Neogi

The neogi were a race of spider-like creatures that were usually accompanied by umber hulks, their large ape/beetle crossover monsters. They were ruthless, xenophobic slavers and plunderers, hated in all known crystal spheres.

Description
Neogi were small eight-legged creatures, no bigger than a small child. They had a head with reflective eyes that sat upon a long eel-like neck and were sometimes described as akin to a cross between a wolf spider and an eel.

Personality
They were intensely cautious, choosing not to fight unless there was a significant prize of gold or other valuables.

Combat
They fought using a psychic ability to cause pain and discomfort, but it seemed to be limited to their line of sight.

Society
The neogi traveled through the Sea of Night using large spider-shaped spelljammer ships known as deathspiders and, less commonly, lighter ships known as mindspiders. They also had access to Starry Compasses, or magical devices that, when properly installed, could allow a normal seafaring craft from Toril to lift out of the water and rise into the Sea of Night.

Language
The complicated language of the neogi was called K'azz'jak'n.

Religion
The neogi had an unusual view of their deities: The did not offer prayers and rarely sacrifice, but demanded favors and boons from them regularly, seeing the deities as servants of the neogi race. The neogi powers were sexless just like the neogi themselves.

Speaking the name of one of their deities incorrectly was seen as a sacrilege worthy of a slow and painful death by the neogi. Given the difficulties of the neogi language for other races, it was advisable to refrain from the attempt of pronouncing the deities' names.

The neogi pantheon included:


 * Ka’jk’zxl, the dead god of creation.
 * Kil'lix, a chaotic evil lesser god of death, murder, and poison.
 * Kr'tx, a chaotic evil lesser god of war, brutality, and strength.
 * P'kk, a lawful evil lesser god of fear and tyranny.
 * Thrig'ki, a neutral evil lesser god of "love" (actually more like envy and jealousy in human terms).
 * T'zen'kil, a neutral evil lesser god of torture, pain, and suffering.

Appearances

 * Computer Games:
 * Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace
 * Novels:
 * Corsair