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PHASE SPIDERTHESE CUNNING FEYWILD PREDATORS have beenknown to cross into the world in search of prey. Liketheir natural cousins, they can be found in nearly anyenvironment.Phase SpiderLevel 8 SkirmisherLarge fey beast (spider) XP 350Initiative +11 Senses Perception +7; tremorsense 10HP 87; Bloodied 43AC 22; Fortitude 19, Reflex 21, Will 18Speed 6, climb 6 (spider climb), teleport 6© Bite (standard; at-will) • Poison, Sleep+13 vs. AC; 1d8 + 5 damage, and the target is slowed(save ends). First Failed Saving Throw: The target is knockedunconscious instead of slowed (save ends),•f Ethereal Bite (standard; recharge [_ _]) • TeleportationThe phase spider teleports 10 squares and makes a bite attack.•1 Ethereal Repulsion (immediate interrupt, when an enemymoves adjacent to the phase spider; at-will) • TeleportationTargets the triggering enemy; +11 vs. Will; the spider teleportsthe target 4 squares.Alignment UnalignedSkills Stealth +14Languages-Str 17 (+7) Dex 20 (+9) Wis 17 (+7)Con 15 (+6) Int 5 (+1) Cha 10 (+4)PHASE SPIDER TACTICSA phase spider prefers to surprise its prey, using itsethereal bite attack to teleport in, bite an enemy, andthen teleport out of harm's way. Possessing superiormobility through their natural ability to teleport,phase spiders rarely engage a single enemy for longerthan a round or two before moving on to anotheropponent.Phase spiders use hit-and-run tactics in order towear down their prey.PHASE SPIDER LOREArcana DC 20: Though able to sustain themselveson the blood of any living creature, phasespiders prefer to dine on fey victims. They have beenknown to divert their attention away from easier preyin order to attack such creatures.Arcana DC 25: Phase spiders are the result ofancient magical experimentation by the eladrin, donein an effort to create a creature that can be trained toinfiltrate the dark halls of the drow.ENCOUNTER GROUPSPhase spiders hunt both alone and in packs. Theyhave also been known to work alongside other powerfulfey creatures, particularly eladrin.Level 7 Encounter (XP 1,650)• 2 eladrin fey knights (level 7 soldier, MM 102)• 3 phase spiders (level 8 skirmisher)TOMB SPIDERTHESE VORACIOUS KILLERS are true creatures ofthe Shadowfell insofar as they create undead asa part of their life cycle. Tomb spiders constantlylook for opportunities to cross over into the world,frequently making their lairs in graveyards or catacombswhere they can find dead bodies in which tolay their eggs.Tomb SpiderLarge shadow beast (spider)Level 11 Elite ControllerXP 1,200Initiative +9 Senses Perception +12; tremorsense 10HP 226; Bloodied 113AC 25; Fortitude 23, Reflex 22, Will 22Resist 10 necroticSaving Throws +2Speed 6, climb 6 (spider climb)Action Points 1© Bite (standard; at-will) • Necrotic, Poison+16 vs. AC; 1d8 + 5 damage, and the target is dazed and takesongoing 10 necrotic and poison damage (save ends both). Inaddition, the target cannot use second wind until the end of theencounter.-Y Web Net (minor 1/round; at-will)Ranged 10; +15 vs. Reflex; the target is restrained and gainsvulnerable 5 necrotic (save ends both).Webbed Terrain (standard; recharge [:•:] (fj) • ZoneArea burst 3 within 10; +15 vs. Reflex; the target isimmobilized (save ends). Effect: The burst creates a zone ofspider webs that lasts until the end of the encounter. Thezone is difficult terrain.Web WalkerA tomb spider ignores the effects of spider webs and spiderswarms.Alignment Evil Languages -Skills Athletics +15 (+25 when jumping), Stealth +13Str 21 (+10) Dex 18 (+9) Wis 15 (+7)Con 17 (+8) Int 3 (+1) Cha 18 (+9)TOMB SPIDER TACTICSA tomb spider uses its webbed terrain attack to dividethe field of battle. It uses web net to restrain as manyopponents as possible, biting them as opportunityallows. If it becomes bloodied, the tomb spider usesits considerable jumping and climbing abilities toescape, allowing it to return later to renew the fight.TOMB SPIDER LOREArcana DC 16: A tomb spider lays its eggs in ahumanoid corpse, creating an animate mummy inwhich hundreds of tiny tomb spiders reside until thecreature splits open. Tomb spiders are frequentlyemployed by followers of Orcus, which delight intheir natural ability to create undead as part of theirreproductive cycle.