Arachne

Arachne ("Spiders") are truly impressive Genesis Creatures, remnants from the dawn of time. They have far more self-awareness and intelligence than the Cruma, but never developed a complex society like the Giants, their biggest societal unit being the "household". Such an Arachne household consists of a "mother", like for example Orfen in the Sea of Spores, who is gathering around her "handmaidens" like the Riba moths and "retainers" like the Raikel crabs.

Apart from Orfen, another famous Arachne is her elder sister Nerupa, who is living beneath the Mother Tree near Elven Village. Then there was Harnea who hid the Shilen Temple at Dark Elven Village from the eyes of enemies with curtain of silvery spider webs she had spun.

Generally speaking, Arachne are rather benevolent creatures. Even Orfen, who now attacks anybody that comes too close, had originally tried to stop the war between Elves and Humans and had only turned aggressive after she was severely wounded and, after a long sleep, witnessed the devastation those two races had wreaked on the forest that was her home.