Horo Neia

The Horo Neia are the Nightmare's Vestige. They are a new species of spider monsters that are the spawns of a Zana Horowa called the Nightmare of the Labyrinth. They are scattered throughout all Strata of the Great Elroe Labyrinth. They have intelligence comparable to that of humans and work in cooperation; they act docile towards humans until aggravated.

Description
The Remnants look similar to the Zana Horowa. Minimum Lesser Horo Neias are described to be palm-sized and every time they evolve the only thing that changes are their size. Due to their extreme intelligence and communication Skills, their threat level increases dramatically the longer they are alive. A fully grown Horo Neia can reach danger level S. In groups their threat level only rises exponentially.

They are capable of communication with each other and other sentient beings via telepathy.

Synopsis
The species was born when Kumoko laid 1000 eggs in the Great Elroe Labyrinth to act as spare bodies in case her original was completely obliterated. When this exact scenario came to pass when Ariel killed her, at the same time she hatched from the egg she transferred her soul into, the other eggs hatched as well. Finding herself in a weakened state, Kumoko ordered her offspring to bring her food. Although half died in the process, the Horo Neia successfully nursed their mother back to health. Prior to leaving, Kumoko also took note of her offsprings' intelligence and how quickly they evolved.

After Kumoko was seemingly killed during The War in Sariella, an army of Horo Neia furiously attacked Keren County. During the battle, they also engaged the previous Hero, Julius.

Years later, Kumoko (now Shiraori) returned to the Labyrinth to find that the Horo Neia are thriving and had earned the terrifying moniker of the "Nightmare's Vestige". They would also once again face Julius while he was exploring the Labyrinth with his party and made the vital error of agitating them due to his previous experience with the species.

When the current Hero, Schlain, and his party moved through the Labyrinth on their way to the Elf Village, they encountered the Horo Neia. Appraising the party and noticing they had the Hero, two Rulers, three Taboo holders, and four Reincarnations, the spiders established telepathic contact. Schlain questioned them and they reveal they obtained their knowledge on Reincarnations from their "Master". Schlain tried to question further, but the Horo Neia just left, stating it did not matter as "the world [would] soon end".

Possible Evolutions

 * Arachne (Requirements: Level 50, being a small or medium-sized monster, and owning Pride)
 * Arachne is the special evolution available any stage as long as the spider monster is medium-sized or less and can reach Level 50. Horo Neia is small to medium species of spider monsters. Considering this, Arachne is theoretically an option; it is highly unlikely this will ever occur due to the requirement of the Pride skill.

Trivia

 * The Horo Neia line actually starts off weaker stat-wise compared to the Taratect line. However, the Horo Neia line gets the advantage of being capable of using magic and has increased intelligence, allowing them to work in packs instead of feasting on each other like Small Lesser Taratects.