Varaxia

Va'raxia is among the last remaining handful of a rare species of giant drider. Known to most as simply Golden Driders, they get their name sake both from their gilded carapaces as well as the golden silk they naturally produce for their webs. Unfortunately the reason they're numbers are dwindling now is that the species was hunted to near extinction for their golden exoskeletons and priceless silks, as well as the sport in the hunt most of these poachers reveled in.

Va'raxia herself witnessed much of her family killed while she was still little more than a hatchling. Able to stay undetected thanks to luck, her small size, and her parents' quick thinking... she simply watched hunters kill them and on the spot butcher them for the pieces they sought. The traumatized spiderling waited in hiding for nearly a whole day even after the killers of her parents left, frightened they were still waiting for her out there... Only after the silence became unbearable did she burst fourth over the bodies of her family. Her fear slowly being replaced by rage as she sat in the blood. An innate sinister magic welling up within the young spiderling as the need for vengeance seeded itself in her heart. The blood of her family becoming her first weapon as she left her home with only a hunting instinct, and the blessings of some otherwordly power.

Needless to say, Va'raxia hunted down those who hunted her in the same manner. Ruthless, and with enjoyment of the sport. Her powers growing with each new prey feeding her. Within only a few years she had reclaimed the mountain forest that was once her home and burning a fear into those surrounding. Many thinking she was a demon of vengeance, The Blood Weaver they called her, as her webs lost their golden gleam and instead crimson soaked strands of silk were the only things left in her destructive wake.

Now even with her home reclaimed, and with the deaths of those who'd wronged her in the past... Va'raxia continues her hunt. Becoming little more than the poachers who'd made her this way. She enjoyed the chase, the screams, the taste of fresh blood in a writhing victim. Also similarly to the hunters of the past... she collects valuables from those she preys on... Primarily gold and jewels. Which all now resides in her mountain den in a pile that would make a dragon envious.

-Golden Silk Weaving: Where her species get's it's name, Va'raxia is capable of creating strong strands of golden silk, that even shimmers when bunched up enough. Most of her own clothing is made of this strong yet soft material.

-Neuro Toxic Bite: Va'raxia is indeed a venomous variety of spider and one should be weary if she bears her fangs. Being over a century in age, Va'raxia has become quite adept at using her most primitive offense. She can practically choose to use her bite as a mild sedative, to a lethal injection.

-Hemomancy: Va'raxia is a self taught master in blood magic. Capable of using it in a variety of ways ranging from bringing her webs to life, to controlling the body of someone, to condensing blood into ruby-like gemstones that have even wider amount of uses depending what they're bound to. More in depth descriptions of main abilities of her blood magic below

-Size/Shape Shift: Not to be confused with actual shape shifting, but Va'raxia has found her size to be troublesome in many situations. To get around this, she is capable of compressing her size to about half while also locking down some of her power. As well, most people do not take kindly to arachnids so she is capable of doing similar magic to hide her spider half away to replace them with more human legs. If she needs to truely show her inner spider, she can inverse this, and replace her humanoid torso with the terrifying head and mandibles of a true spider.

-Blood Gems: These jewels of compressed blood is likely what brought Va'raxia to learning blood magic as her favorite gem is the ruby that shares a similar appearance. However these condensed stones of life energy have many uses. Firstly if the stone is created from a still living person it can be used as a vector to control them, ranging from holding their soul should their body fail, to healing them if Va'raxia chooses, to taking actual control over the rest of the blood still within their body. Secondly the stones can be used as easy storage for large amounts of blood for Va'raxia's usage, as well as enhancing other abilities with their compressed essence.

-Prominent treasures (ranging from enchanted items, keepsakes, to even people) Va'raxia obtains will go here, for now most of what her hoard contains is what one might expect a dragon to have. Piles of gold and jewels housed in her den. A wealth great enough to attract would be plunderers even through the risk of meeting their doom.

-Blood Gem Hunting Knife: Va'raxia's first true trophy. The knife that was once used to carve up her kin, now turned into a vessel to house the souls of the hunters she took vengeance on. The Blade turned into a ruby red bloodstone after she turned the knife against the hunters that had killed her parents. Their souls now damned for her eternal amusement.

-Va'Raxia's den does house other spiders that serve under her, but she is not a brood mother

- Do you Swear yourself to me?: While Va'raxia can be a merciless predator, she is also capable of being bargained with if you're willing to become part of her treasures. However she has to either find you as visually appealing as her other treasures, or see the potential in you to gather more for her hoard. Binding those who beg to her to blood stones to shackle them to her service.

-Fly Caught in the Spider's web: Unlucky travellers happen across her territory once in a blue moon. So when this rare happenstance occurs in her home field, she loves to play a twist game of cat and mouse. The prey is already trapped once they enter the range of her mountain home, all they are capable of doing is survive and avoid as she teases them until they trap themselves in her web. Will likely use some form of dice mechanics spoken about depending on what sort of scene is wanted!