Creature Concept: The Spider Demon of Laskaris III

Discussion on SciFi Ideas

Laskaris III, a dry and desolate world in the Zeta Anchora system. Visitors to this world will find nothing at first, unless they venture near the caves in the north hemisphere. Spiders the size of rats will swarm out of the caves and surround any intruders. But it’s not food they’re looking for, it’s a new leader.

The giant spider demon isn’t a native of this world, it was a visitor once. Transformed over several days by the venomous bites of the smaller arachnids, this is the fate of any visitor.

Cover art by the amazingly talented Dave Melvin whose artwork we’ve featured before. You can see Dave’s gallery on DeviantArt, and a link to this creation here.

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Vanessa Ravencroft • 2 years ago

If they are Demons from a different plane or reality perhaps they do not need physical food, but a cursed to exist and draw trans dimensional energies. Maybe there are millions of these connected via hyper spatial web.

They could not be based on carbon and possess a different metabolism and feed on minerals or metals. But the picture clearly depicts a predator, so perhaps the same worm hole rift that opens every xxx years that deposited the first spider brings the required prey?

Maybe they are worshiped as gods by a nearby civilization offering slaves ..

Oh the potential answers in a science fiction setting are endless.

As a matter of fact I am going to "borrow" the image.. it fits perfect to the Spider demon of the Klack ( Akth'tjak - http://galnet.wikia.com/wiki/A... )