Homebrew Spiderfolk Species Details

Spiderfolk

The spiderfolk are a race unknown to most, if not all, of the world. They hide deep in the Underdark and only leave in dire emergencies. The occasional drow that discovers their society will find that they will never leave.

Thin and Secretive

Spiderfolk have an extra set of eyes, dark and faded skin colors, four limbs that end darker and hairier then the rest of their bodies. Besides those features, they are fairly similar to humans in appearance. They use this to their advantage whenever they leave their society, wearing covering clothes to pass of as a human or a drow. They stand between 4 to 5 feet tall and are very thin. They tend to keep most of what they know a secret, being that they do not trust others not of their kind.

Their secluded nature makes them very antisocial, only feeling open when they are around their own kind or if they know an idividual well enough that they can feel comfortable around them. This also prevents people of other cultures from learning the origins of their race and city location.

Stable and Long Lived

Their home city, Arachniapolis, is hidden by the camouflaged trap door leading to the city's entrance. The city is built of carved rocks and webbing from the spiderfolk. Their homes are adhesed to the walls of the underground cavern, armed with traps for any intruding the town on the cavern floor. The city is lit by magic orbs made by the city wizards.

The queen of the city is the only one allowed to bear children, and only one of her many children may live in the queen's home to become the next queen. This family line is given the title "Succession of Motherhood" to signify their role in balancing the population and caring for the city inhabitants.

There is a story told to the young of the spiderfolk to explain why they keep secrets to the outside world. The story goes, "Once, there was a mighty queen who ruled a city on the land. She was proud of this city, claiming it impenetrable due to it's magic defenses, that no one could go through it without her willing it so. But one day, vicious folk arrived with an army and a mighty wizard, who destroyed the magic defending the city and pillaged it of its gold and food. The queen had no choice but to hide deep in the underdark, hidden from all others so another attack could never happen."

Spiderfolk Names

Spiderfolk do not give names based on gender, nor do they have surnames due to the queen being the only legal mother. So all of there names are considered unisex.

Given Names: Arane, Theraph, Angele, Antrodi, Theridii, Cybaei, Hexath, Thomisi, Cteni, Corinn, Eutich, Dictyn, Clubion, Pisauri, Saltici, Linyphii, Lycos, Gnaphos, Sparass, Anyphae, Pholc, Ulobo, Filist, Tetrag, Sicarii, Leptonet, Oxyo

Spiderfolk Traits

Spiderfolk have developed many adaptations to cope in their dark, cavernous environment.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.

Age

Spiderfolk youth typically reach maturity around 14 years old. They live to about 60 years old.

Alignment

The spiderfolk tend to be impartial to matters other than their own well being. Because of this, they lean toward chaotic neutral.

Size

Spiderfolk are around 4 to 5 feet tall on average and weigh around 115 pounds. Your size is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

The dim lighting of the city has given you the ability to treat dim light as bright and darkness as dim light within 60 feet of you. You cannot discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Web Weaving.

You can produce strong strands of web from your fingertips. These strands can hold 200 pounds of weight and be used in many ways. You can spend a minute to make basic structures, unless you are proficient with Weaver's tools which speeds it up to 1 round uninterrupted, or you can spend a minute setting up a simple trap, unless you are proficient with Thieves' tools which speeds it up to 1 round uninterrupted. These strands are flammable. any strands exposed to fire burns away in 1 round, dealing 2d4 fire damage to any creature that starts its turn in the fire.

Language

You can speak, read and write Common and Undercommon.