Gunk

A somewhat more organized eldritch mutant species that live in many secluded spaces within the wastelands due to their propensity for drying out and perishing in prolonged exposure to sunlight. Many share the traits of being slimy adhesive like creatures with a range of body shapes from humanoid to appearances more monstrous in nature. Although their exact origin is unknown, whether designed or naturally occurring, many crackpots speculate they were lab experiments or had ties with the infamous jelly dessert brand: ectoplasm. Gunk pairs rarely leave the hunting territories established by their progenitor unless exacting circumstances force them to migrate. They are quite territorial but unlike other eldritch they have been known to develop pseudo-societies when allowed to continually split an expand to a colony size. They have similar organs, like other animals which includes a brain and eyes to see. Appearance-wise, they differ greatly and depending on the look of a gunk, can signify their background as well as origin. Some may appear more humanoid-looking while others may seem more monstrous; colors, size, and many other aspects are different. Unlike other branches of eldritch, there are many varieties of Gunk appearances, to the point some researches have been known to create sub classification based off these appearances alone, some of which are noted below. 
Gunk eldritch lack reproductive organs and as such are unable to have intercourse, not to mention a complete lack of drive to do so. Gunk reproduction is similar to a cell's division and when a Gunk acquires enough biomass it will split in two, effectively killing the original Gunk and creating two new Gunks that while genetically identical can experience genetic drift just through the eldritch cell division process, providing more than enough genetic diversity to safe guard Gunk pairs and colonies. Though it is not unheard of for two Gunk colonies to merge in times of low hunting prospects or following a mass die off of a colony, in which sexual reproduction may occur through a merging of Gunk eldritchs, in which two separate Gunks merge together and produce a singular Gunk with a blend of the two progenitor's genes which is often followed by said offspring undergoing division due to the combined biomass from the two progenitors. 
Category:Species