Varnaxle

Varnaxle is a small figurine spider, made of bloodstone, and enchanted with the gift of life. After she recovered him from the treasure hoard of an ancient monster known as The Lord of Summer, Vierstra of House De'Und quickly befriended Varnaxle. After helping her in small ways throughout her adventures during Vasuundar's Third Era, he was eventually named Steward for House De'Und.

Beyond this, little is known of the curious little spider. Despite repeated attempts to discover it, no one has yet found who, how, or when he was made, or for what purpose.

Enchantment and Abilities
Varnaxle's solid, static form is roughly the size of an apricot. However, when he comes to life, he breaks at the joints in to separate stones, allowing him to move around. While active, he can also grow himself to the size of a head of lettuce. Small and quick, he is extremely deft at spying and scouting - skills he exercised often in his travels with Vierstra. Since, even in his active form, he is made of stone, he is very difficult to break or harm. Also highly intelligent, he helps members of House De'Und with daily affairs.

Vierstra of House De'Und
Varnaxle considers Vierstra his dearest friend and hold her in the highest respect. He feels that he owes her a life-debt for "rescuing" him from the hoard of The Lord of Winter, in which he was forced to remain a simple stone figure.

Talthrae of House De'Und
Varnaxle disapproves of many of Talthrae's actions and is frustrated by her disrespect for her mother, Vierstra. Talthrae exacerbates the problematic relationship, by constantly looking for ways to annoy him. Despite this, as part of his self-pledged debt to Vierstra, Varnaxle tries his best to look out for Talthrae.