Nickname –- The Dark Whisper, Venom’s Embrace, Mistress of the Web
Age –- 93
Gender –- Female
Race –- Drider
Drow society is absolutely ruthless. It is an example of “Survival of the Fittest”—if you are unable to keep yourself alive by any means necessary, you are not worthy of the life you have. Alauniira was quite traumatized by her status growing up as a second daughter, essentially forced into physical labor. The threat of death and torture hung above her head at the slightest hesitancy or the tiniest mistake, so she constantly plotted ways to avenge those that she felt were wronging her, especially her privileged sister. After her transformation, this sort of superiority manifested itself and she reciprocated the same feelings toward her kin as they had done so many times to her.
Outside of drow society, however, Alauniira is rather manipulative and domineering, viewing herself superior in almost every way. She thrives on maintaining control of a situation and becomes rather agitated when things are not going her way. Due to her choice of career, she has become rather unfazed by death, even possibly deriving some sick pleasure from it. She does not, however, murder innocents for the sake of murdering them and causing chaos—Alauniira only kills either for food or for a contract, but she does seem to grow hungry a lot…
Drow society is based off of status and power, two things that the creature known as Alauniira seemed to lack in the days before her transformation. She was not always this creature, but instead a low-class worker trying to survive from day-to-day life and avoid the all-too-common fate of being murdered by her kin. Her older sister, in an attempt to be rid of such dead weight, stole a vial of potent spider venom and attempted to poison her food with it. Whether blessed by whatever deities still remain in this world or through some mutation in her bloodstream or the spider, she will never know nor care to find out, but she fundamentally changed. No longer was she a weak drow nobody—her sister once thought that, and shortly after she was found dead, a nasty spider bite on her neck the only clue to her demise.
With such freedom and power at her disposal, she shed her old identity in favor for a new one. The newly-dubbed Alauniira was called upon for assassinations due to her “special skills”. She soon felt that the demand was growing too large for her to carry out alone, and there were those that were searching for her talents, to learn from her in the art of assassination. A cabal of drow now follows the drider, leaving her signature “kiss of death” behind in their victims and amassing a small fortune and, more importantly, the respect and the power she never would have had otherwise.
Climbing – Because of her physiology, Alauniira is able to climb vertical surfaces and across ceilings unhindered and, more importantly for her line of work, completely silently. She is also to hang from these surfaces indefinitely.
Spinnerets – Alauniira is able to produce a strong silk from her abdomen. With this material, she is able to create webs and even spin it into more complex items—nets, rope, even clothing. Her elite assassins are even woven special Darksilk armor, as she calls it, which is the ultimate proof of their skill and loyalty to her cause. When feeding, Alauniira prefers to wrap her victims in silk before draining them of fluids, much like a real spider might.
Kiss of Death – The infamous “Kiss of Death”, as her method of execution has come to be known. Alauniira has developed an immunity to poisons and toxins of all types. In addition, she is able to create a potent neurotoxin that she can inject into a victim with a bite. She is also able to milk her venom and coat weapons with it and even spit it in a pinch.
Enhanced Senses – Drow already have a very acute sense of darkvision, which allows them to see clearly in even the inkiest of darkness. Since her transformation, Alauniira has now been able to pick up acute vibrations from the ground, so she can technically sense people and objects behind her as well.
As seen above, Alauniira has the head and torso of a young drow female with long black hair atop her head. However, her legs have been replaced by the body of a large black spider. Instead of a drow’s pale red eyes, Alauniira sports five bright yellow eyes on her face, most of which are usually covered by her hair. Her mouth hides two retractable fangs which she uses to inject venom into a victim.
Alauniira is not at Castle Yuki; however, she is making her way there currently. One of her Darksilk agents has heard rumors of a gathering at this place to unite the world under one rule. The Mistress of the Web did not wish to see a group of righteous fools attempt to rule the world without her, so she is now making her way to the castle, whether invited or not. If allowed entry, she will investigate the group; if denied, well… she has her ways of getting inside anyway.