Ettercap

Spider-Faced Brutes

This hideous purple creature walks upright like a man, but its face is that of a spider, and its hands are sickle-shaped claws.

Ettercaps are typically 6 feet tall and weigh about 200 pounds. They are solitary creatures and rarely group with others of their kind, even to mate. When they do group, they tend to attract a variety of different spiders, forming a strange collective of ettercaps and arachnids. Ettercaps are known for building cunning traps out of webs and other natural materials, using them to trap prey. They build shelters out of webbing, often high up in the trees away from other ground-based predators, and use monstrous spiders as lookouts and guardians.

Typically not brave creatures, their traps often ensure that the enemy never draws a weapon. When an ettercap does engage its enemies, it attacks with its claws and venomous bite. It usually refuses to come within melee reach of any foe that is still able to move, and flees if an opponent gets free.

Special Traits

Poisonous Bite: Ettercaps have a highly poisonous bite that can cripple prey by inhibiting motor function and eventually causing temporary paralysis.
Spider Empathy: Ettercaps can naturally communicate and relate to spiders of all kinds. It is common to find families of ettercaps in the company of many large clutches of monstrous spiders that follow their commands without hesitation.