Editing Kyuad's Lorebook (section)

=== Aranesil, or Spider-Elf ===

Rumors abound about a group of dwarves who encountered strange spiders in the Kaladruns with distorted and disturbing elvish body parts.  These were black-skinned and seemed to be fused with the spider's body.  Something matching this description was being held captive by Possiogn when encountered at ShadowWall.  This creature, however, was fearsome in its beauty.  The elf body, extant from the pelvis upward, seemed to be growing out of the thorax, in place of the head.  With the 8 spider legs and two humanoid arms, it looked fully capable of virtually anything that either origin creature may attempt.  Upon dissection, it became clear that the amalgamation did not end at the simple conjoining, but extended to every part of the creature's structure.  The eyes were wide and uniformly black, just as with spiders.  Within the mouth were found very long, extendable fangs just behind the normal row of teeth.  The jaw opened suprisingly wide, making it possible for this creature to bit ahold of any size of creature with fangs that were capable of exuding very caustic poison.  The poison sacs were found in the base of the spider torso.  Each was slightly larger than a human's head and very full of poison that was capable of dissolving wood and other organic material tested.  The poison had a milky white consistancy and smelled of mineral.

When encountered the creature spoke Danisil and seemed to be in agony, requesting that we kill him.  We were obliging before it became evident whether he was as naturally capable with magic as his kin of likeness.

Possiogn claimed to have been responsible for the creation of this creature, however this is unlikely.  It would be interesting to find more.  The sexual dimorphism of elf and spider are opposed - in the amalgamation is it the male or female that is larger?  Lacking mammalian reproductive organs, how is fertilization performed?

What to call this creature?  Araneae and Danisil make strage compounds.  Daneae and Aransil are the easiest, but obviously not ideal, as one is a common name and the other is simply too confusing, as it is a homophone of Erunsil.  Danider is an acceptable term, though it sounds casual, and is specific to the Danisil.  Arachnisil is perhaps the best option, though it does nothing to differentiate the creature from a possible elf-scorpion abomonation.  Therefore, I shall classify these as '''Aranesil'''.  Common names given to racial specifics are acceptable, such as Danider or Carachnid.