Crypt fiend

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A crypt fiend

The cunning crypt fiends were once the people of the ancient spider kingdom of Azjol-Nerub that ruled over the arctic land of Northrend in ancient times. However, the Lich King destroyed the Nerubian civilization and took control of the frozen continent. The Nerubians that had fallen in the war were resurrected as slaves for the Lich King's army. These reanimated insectoids became known as the crypt fiends because they still wear the tattered remains of the linens in which their corpses were mummified. These aberrant creatures are capable of summoning swarms of vile insects and projecting web-like strands to incapacitate and harm their enemies.

Crypt fiends can be found in the Ghostlands, Eastern Plaguelands, Stratholme and Scholomance. There is also a crypt fiend in Razorfen Downs, and another one that somehow ended up in Blackrock Depths.

Warcraft III

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The crypt fiend in Warcraft III

From crypt fiend at Battle.net

Crypt fiends are large, mummified creatures who appear to be a genetic cross between humans and spiders. Their lower bodies are supported by six spindly arachnid limbs and their heavily bandaged torsos are human in form. The cunning crypt fiends were once the lords of the ancient spider kingdom of Azjol-Nerub that spanned the entirety of Northrend in ancient times. However, the crypt fiends' power base was destroyed by the Lich King, Ner'zhul, when he and his undead Scourge took control of the frozen continent. Now the crypt fiends command their spider underlings in the name of their master, Ner'zhul. These aberrant creatures are capable of summoning swarms of vile insects and projecting web-like strands to incapacitate and harm their enemies.

Burning Crusade

Weaker crypt fiends called Nerubis guardians can be found in the Ghostlands where they control one of the blood elf towns in the area. A quest requires them and their elite leader killed to free the town from the grip of the Scourge. Stronger crypt fiends defend Deatholme.

Notable Crypt Fiends

•   Anok'suten
•   Anub'shiah
•   Tuten'kash
•   Nerub'enkan
•  Vasilii

Quotes

• "The sleeper awakes."
• "You rang?"
• "Proceed."
• "Make your choice."
• "By Nerub."
• "For the Spider Kingdom."
• "You may feel a sting."
• "Be drained of life."
• "What a tangled web we weave."
• "Spider sense tingling."
• "My ass always gets bloated during my spin cycle."
• "I like chicks that are into bandage..."
• "I'm stuck on bandages, because bandages are stuck on me."
• "Last week my top half was on the Discovery Channel..."
• "...and my bottom half was on Animal Planet."

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