On the world of Arashash, there is a booming slave trade. Every slave knows that there are two groups you do not want to be sold into: a master of your own species--because there's no doubt you'll end up more than a hunter or a maid--or a Widower Spider. Spiders in general tend to be good masters for a slave to serve because there's no way a spider would ever find a mammal attractive, but Widower Spiders are known to be vindictive and extremely unpleasant to associate with. Obviously they're male Widow Spiders, but the only males to survive are the ones that look extremely feminine--slimmer than most males, larger and darker in color--and force themselves to never trust anyone. As a result they're very harsh masters, perfectionists to a fault and cunning as a demon.

This is K'moh Sianan, and he has an entire army of slaves at his beck and call. However, in spire of his being a Widower Spider he's a decent sort of man--a bit malicious sometimes and rather untrusting to anyone outside his household, but not as bad as the rest of his kind. The reason for this is the same reason he's missing his left back leg and left index finger, as well as the reason for the scar in his facial exoskeleton; the war ten years ago forced several people into trusting and believing in things they normally wouldn't touch with a ten-foot-pole, and K'Moh is one of them.

This is one of the main characters from an as-yet-untitled story I'm working on revolving around a master-spider--K'Moh--and a slave-mouse--Karish--and how she learns that stereotypes aren't always accurate and a person is not defined by their species. There's also a war and whatnot, of course, but mostly it's a learning experience for Karish. K'Moh is a genius who sort of manipulates her into learning things she doesn't want to know but has to to survive.

Like I said, he's a decent sort.

This is only a rough coloring, though it still took several hours. I was trying to settle on a tint color for his exoskeleton and ended up on red. How does it look?

K'Moh Sianan, Arashash, Widower Spider © Me