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.

Grand Widow Faerlina, Avatar of the Spider Queen

"Kneel before me, wretch!"

Grand Widow Faerlina (Far-leen-ah): The Grand Widow is a devil of she-devils. Boasting an utterly awful relation with Anub’rekhan, she is often to be found in Anub’rekhan’s Parlor, willingly subjecting herself to the sexual advances of the great beast. Her lust for relations with the great Nerubian is a result of her being the avatar of the guardian of the Spider Wing, Maexxna. Her humanoid form boasts the beauty of the most ravishing temptress, a supple figure, auburn hair coming to her shoulders, emerald eyes, and tanned skin. She sports also the Plagueheart Regalia, a set of robes blessed with necromantic power by Kel’thuzad. Faerlina is one of the four Grand Necromancers of Naxxramas, the colleague of Noth the Plaguebringer, Heigan the Unclean, and Gothik the Harvester. The three men often poke fun at her relationship to her spiders, her acolytes and Anub’rekhan, but she is sharp as her fangs and is capable of jesting in return. Mentioned above are her acolytes. Faerlina’s offensive strategy is to fight alongside a coven of trained acolytes, her mind slaves. Subordinating the acolytes with her mind, a select number of the Cult of the Damned, she empowers them as they defend her. Her body is frail but her powers are to be feared. The acolytes hold down their prey while Faerlina rains fire upon the intruders, incinerating both the acolyte and his quarry. Her fire is wrathful and potent, increased in power by the armor she wears. She bears also a wicked runeblade, which she uses to carve the flesh and souls of her opponents. Often the acolytes will flank a single opponent and hold him while Faerlina acquaints the flesh of her victim with the scarring, plague infused blade. She is terribly wicked and her unfair combat tactics make her a formidable foe. She does not particularly seek lichdom but an entirely new office that Kel’thuzad has convened with her about: Grand Inquisitor. Her skills with the blade and her select group of servants would allow her to easily target, capture and torture the particularly troublesome members of the Argent Dawn.

Ultimate Power: Frenzy—Should an acolyte fall while her mind powers are in effect, this will induce an unstoppable rage within Faerlina, in which her haste and the power of her fire spells will increase to untold levels of potency. Any attempt to stop her will only incite within her a greater ferocity.

Anub'rekhan, The Lord of the Parlor

"I hear little hearts beating... come closer now... just a little taste will do."

Anub’rekhan (Ah-nube-reh-kahn): A Nerubian crypt lord and subordinate of Anub’arak. This wretched, hulking insect bears little difference to the appearance of any other crypt lord, but each one bears his own personality and with it the idiosyncratic habits that give rise to his infamy. Anub’rekhan is no divergence from this pattern. Residing in his own chambers in Naxxramas, he refers to his massive dwelling place as his “parlor.” Nerubian architecture dominates the chamber, replete with artifacts, tables, chairs, and a throne which his girth rests upon. A moat of plagued fluid hems his square chamber in on three sides, the fourth side bearing a door that locks at his command. The “parlor” bears an unusually high ceiling, allowing for Anub’rekhan’s voice to resonate throughout the place. Using this to his sickly advantage, he welcomes intruders through his gates before he begins his offensive. Certain happenings within the Parlor are often left unspoken by the mortal races, the despicable nature of them unfit for common conversation. Anub’rekhan is best described as sadistic; his revels in inflicting pain, in torturing, and in sexually abusing his victims. His various proboscis and needle-like appendages are well suited for his disgusting desires. He is often accompanied by two female Nerubian consorts who satisfy his desires as well as aid in his torturing of intruders. If they are slain in the course of struggle, Anub’rekhan will immediately cease the games of cat-and-mouse that he plays with his victims and will frenzy. At this point he will be nigh unto impossible to detain. He is intricate and systematic in his torture methods, invading the orifices, quartering limbs slowly, or unleashing hosts of hungry scarabs to feed upon his opponents.

Ultimate Power: Utter Devour—As Anub’rekhan grows tired of pursuing his prey, he will cease the hunt and take his victims into his barbed mouth to grind their flesh to tiny shreds and scraps.