Tock

Tocks are parasitic arachnoid Compliens that feed on the time of larger creatures. It is a Time Element Complien. It does not grow.
==Appearance==
It is a tiny, orange, puck-shaped creature with eight brown legs, a proboscis flanked by two chelicera, and eleven markings on its face.
==Information==
===Habitat===
They are native to the jungles of Swoule, but are invasive species around forested areas in Dornae. They live only on large creatures or on trees.
Tocks are cold-intolerant creatures and can only survive in hot equatorial climates. They prefer wooded areas with abundant lifeforms. They can sometimes hitch a ride on exploring Complinoids and infest densely-populated areas.
===Biology===
Tocks are small Compliens with a chitinous carapace. They live on larger Compliens and on large plants like trees, sucking away the time that their host has left to live.
Tocks normally live for only one day, but steal one second of time for every second they feed on a host, allowing them to extend their lifespans to several weeks while removing several weeks from the lifespan of the unfortunate host. Multiple Tocks can feed from the same host, each sucking out part of the host's life.
They avoid detection by secreting numbing agents from their feet. They can feed on any living creature, organic or nonorganic, but prefer animals over trees.
===Behavior===
Tocks reproduce sexually and lay several dozen eggs in small clusters. They do not sleep.
When something runs out of time ahead of schedule due to Tocks, that creature will immediately die of a heart attack, a brain aneurysm, or some other similar issue. Medical intervention can save them, but they will keep having heart attacks or brain aneurysms until they die for good.
If a Tock is killed before it runs out of time, all of the time it stole is released into the immediate environment, possibly being absorbed by nearby creatures. Thus, creatures that prey on Tocks, such as Beatles, receive a substantial extension of their lifespan. However, Tock-based time extension does not prevent senescence, only a death from senescence. It also will not guard against unnatural death.
==Growth==
==Origin==
Some insights on 's origins.
===Name===
Its name is a pun on "tick" and "tock".
===Design===
It is based on a tick and a clock.
==Trivia==
*Due to high levels of concentrated time, space will warp slightly around a fully fed Tock.
*They are distantly related to the Liposquito.
==Gallery==
tock height comparison.png|Height comparison of a Tock to a human hand
==Spells==
Category:Compliens
Category:Complanet Compliens
Category:Arachnid Compliens
Category:Time Element
Category:Compliens that don't grow
Category:Parasitic Compliens
Category:Orange Compliens
Category:Jungle Compliens
Category:Common Compliens
Category:Least Concern Compliens
Category:Unisex Compliens
Category:Proto-sapient Compliens
Category:Survival Compliens
Category:Tempovorous Compliens
Category:Invasive Compliens