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| − | {{Infobox species|title = Spider of Leng|alias = Leng Spider|origin = [[Dreamlands]], [[Plateau of Leng]]|first = [[Canon#Lovecraft_Myth_Cycle|<span style="color:navy">HPL</span>]]: "[[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath]]"|created by = [[Howard Phillips Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]]}} |
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| − | {{Quote|They leaped as though they had hooves instead of feet, and seemed to wear a sort of wig or headpiece with small horns. Of other clothing they had none, but most of them were quite furry. Behind they had dwarfish tails, and when they glanced upward he saw the excessive width of their mouths. Then he knew what they were, and that they did not wear any wigs or headpieces after all. For the cryptic folk of Leng were of one race with the uncomfortable merchants of the [[Black Galleys|black galleys]] that traded rubies at [[Dylath-Leen]].|H.P. Lovecraft|[[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath]]}} |
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| − | '''Spiders of Leng''', or '''Leng Spiders '''are a race of gigantic purple cannibalistic spiders |
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| + | |origin = [[Dreamlands]], [[Plateau of Leng]] |
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| + | |skin = Purple |
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| + | |first = {{HPL}}: "[[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath]]" |
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| + | |created by = [[Howard Phillips Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]] |
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| + | {{Quote|There were scenes of old wars, wherein Leng's almost-humans fought with the bloated purple spiders of the neighbouring vales.|H.P. Lovecraft|[[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath]]}} |
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| + | The '''Spiders of Leng''', or ''Leng Spiders'' as they are sometimes known, are sentient cannibalistic creatures which appear in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. |
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| + | == Description == |
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| + | Purple-colored arachnid creatures that appear somewhat similar to terrestrial spiders yet on a much larger scale, the smaller of the Spiders of Leng are the size of a Shetland pony; larger specimens would tower over an elephant. They possess a degree of intelligence far higher than that of regular animals, but are not above the cannibalisation of other Leng Spiders. Whilst they are capable of spinning webs to disable their victims, they also possess a venomous bite of great potency, and have the ability to climb sheer surfaces, much like their counterparts in the waking world. |
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| + | == History == |
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| + | Long ago, the Spiders controlled the entire Plateau of Leng in Earth's [[Dreamlands]], until defeat after a long war with the [[Man of Leng|Men of Leng]] forced them to abandon much of their homeland and retreat back to the southern mountains and vales of that strange land. There they dwell to this day, ready to prey on any creature foolish or unwary enough to stray into their territory. |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | Leng Spider (Paizo).jpg|Leng Spider (Pathfinder) |
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Revision as of 19:45, 12 February 2020
| “ | There were scenes of old wars, wherein Leng's almost-humans fought with the bloated purple spiders of the neighbouring vales. | „ | |
| ~ H.P. Lovecraft , The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath |
The Spiders of Leng, or Leng Spiders as they are sometimes known, are sentient cannibalistic creatures which appear in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional Cthulhu Mythos.
Description
Purple-colored arachnid creatures that appear somewhat similar to terrestrial spiders yet on a much larger scale, the smaller of the Spiders of Leng are the size of a Shetland pony; larger specimens would tower over an elephant. They possess a degree of intelligence far higher than that of regular animals, but are not above the cannibalisation of other Leng Spiders. Whilst they are capable of spinning webs to disable their victims, they also possess a venomous bite of great potency, and have the ability to climb sheer surfaces, much like their counterparts in the waking world.
History
Long ago, the Spiders controlled the entire Plateau of Leng in Earth's Dreamlands, until defeat after a long war with the Men of Leng forced them to abandon much of their homeland and retreat back to the southern mountains and vales of that strange land. There they dwell to this day, ready to prey on any creature foolish or unwary enough to stray into their territory.
Gallery
.jpg "Leng Spider (Paizo).jpg (116 KB)")