Carnidus

An unusual species of Monster created through parasitism, they normally begin life as a member of the Races of Man and are subsequently infected by a Symbiont such as a Riding Slime, Brood Worm, Living Fist, Witch Claw, Living Whip, Blade Beetle, or Mendworm Swarm. Once the Symbiont is attached, if the host is unable to resist, the creature slowly transforms their body into that of a Monster that serves as a breeding ground for more such Symbionts, and cannot in fact survive without having at least one attached.
Relatively few Carnidusae are born that way, with most falling victim to Symbionts when sleeping in areas where the influence of Nibiru's inhabitants remains strong, becoming incapacitated in such places, or after attempting to temporarily bond with one and failing to successfully remove it before it transforms them. However, Carnidusae are Monsters, and so their offspring are also Monsters, though they do not seem so until reaching puberty, and in fact otherwise age as a normal member of their parent species until that point. During puberty, their physiology changes dramatically and they form their first Symbiont through the generation of an external cyst that slowly swells and eventually ruptures, releasing the Symbiont, which promptly attaches to its parent. Some female Carnidusae have been known to develop these cysts internally, displaying the conditions of pregnancy for roughly a week before birthing the Symbiont as if it were a child. Carnidusae are also known as Genecysts and Fleshbrooders due to the cysts they form when spawning new Symbionts.
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Category:MonsterCategory:CanonCategory:AberrationCategory:ManlikeCategory:InfectorCategory:SpawnerCategory:Surrogate
Category:Gaea