Jorogumo

Classification
Monster, Malevolent

Brief Description
A massive spider creature, about the size of a cow, that will take on the appearance of a beautiful human woman in order to lure in prey.

Further Information
The jorogumo is a monster that plays the long game, they will assume the shape of a human woman for months at a time, returning to their lair only occasionally. While in this form they will find a male victim in a nearby town or city and charm him into falling deeper and deeper in love with their human form. As the poor unsuspecting fool falls deeper, the jorogumo tightens its grip on him until the only thing on the man's mind is the woman he believes he has fallen in love with. While under the thrall of a Jorogumo, the victim will often have nightmares of spiders, but he will think little of it while so wholly devoted to the monster. Eventually, she will lure the male into her lair, revert to her true form and make a meal of his innards, she will then lay her eggs inside of the body.

Dealing With A Jorogumo
Jorogumo is extremely rare and very hard to track down, so a Spectre is advised too first locate the lair. This can be accomplished by simply following the spiders, spiders will often congregate at the jorogumos lair if there is one nearby. There are wards around a Jorogumo lair that alert it to trespassers, so it will soon come to investigate the disturbance. From there, fire and caution are the most effective tool in a spectres arsenal. Burning the webs is also advisable to limit any restriction of movement they may cause. Blessed steel or silver should be used in conjunction with the fire.