Bees are about colonies, order, honey production,
hierarchies. Wasps are about the
sting, the swarm, the hunt—and sometimes, the powerless wait before one is
devoured alive.
A dire badger digs up a nest of burrowing wasps. Unable to sting through the badger’s
thick fur, they direct their impotent rage at the closest creatures nearby—a
party of adventurers.
A farmstead appears abandoned until a child is found
cowering in the cupboard. Through
her tears, she reveals that giant wasps stung and carried off the rest of her
family. Rescuers must act in
minutes if they are to save the farmers—the giant wasp queen’s latest brood is
just about to hatch, and they will be hungry.
Vespin Bladebite is a gnomish spirit of malice, the Last
Bitter Joke. Places that hold
meaning for him are often infested with giant wasps, the mascots of this
semi-divine being.
—Pathfinder Bestiary 275
Golarion fans also know to see Calistria’s hand behind giant
wasp stings.
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