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=== The Spiders ===

The small guard force maintained by the Spinners are mostly used to guard caravans and stores, as the Spinners don't have large factories in Atathorn proper.  The Spiders, named for the Spinners insignia, enjoy a reputation of being mildly less brutal than the other Alliance guard forces, but also of being clueless yokels from out in the sticks.  This reputation was better-earned a few years back -- recently, the Spiders have been recruiting more heavily from within Atathorn, with the result of becoming more like the Gold Guard or the Eagles.

The Spiders use a blue tabard enchanted with high-quality (Obsolesence 1 or 2) protective spells and, in the city, clubs with low-quality (Obsolesence 3-4) stun spells.  On the road guarding caravans, still a significant part of the Spiders duty, they tend to use un-enchanted crossbows, and those are available for duty in the city which warrants it.  Unlike other Alliances, the Spinners don't crack down heavily on their enforcers using non-standard weapons, so a minority of Spiders carry personal gear of a non-standard sort -- generally a more deadly backup weapon to offset the ineffective duty clubs.  Spiders carry a single power token each, and are given reasonable leeway for using them.