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Chitanids are the awesome final form of the spiderling race. Nobody is
entirely sure of the process by which a taranchulam transforms, but it's
said to involve a web so intricate, that no species without compound eyes
can follow it, and an expenditure of mental force great enough to shatter
mountains.
Up to 12 feet in length, Chitanids themselves are entirely spiderlike in
form, usually going about on all eight legs, though still able to use their
limbs most dextrously.
Their chitin changes from dull black or brown, to a bright gleaming
material, appearing black or grey in some lights, but shining pearlescent in
others, while the flashes of color about their abdomens glow like gems.
Male chitanids are extremely rare, since usually upon transformation, the
first thing a male does is mate with his colony's queen, who subsequently
devours him.
Though it is said that some males of great fortitude have overcome their
natural impulses, and journeyed the surface world on missions of their own.
Female chitanids might challenge their queen for control of a colony, though
are more likely to simply wait until a male is ready to transform, and so
begin a colony of their own, indeed most chitanids encountered outside of
the home colonies tend to be females looking for prospective mates, or
trying to grow strong enough to challenge the mental powers of their
mothers, especially if a female chitanid's philosophy or outlook differ
markedly from the queen of her colony.
In battle, chitanids' abilities can rival even the strongest of dragons.
Able to use their minds as a weapon, and even use a combination of
transcendental webs and mental force to wield weapons against their foes,
they are opponents not to be under estimated.