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Eight-Limbed Entangling Brides

There are many creatures of legend that take the forms of beautiful women to trap and prey upon their paramours. Among such monsters, few are more terrifying than the web-weaving Jorogumo. Known as “Entangling Brides” or “Whore Spiders,” these hybrids of arachnid and woman seek out young, handsome lovers to capture, poison, and slowly drain for sustenance. 

Ancient Arachnids. It is said that Jorogumo are created when a spider reaches 400 years of age, granting it the form of a beautiful bride. It gains grasping claws and fangs filled with poison to paralyze grown men. It exudes its will over its spider kin, using them as scouts and defenders of its lair. 

Skittering Seductresses. The Jorogumo has the uncanny ability to appear as a humanoid woman. Despite its immense size, it can fold and compress its spider-like limbs and body enough to convince any oblivious prey. Some prefer to act as damsels in distress, standing at the edge of a forest beckoning young lovers, and some particularly skilled Jorogumo can fold enough of their body into loose-fitting clothing, walking amongst the people. When a Jorogumo finds a favorable space, they may set up a lair, filled with webbing and young spiders under their control.

Ambush Predators. As deadly as a Jorogumo is on the move, it is infinitely more deadly when entrenched within a lair. Moving silently and unseen amongst its webs, it becomes a silent killer, plucking its prey away from their traveling companions. Once seized, the unfortunate captives are strung up and poisoned, paralyzing them to allow the Jorogumo to feast off of them for days, sometimes weeks. The sight of a Jorogumo’s collected victims has led even hardened hunters to flee in terror.

The pale woman beckoned from the forest’s edge, a distraught look upon her face. Her white silken robes gave her the look of a forlorn bride reaching out desperately for one to aid her to her feet. Upon approach, you feel a tug at your feet and look down to find them held fast by a lattice of unnaturally strong webbing. As you look back to the figure, she begins to rise, taller than expected. Out of the darkness beyond, long slender limbs silently lift the feminine form, a massive arachnoid abdomen trailing behind. As she approaches you, immobilized by webbing, her wide grin splits into dripping, venomous fangs.

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