Demonic Corpselessness

Demonic corpselessness is a phenomena where an animate upon death will seemingly disappear in a puff of smoke (usually purple), often leaving very little behind of the animate. What is left behind has a degree of randomness, sometimes the corpselessness is so dramatic that nothing of the animate is left behind. 
Biologically what happens is that when an animate infected with Saccharomyces demonica dies, the yeast is starved of the body's natural energy production and begins to consume the body, leaving behind very little of the animate. 
What is left behind depends on the degree of infection and resilience of the creature. Usually, select tissues, organs and bones are all that remains. These remains are often used as ingredients for their alchemical value, as they sometimes retain the yeast within them, conferring new properties to the remains. The organs that are left behind are still active and function as they would inside the organism. 
The purple cloud of smoke is known as demonic ash or monster essence, a precious commodity used as a spice in some dishes. 
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