10 Kythorn 1500 DR
KING'S FOREST - The once in a decade mating march of male harp spiders in the King’s Forest has begun.
From
Suzail north to Immersea and Arabel, and from Eveningstar west to Tyrluk and High Horn, travelers are being warned to avoid traveling through the King’s Forest unless absolutely necessary for the next tenday (and possibly longer).
Folk leaving the forest have reported the sight of rangers herding aggressive male arachnids away from rest stops on the Starwater Road between Dhedluk and Immersea by means of spells and trickery.
Rangers and Royal Foresters alike are warning travelers to avoid playing harp song of any kind lest they wish to invite an attack.
Troupes of harp spiders have been observed on the Way of the Dragon. These are moving southwest before breaking off the road and into the forest, likely in the direction of web song played by female harp spiders deeper in the wood.
On the Ranger's Way, the roadside trinkets and edibles peddler Elgur Harthmantle observed a ride of Purple Dragons escorting a handful of minstrels and bards, a veritable horde of spiders trailing their enchanted harp song. Amongst the male spiders, said Elgur, were specimens "large as a thimdror."
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