Maexxna, the Spider Queen

"Cower before my terrible creations!" -The Lich King

Maexxna (Mesh-nah): The final foe within the Spider Wing of Naxxramas, Maexxna is an unimaginably large spider. This gargantuan arachnid is the true form of Grand Widow Faerlina. In the Nerubian tongue, “Maexxna” is loosely translated “mother.” Maexxna was likely the brood mother of a very numerous and very long line of primitive Nerubian slaves, and was found in a very dark corner of the lowest sections of the Upper Kingdom. She was detained by the higher Nerubians and the viziers were able to lull her into a comatose state via magic. Having slain numerous Nerubians in the process, Maexxna is no beast to be trifled with. She was transported to the upper levels of Azjol’nerub and presented to King Arthas as a spoil of the conflict. Arthas commissioned her into the service of Kel’thuzad, but first employed the service of Mardraum, the Grand Pontiff of the Cathedral of Darkness, for creating an avatar for the massive spider. Faerlina was spawned as a result of the debauched ritual, and their powers are linked symbiotically. If either Faerlina or Maexxna is weakened or slain, the counterpart will suffer a great blow to her power. Maexxna was injected by Grobbulus with immense amounts of Scourged Plague Serum, increasing her endurance and lethality to even greater heights. Maexxna’s formidable form was already enough to deter entire battalions of foes, but her scourged body can now engage in offensive combat that exceeds that of her consort Hadronoxx. Maexxna is still used as a brood mother, laying clutches of eggs and producing scourged spiders to fuel the legions of Kel’thuzad’s citadel. Her girth enables her to overpower and crush her prey while her legs are barbed and sharpened for lacerating and puncturing flesh. Her infected body is able to pass diseases into the blood stream of her prey by simply being in their presence. Concentrated doses of venom and pathogen are administered by her fanged bites.

Ultimate Power: Web Spray—Maexxna will not hesitate to make use of her spinnerets to utterly incapacitate a group of enemies if she has grown tired of fighting. She will spray webs in a large, conical area in front of her and the tensile nature of the webs will suffocate, strangle, or immobilize prey.