Yes, I know it’s not 2025 yet, but I liked this so much that I couldn’t wait to upload it. :’D Nothing about Spiro’s design has changed, but I wanted to give her a new ref with updated artwork and using my new style or refs. C:


Notes-

-True neutral; introvert.

-Spiro is fairly large at 9ft tall and 18ft long from head to tail. The leg span of her spider legs on her back is 30ft making her look even more massive.

-Spiro walks using her spider legs; she rarely uses her actual limbs for anything. She’s able to scale walls, buildings, trees, and other vertical surfaces with her spider legs and because they end in sharp points, she can also use them as stabbing weapons.

-Spiro has two hidden mandibles that fold out from the back of her throat. They deliver a potent venom to kill or immobilize prey. She is able to adjust the chemical makeup of her venom depending on whether she needs to kill or stun. Her mandibles are based on a vinegaroon's pedipalps. Her venom smells of vinegar.

-Spiro is able to reproduce asexually, though she needs suitable warm-bodied hosts to lay her eggs in for her offspring to become viable. She transfers her eggs from herself to her victim via ovipositor. Her eggs then hatch within the host and devour them from the inside out. Her offspring then erupt from the husk of their former home as giant spiders.

-Spiro’s “fur” is actually trillions upon trillions of urticating hairs. These hairs, when used defensively, can blind and even suffocate.

-Spiro’s necklace grants her the ability to shapeshift into various forms. This makes catching prey easier. She can change into a giant spider, human, wolf, deer, and pretty much anything else. These transformations aren’t perfect though. There is always something off about them, but they’re just right enough to be unsettling.

-Though Spiro prefers to catch fresh prey to eat, she won’t pass up the opportunity for easy protein if she comes across an animal carcass. Her stomach acid is so strong it kills any harmful bacteria that may incapacitate her, so feasting on rotting flesh is no issue. Her eating habits depend on how big her prey is. If it’s large like a moose or bear, she’ll rip into it. If it’s small like a human, she’ll just swallow it whole. Incidentally, humans are some of her favorite things to eat and she may have been responsible for a rash of mysterious disappearances near the mountains where she lives.

-Spiro has a territory of over 1000 square miles and she patrols it diligently. She never nests in the same place twice, always on the move come nightfall. Spiro is nocturnal and her night vision is impeccable.

-Though she prefers to nest in caves, if there are no caves nearby she’ll spin massive webs between trees for shelter until she moves again.

-Spiro's blood smells like freshly cut grass.

-Spiro is non-binary and doesn’t conform to human standards of gender or identity. Though she is often referred to as ‘she’, she’s not opposed to being called ‘it’ either.



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