Araquia

The Araquia were an alien arachnid species native to the planet Kirtania. The misuse of the planet's resources by the humans that colonized the planet had resulted in the near-extinction of the araquia race. The average Araquia resembled a large spider, with greenish-brown skin and long legs. They lived in the lower canopy of Kirtania's deciduous jungles. Their knowledge of the plant life on Kirtania gave them a great deal of information on medicine, and their serums and anti-venoms were sought out by travelers and doctors for curing a number of rare diseases.