Nerubian webspinner

For the Warcraft III creep, see Nerubian Webspinner.

A Nerubian Webspinner in Warcraft III: Classic.

Nerubian webspinners are a type of nerubians.

In Warcraft III: Classic, they look like other nerubians. In Warcraft III: Reforged, they look similar to viziers.

Known

• Anub'ar Webspinner
• Nerubian Webspinner

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Nerubian workers who demonstrate exceptional weaving skills become webspinners, a caste of nerubians who practice from a young age in creating and shaping webs, raised on a special diet to encourage quick web production. The spinners serve as the engines of industry in nerubian communities, as the webs they create have many applications. They are refined into a substance with the consistency of leather, but far tougher and more durable, which is used for everything from temporary shelters, walls and floors, to scrolls and cloaks. Although still honored in nerubian society, modern webspinners pale in comparison to the old masters of fallen Azjol-Nerub. The webspinners of the Sundered Monolith, for example, can produce webs of only two colors (light and dark silver), whereas the spinners of Azjol-Nerub could create webs of numerous colors which were woven together into hanging tapestry-webs. Through a now-lost art, they could also spin transparent and translucent webs with the same properties as stained glass, and even webs that produced harmonious sounds when walked on.

Many webspinners practice like archers, perfecting the valuable technique of casting over distance, particularly at aerial targets. They can emit a web up to eight times a day and can sense where creatures touch any of their strands. A webspinner's thrown web is similar to an attack with a net, but it has a maximum range of 50 feet, and is effective against targets up to one size category larger than the spider. Webspinners often create sheets of sticky webbing from 5 to 60 feet square, depending on the size of the spider. They usually position these sheets to snare flying creatures but can also try to trap prey on the ground. Approaching creatures must be careful to notice a web; otherwise they stumble into it and become trapped.