Arachnos

'''"Strength through undying loyalty."

- Motto of the terrorist group Arachnos. '''

Arachnos are a major terrorist organization in the City of Heroes universe as well as the ruling force of the Rogue Isles, the setting for City of Villains prior to the two games merging into one shared package - they are a spider-themed super-force who are controlled by the arch-villain known as Lord Recluse.

Within the Rogue Isles Arachnos exist to enforce Lord Recluse's extreme dystopian rule, in which fledgling villains are trained in the ways of Lord Recluse and his allies - despite Arachnos being in charge of said training they are also enemies to fledgling villains as Lord Recluse believes in a "survival of the fittest" regime, thus Arachnos thugs often roam the streets and attack the very same villains that higher-up members of the organization train and work with.

The barbaric nature of Arachnos is known to the rest of the world and feared, making them the enemies of any peace-loving hero or law-enforcement agency in the world.

Members

 * Lord Recluse - Leader of Arachnos.

Red Widow - Lord Recluse's consort, the first Widow.

Patrons

Ghost Widow - Arachhnos Patron: Head of the Widows.

Captain Mako - Arachnos Patron: Lord Recluse's personal assassin.

Scirocco - Arachnos Patron: Head of the Mu.

Black Scorpion - Arachnos Patron: Lord Recluse's security chief.

Important Officers

Arbiter Daos - Senior overseer of the Arbiters.

Doctor Aeon - Head of Arachnos's research division, govenor of the Cap Au Diable territory.

Wretch - Ghost Widow's hulking body-gaurd and lover.

Barracuda - Captain Mako's right hand fish mutant.

Ice Mistral - Scirocco's icy protege.

Silver Mantis - Black Scorpion's kinky sidekick and girlfriend.

Marshal Brass - One of the highest ranking overseers of the Arachnos Soldiers in the Isles, Baby-sits Doctor Aeon for Lord Recluse.

Olivia Darque - Marshal Brass's secretary and assisstant.

Kalinda - Widow. Psychic who predicted the 'Destined Ones' as she dubbed them, villains with world changing potential and keeps an eye on all new prospects entering the isles.

Subgroups
Arbiters - Bureacrats, Inquistors and Law enforcers of Arachnos, second in authority only to Lord Recluse.

Arachnos Soldiers - Base troops of Arachnos, The main three divisions are Bane Spiders, Crab Spiders and Wolf Spiders.

Widows - Arachnos's psychics that train as spies and assassins. Until recently all female.

The Mu - Ancient order of mystics that predged their loyalty to Lord Recluse in exchange for protection from a rival order known as the Circle of Thorns.

Arachnos Drones - Robotic drones, and cyborgs built in the style of hovering/walking man sized metal spiders.