Cildabrin

Cildabrins were a species of intelligent, monstrous creatures.

Description
Cildabrins looked like a combination of giant spider and giant scorpion. They had the body of a large, furred spider, but instead of eight legs, the first pair of legs were the pincers of a scorpion. They had a large tail of a scorpion, with a large, stinger at the tip. As they lacked a spinneret, they were unable to create webs.

Abilities
Cildabrins had the innate ability to duplicate the effects of a spider climb spell at all times. In addition, they had the innate ability to duplicate the effects of silence, 15' radius and web of darkness, 15' radius spells three times per day. Cildabrins were immune to the effect of a web and similar spells.

Combat
Cildabrins were ambush hunters. They hid from their target within an area of silence, luring them closer by leaving some treasure on the ground, leaping out and attacking once their target was in range. They used their sharp claws to crush a target, or their stinger to delivering a powerful poison. If their target proved to be stronger than anticipated, cildabrins used their innate ability to create an area of darkness to make a hasty retreat.

Habitat
Cildabrins made their lairs in deep, warm caves.

Ecology
Cildabrins were obligate carnivores and would eat any creature it could. Since it was unable to digest inorganic material,a cildabrin removed any armor, weapons or any other item from their prey before their meal. These items were collected and later used as a lure.

Cildabrins were solitary creatures and only socialized for mating purposes. A female cildabrin laid up to forty large purple eggs in her lair. This nest was kept in darkness to protect the eggs.