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-Grimm Title: Dreamweaver

-Inspiration: Spiders, mantises, dream crabs (Doctor Who)

-Environment: Caves, abandoned buildings

-Appearance: A large arachnid grimm, with front legs resembling a mantis’ claws. They have three segmented bodies, ending in a large abdomen. They have a pair of lower mandibles (think predator). They are roughly 18 feet long including the abdomen.

-Armoring(s): like most arthropod grimm, dreamweavers are covered in white, bone-like exoskeleton armor, this also extends to the blades of their mantis arms

-Aesthetics: The mask is similar in design to a death stalker’s, but has two, long mandibles at the bottom, the markings on its body resemble mist that is drawn in ancient Japanese art. The black parts of its body are chitinous.

-Behavior: As a rule, dreamweavers are solitary hunters, rarely interacting with other grimm. Dreamweavers often make their homes in dark caves or abandoned buildings. Dreamweavers are extremely patient, some have been known to wait months at a time for their next meal.

-Attack(s): Claws, fangs, stinger.

-Powers: Dreamweavers have a retractable stinger in their abdomens, they use this and their fangs to administer their venom. The venom itself is a combination of melatonin and an unknown chemical that causes REM. The dreamweaver uses this venom to sedate its victims before it kills them. Survivors of dreamweaver attacks often say that they had good dreams after they were bitten, likely the result of the unknown chemical stimulating the part of the brain that is responsible for good dreams. This is likely to ensure that the victim doesn’t struggle during the dreamweaver’s attack. Dreamweavers can also produce webbing that seems to help to restrain victim in case they don't experience sleep paralysis.

-Strengths: Venom, Patience, stinger, claws.

-Weakness(es): No armor on the underbelly, easy to spot, slow.

-Additional Notes: I liked the concept of something else killing the residents of Brunswick Farms, so I made these bad boys.