Hentrax

The horrifying arachnid creature was reluctantly created by Eltra to protect the Liber Albus Magicae. She hated to do it, but she had to ensure that the book never saw its way into the wrong hands. She imagined her worst fears and amalgamated them into one creature, and the Hentrax was born. To prevent him from terrorizing innocent civilians, she encased him inside of a tomb, where the book was held. She gave him hyperstrong reflexes and senses, so that he could snap awake on a moment’s notice when an intruder entered the tomb. Only those that are truly determined, skilled, or even just fortunate enough to sneak or fight past him get the book. She also made a special effort to put him far enough into the temple so that anyone that entered had plenty of time and opportunities to leave before they even encountered the monstrosity. The only person that was able to get past the creature was the Eltoran botanist Amaranthe Vossen, who was small but very quick and stealthy. She recovered the book successfully, just narrowly escaping the twelve-legged beast.