====== Spiders ======

{{ :creatures:spiders.png?420|Spiders}}

Web-builders of sheds, caves, old halls, and dark forests, easily shifted from natural pest to horror symbol.

===== In the North =====

Ordinary spiders are everywhere people leave corners undisturbed. Giant spiders are fantasy creatures, but they fit deep woods, abandoned mines, and magically changed ruins.

===== Myth and Folklore =====

Spiders are not prominent in surviving Norse myth, but weaving imagery matters broadly in northern fate traditions. That makes spider webs useful visual language for fate, traps, and patient danger.

===== Campaign Use =====

Use spiders as small atmosphere, giant ambushers, poison threats, or signs that a passage has been unused by living people for too long.

===== See Also =====

  * [[:creatures|Norse Creatures]]

===== Sources =====

  * Wildlife of Norway: https://grokipedia.com/page/Wildlife_of_Norway

===== Game Master Notes =====

DM-only encounter details, stat blocks, and running notes are kept at [[dm:creatures:spiders|Spiders (DM)]].