King Crogall, and notably succeeded in assassinating him, but whatever plans she had beyond that were cut short when she was usurped by Spelyne and killed by Sezrac.

## Biography

### Early Life

(Originally posted by Legobuilder on the Spider Caverns topic.)

Spilyth was not originally spawned as royalty. Rather, she killed the current Queen and stole the title. She was paranoid of anybody taking her place, and as such had anyone in a position of military power assassinated or executed when she took over.

### A Coup D'etat Prevented

Spilyth's paranoia was justified when it was discovered that Speli Vance (a scientist who the previous Queen had allowed to work for the Scorpions at Aperture Mesa, but had returned to the Spider Tribe after Spilyth's takeover) and his faction were planning to overthrow Spilyth and take over the tribe from within. Since Skaulus Rax had uncovered this plot and captured Vance, Spilyth granted House Rax permission to personally execute the scientist, though the rest of House Vance managed to escape the Spiders' HQ.

### Militarization

With the tribe's interior enemies seemingly defeated, Spilyth began sending out scouts and digging teams to expand the Spiders' underground territory. She also doubled the size of her army. Spilyth sent ambassadors to Black Fang Mountain and Gorilla HQ, to explain to the inland and Outland tribes alike that she had no interest in allying with them. Spilyth also wanted the Crocodile King Crogall eliminated for unknown reasons, so she sent an assassin to the Crocodile Swamp. The assassin succeeded in killing Crogall but didn't return, and the Crocodiles declared the Spiders their enemies in response to this. On Spilyth's orders, the Spiders continued conducting weapons tests in their Caverns to prepare for a possible war with the Crocs.

### Betrayal

Before she could proceed with her plans, however, Spilyth was abruptly informed by a low-ranking but skilled spider soldier named Sezrac that a witch named Spelyne was planning to overthrow her. Spilyth went to personally kill Spelyne, and ordered an assassin to immediately execute Sezrac, as punishment for formerly conspiring with a traitor. Spilyth confronted Spelyne, and engaged in battle with her deep in the Spider Caverns. As the two of them fought, Sezrac, who had managed to kill the assassin, crept up behind Spilyth and used his spider sword to cut her in half at the torso, killing her instantly.

## Appearance, Gear, and Traits

(Originally posted by Legobuilder on the "Caverns of the Outlands: Spider HQ" topic.)

Appearance: She has the typical build of a Spider Queen. She has eight eyes with two being more prominent. She has two large fangs capable of secreting deadly venom and six legs as well. Her clothing is often elaborate but functional. Normally, she will wear a detailed armor set with a large spider engraved on the breastplate. Under this she wears a comfortable tunic. The armor is colored black with highlights in toxic green.

Weapons: Spilyth carries the traditional staff of a Spider Queen. It has a bladed end that secretes venom capable of smashing almost anything in seconds. In addition, this staff has been modified to fire blasts of energy.

Personality: Spilyth is cold, calculating, and unfathomably cruel. She is incredibly intelligent and is adept at both battlefield and political tactics.

Titles: Maker of the Web, The Venom Queen, Mistress of the Outlands, The Heartless One

She rules the Spider tribe with an iron fist and does not tolerate insubordination. After all, the Web can supply more than enough Spider drones to replace the defiant ones.