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<blockquote data-quote="Shade" data-source="post: 5744892" data-attributes="member: 287">This creature is a blend of spider and reptiles. Armored scales cover its body, and its eight legs end in hooked claws.&nbsp; Its mouth bears both insectile mandibles and reptilian fangs, while its tail ends in a barbed stinger.&nbsp; A pair of multifaceted red eyes sit on either side of its head.Wall-walkers are subterranean hunters named for their unusal climbing locomotion.&nbsp; They build hives inside the walls of caverns, using their powerful claws to scoop out rock and dirt, which then is deposited in great heaps at the base of the wall. Wall-walkers range far and wide, and they consider everything that passes near them to be prey.Wall-walkers compete primarily with kalin within their ecological niche. The two species attack one another on sight.Wall-walkers have their own language, consisting of sounds made by rubbing their legs together. Because of the specialized nature of this language, it cannot be reproduced by other creatures.COMBATWall-walkers hunt alone or in pairs, following prey from overhead or along a side wall while using their chameleon abilities to blend in. When an opportunity arises, a wall-walker drops, attempting to sting first and paralyze prey.&nbsp; Pairs generally try to attack lone stragglers, taking advantage of flanking tactics to overwhelm their foe.Wall-walkers are fiercely protective of their hives and young, and will fight to the death if either are threatened.In AthasIn the Dark Sun campaign, wall-walkers are found primarily in the cavern of Kragmorta.&nbsp; The dray who reside there are in a state of war with wall-walkers, and fashion armor and weapons from the tough, supple hides of slain wall-walkers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shade, post: 5744892, member: 287"] [I]This creature is a blend of spider and reptiles. Armored scales cover its body, and its eight legs end in hooked claws. Its mouth bears both insectile mandibles and reptilian fangs, while its tail ends in a barbed stinger. A pair of multifaceted red eyes sit on either side of its head.[/I] Wall-walkers are subterranean hunters named for their unusal climbing locomotion. They build hives inside the walls of caverns, using their powerful claws to scoop out rock and dirt, which then is deposited in great heaps at the base of the wall. Wall-walkers range far and wide, and they consider everything that passes near them to be prey. Wall-walkers compete primarily with kalin within their ecological niche. The two species attack one another on sight. Wall-walkers have their own language, consisting of sounds made by rubbing their legs together. Because of the specialized nature of this language, it cannot be reproduced by other creatures. COMBAT Wall-walkers hunt alone or in pairs, following prey from overhead or along a side wall while using their chameleon abilities to blend in. When an opportunity arises, a wall-walker drops, attempting to sting first and paralyze prey. Pairs generally try to attack lone stragglers, taking advantage of flanking tactics to overwhelm their foe. Wall-walkers are fiercely protective of their hives and young, and will fight to the death if either are threatened. [B]In Athas[/B] In the Dark Sun campaign, wall-walkers are found primarily in the cavern of Kragmorta. The dray who reside there are in a state of war with wall-walkers, and fashion armor and weapons from the tough, supple hides of slain wall-walkers. [/QUOTE]

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