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GIANT ARACHNIDS CRAWL everywhere irrthe worldand in the planes beyond. Their webs can be foundstrung in dark forests, ancient ruins, damp caverns,abandoned buildings, or sewers-anywhere that preycan be caught and devoured.BRISTLE SPIDERTHIS MASSIVE SPIDER hunts within vast overgrownjungles, where the plant life is large enough to affordnumerous places from which it can surprise theunwary. Bristle spiders have also been known tomake lairs underground, where larger caverns anddungeon chambers offer places in which they canhide and stalk their prey.BRISTLE SPIDER TACTICSA bristle spider uses bristle blast to disorient its enemies,then acidic poison spray to slow them. It uses itsaction point to make both attacks in the first roundof combat. Then it closes in to bite dazed or blindedenemies.BRISTLE SPIDER LORENature DC 18: Ettercaps and drow prize theselarge arachnids as companions and guardians.Other races have been known to employ and trainthem as well.Nature DC 23: Bristle spiders were long ago bredby the oni to serve as mounts and servants in the vastjungles of the world.Bristle SpiderLevel 15 Elite LurkerHuge natural beast (spider) XP 2,400Initiative +18 Senses Perception +8; tremorsense 10HP 232; Bloodied 116AC 29; Fortitude 27, Reflex 29, Will 23Saving Throws +2Speed 8, climb 6 (spider climb)Action Points 10 Bite (standard; at-will) • PoisonReach 2; +20 vs. AC; 1d10 + 6 damage, and the target is slowedand takes ongoing 10 poison damage (save ends both).•i* Acidic Poison Spray (standard; at-will) • Acid, PoisonClose blast 5; +18 vs. Reflex; 2d8 + 6 acid and poison damage,and the target is slowed and takes ongoing 10 acid and poisondamage (save ends both).