Arachne -> Taurats
Taurats are a species of rare and often misunderstood insectoid race. They are closely related to spiders, but possess sapience and emotions. Physically, they lack the venomus bite that their feral cousins possess, and are actually fairly harmless even if angered. Generally small, Taurats are renowned for their artful work with silks and dyes, crafting the finest known garments for sleeping and beauty. Sadly, this had led to the enslavement of much of their race, and they do not fare well in captivity, often becoming ill and refusing to reproduce. As such, their kind is all but extinct in most regions of the world where 'civilized' people reside. This said, Taurats can be found in great numbers in the forest of Daendroc, where they live peacefully with the Yanar. Taurats are also found living a symbiotic lifestyle with the Chi'i, aiding them in the construction of homes and clothing in return for shared resources and protection. Taurats are exceptionally skittish in nature due to their treatment by most more dangerous races, but when in superior numbers and in territory they know they can easily set up traps and catch far more dangerous creatures within them. Despite their mistreatment, Taurats do not harm those who have been captured in their traps, instead releasing them near settlements and roadways to return to the 'civilized' world. Taurats are known as one of the least dangerous and more thoughtful and artful creatures in Aloria by all those who have been captured and released from a Taurat web city.
