Arama Duzek

Written by Pookas Kreations

The Arama are the males of the Arafa Duzek race. Most people consider them to be a different species as they look nothing alike, but they are actually a subspecies. They look similar to an Ettercap. They have four-arms, two-legs, a spider-like head, a hairy body, some have claws or hooks instead of hands, and no wings. Most are medium size humanoids, some are actually large monstrous spiders. All are sentient but are more like drones than self-autonomous beings, they need directions and will follow the last direction given or mill around in the same location until told differently.

Arama excel at most martial skills. Some weapons need to be special-made for them because of their unusual body type. Their strength allows them to be counted as two sizes larger for anything pertaining to encumbrance. This is good because horses and most other mammals are terrified of them, and will flee at first sight or smell. Their favored prey are hooved animals such as deer.

Naming Traditions

Masculine names

They usually only have one name and the clan name, sometimes males have no names just a rank.

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Sylvan, spider speak.

Shared customary codes and values

Defend females, follow their orders.

Ideals

Gender Ideals

Females are in charge, males are for defense and/or manual labor. Females breed, males are infertile unless the queen chooses to change that.

Racial Traits:

• Fast Heal 10
• Spider climb
• Camouflage
• resistance to magic 20
• immune to iron
• supravision
• keen senses
• danger sense
• summon another
• DR 10/-
• echolocation
• hive mind
• spin silk: rough silk, thick and lumpy but strong

Encompassed species

• Arafa Duzek