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Spider Tribe
Various creatures live in Deepnest, from Dirtcarvers to Garpedes to Nosk. However, a specific group of these beasts can be found in the Distant Village, under the control of Herrah The Beast. The Spider Tribe consists of six-eyed bugs such as Weavers, Stalking Devouts, and other deadly critters. They had often gotten into battles with the Mushroom Clan and Mantis Tribe, and still kept themselves alive. However, they were not able to withstand the Infection. The Infection swept through Deepnest and the Distant Village, infecting most members of the tribe and causing the Weavers to leave the kingdom.

Mantis Tribe
The Mantis are an elite group of skilled warriors that resided in the Mantis Village. They were led by four Mantis Lords that sat at the bottom of the village, guarding the main gate and preventing the beasts of Deepnest from moving past them. The Mantis, unlike most of the other species of the kingdom, were immune to the Infection. However, a small group of the tribe had given themselves in to the Radiance to become more powerful, leading them to become another group of infected bugs. These mantis were lead by one of the Mantis Lords, who had later been casted out of the village along with the rest of the infected traitors.

The remaining members of the tribe include the Mantis Youth, flying younglings that attach onto walls and ceilings and attack nearby intruders. After training they become the Mantis Warriors, skilled fighters that use their long-ranged claws to kill their foes. The Mantis Lords themselves are skilled with the lance and use it to battle enemies who try to enter or leave Deepnest. Anyone who can defeat them in battle will gained the respect and neutrality from the rest of the tribe.

Mantis Traitors
As stated above, a small group of the Mantis Tribe had purposely given in to the Infection, leading them to be banished from the tribe. This had split the tribe in half - the main part of the tribe had stayed within Mantis Village, while the Infected ones, known as the Mantis Traitors, live in exile in the Queen’s Gardens. They are led by the Traitor Lord, formerly one of the four Mantis Lords. The Traitor Lord uses melee swipes and lunges to fight, compared to the lances and boomerangs used by the Mantis Lords. The Traitor Lord's followers consist of the Mantis Petra, flying mantis that shoot boomerang projectiles similar to that of the Mantis Lords, and the Mantis Traitors, mantis that attack in a similar fashion to their leader.