Kobbe

The Kobbe is a curious creature, located (in the wild) exclusively in the Nilwood. Like many races that make their home in the evil forest, they generally toe the line of classification between beasts and men. Despite this, however, some Kobbe are known to have left the depths of the forest and come to live with the other civilised races. In this case, they are especially valued for their ability to produce very strong silk, that can be weaved into clothing or rope (often by the Kobbe themselves). This use, however, is not enough to prevent a stigma from being attached to them as evil creatures by many.

Physical Description
From the waist up, the Kobbe resembles a rather typical (albeit terrifying!) humanoid creature. The lower portion of the Kobbe, however, resembles that of a large spider.

Both genders of Kobbe are able to produce silk, although the silk of the males is generally regarded to be of inferior quality to that of the females. In addition, the males are often much smaller in size than the females, rarely reaching twice the size of a female.

Culture
Kobbe are typically solitary creatures. It is very rare to find more than one Kobbe at any given time, although if one does it is almost certainly due to a mating attempt. After this mating attempt, the female will often consume the much smaller, and often younger male.

Diet
Kobbe are exclusively carnivorous. They will generally prefer their food alive, although are not adverse to eating dead meat, provided that it is raw. They will seldom eat cooked meat, even when in civilised society.

Religion
The Kobbe have no observed religion.

Language
The Kobbe primarily communicate through hisses and whistles. It doesn't seem to be a very established language, seeing as no known scholars have managed to decipher it. The Kobbe are able to learn other verbal languages, however, although there are certain sounds that they are unable to pronounce, owing to the unique structure of their jaw.