Blooze

The Blooze are a sapient race of amorphous parasitical slime creatures that were genetically revived by American scientists in the 2080's, but are older than that.
==Biology==
=== Description ===
The Blooze are a rather complicated yet simplistic species of near-unkillable mass. The Blooze, due to their nature, have absolutely no internal organs or anything permanent that exists upon their bodies. They are able to shift their forms into anything that they desire as to assist their survival; exceptions made for when they have hosts.
=== Intelligence ===
The Blooze are known to be apart of some sort of hive-mind like structure, as several instances of unspoken communication prove that Bloozes are able to understand one another without seeing nor hearing other instances. Hosted Bloozes have reported the eerie whispers of commands shivering down their spines from a source unknown beyond being some sort of overlord mind for the species, which makes it a constant struggle for independent Bloozes to resist.
=== Vulnerability ===
The Blooze have been found to be near impossible to exterminate. Conventional weaponry are an absolute joke to any Blooze an individual comes across; perhaps only being able to damage the bodies of Hosted Bloozes, hindering their abilities or forcing them to reacquire new hosts. The Blooze have so far been found only to be vulnerable to a few elements:
* Fire has proven to hinder the growth of Blooze forms, but does not kill them.
* Very cold temperatures concentrated on Blooze forms can freeze and shatter Bloozes, but can sometimes prove a problem after thawing, creating dozens of little instances.
* Acid has proven to disintegrate and kill Blooze, being one of the only elements to kill Blooze instances.
=== Non-Blooze Safety Procedures ===
Several tactics as to prevent assimilation by Blooze forms have been formulated by Human populaces, such being:
*Wear respirators, or facial protection in known infected zones
* Wear protection on the body to attempt to prevent parasitic latching
* Tend to wounds immediately to prevent infection
* Keep out of contact with seemingly infested individuals
* Do not approach or interact with infested persons
* Do not touch black substances of any type
* If you own black substances, check to make sure they are what you believe they are (Example: Oils, sodas…)
* Do not attempt to transport or collect black substances
* If infected, do not approach or come into contact with healthy organisms
==Taxonomy==
The Blooze can be categorized into two different groups:
=== Organic ===
These organisms, dubbed as the ‘Created’, are usually found in a gooey or rugged solidified forms, and are made of nothing but the liquid black mass itself. They have no real origin points, but all that is known is that they are wholly themselves. They usually carry out tasks by themselves, and are the most violent form of Creature that can be found. Very few sapient ones exist. There is also a sub-variant of these, known as:
=== Parasitic ===
The Parasitic variant is the same as the created ones in biology, but they play a huge role in finding hosts to support their life via poising as little four-legged creatures, adding them onto the larger populations of the species. These are mostly known as ‘Infectors’, ‘Face Dogs’, or ‘Plague Passers’, but are otherwise merely a specific-shaped Organic form.
=== Hosted ===
Organisms that have come in contact with the black substance are usually converted and controlled by the Blooze. These individuals usually pertain whatever form that the Blooze assimilates, but sometimes will transform into different beings; the original body usually either remaining intact, being torn apart as per growth, or absolutely absorbed. Hosted Bloozes are known to have the higher percentile of independent thought, as certain Bloozes either are docile enough to allow their hosts some levels of autonomy, or some hosts are resilient enough to resist control from their Blooze parasites.
==Appearance==
The Blooze are a species of black amorphous slime, and is always distinguished with white glowwy orifices or sensories if any are present within its mass (Eyes, mouths, etc.). These organisms, by their morphable nature, can vary in many shapes and sizes, intelligence and strength, and so forth.
==Behavior==
=== Spreading ===
The first instinct of the Blooze is to spread and multiply. Bloozes are prone to attack absolutely every and any organism that it can find. The smallest amount of Blooze microbes can cause sporadic growth of Blooze forms, making them nearly impossible to contain or prevent from spreading.
=== Aggressiveness ===
The Blooze, in their conquest of the wastelands, are known to be a very volatile enemy. The Blooze attack on sight, or by any other detection of their senses. They are not hesitant to put their existence on the line as to attempt to acquire biomass, and therefore do not care about self preservation.
==Habitat==
The Blooze seemingly do not have any loss of resilience in any environment that they travel through. The Blooze seem to be an adaptable species that finds comfort no matter the temperature, environment, and biome. It is noted that the Blooze also make their homes underwater, underground, and in high up places.
==Ecology==
The Blooze are known to assimilate absolutely all organic life within their habitats, usually making sure not one organism is left uninfected by their existence. The Blooze are known to target larger or more intelligent species first as well, and henceforth linger towards human civilization more than anything else.
==History==
=== Creation ===
The exact year for the initial discovery for the Blooze is currently debated, but should hopefully be fixated in the future.
The Blooze were first discovered within the 18th or 19th century, when an adventurous sea captain ventured his crew forth onto an unexplored island within the Caribbean, coming across a forsaken treasure long forgotten upon the island. Opening the treasure unleashed a curse upon the crew and captain, creating the first generation of Blooze creatures cursed to protect the treasure from any other adventurers from trying to take it.
=== The Broken Curse ===
It's believed the crew were trapped upon this duty for nearly 2 centuries, until a singular gem was stolen from the treasure by a brave explorer in the 20th century, breaking the curse for many of them, allowing them to escape or die off; excluding the captain.
From there, the gem traversed museums before being accidentally melted down into a disc, somehow digitizing the curse into what would become a video game known as Joey's RPG, trapping The Captain in a terrible digital space.
=== Digital Spread ===
The Blooze remained as a digital virus for nearly a century, plaguing The Database of USDCD Base 275 for quite a time before finally being noticed by somebody, attempted revivals of the species via artificial manipulation ensuing.
=== Re-Discovery ===
In 2087, American scientists were able to track and contain the legitimate parasitic species that had been discovered centuries previous. The lone existing sample of the ancient virus was contained by the Americans and placed within a disclosed location far below the surface where experimentation began. By 2096, many failed test subjects plagued with this ‘Black Flu’ had filled up their halls, but everything would go haywire within the following years to come as the virus was virtually simulated, destroying the location’s technology. Everything really hit the fan in 2100, when The Drop occurred, causing a large disruption and escape of creatures into the new wastelands. Their populations would grow out of control on the North American continent, covering most of the lands in just a few years.
=== The Spread ===
The Drop allowed the Blooze to spread all across the United States, quickly overwhelming all life that it came across. They have become a menace that the world will soon have to pay more attention to, after the war is over, of course.
==Notes==
*There is rumor that the Blooze have a rare ability to become an airborne fungus. This is still up for debate.
*Does it scare you knowing that infected birds can still fly?
==Appearances==
=== Tales of Toby ===
The Blooze, originating in concept from The Database Stories, play a significant part in the Tales of Toby series.
===Torn Earth: 2105 (RP)===
The Blooze play the major antagonist role in the 2105 roleplay, plaguing the wastelands of the United States.
==Gallery==
File:Creature1.jpg|Several examples of Bloozes.
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File:Creature8.jpg|Shell!
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File:Creature10.jpg|A man in the process of being assimilated.
File:Creature11.jpg|An infected USDCD Ranger.
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File:Creature14.jpg|Yeuronen!
File:Creature15.jpg|A debatable concept due to the eyes.
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File:Creature23.jpg|A large Blooze consisting of several masses; a common sight further East.
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File:Creature28.jpg|An assimilated hound.
File:Creature29.jpg|Entire bodies do not have to be absorbed to be used.
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File:Creature31.jpg|Jackson, a perfect example of a Hosted Blooze in which the host remains in control.
File:Creature32.jpg|Another example.
File:Creature33.jpg|A debated fungal growth of Blooze.
File:Creature34.jpg|A Blooze with several patches of acidic puss grown on it.
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File:Creature36.jpg|Bloozes are also known to hybridize species together.
File:Creature37.jpg|A Blooze crow; subtly infected.
File:Creature38.jpg|Sally.
File:Creature39.jpg|A large Blooze spider.
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File:Blooze1.jpg|A survivor moments away from assimilation.
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File:Blooze3.jpg|A Hosted Blooze holding up a Parasite form.
File:Blooze4.jpg|A man moments away from the end of his life.
File:Blooze5.jpg|Bandits coming in contact with Bloozes.
File:Blooze6.jpg|A man seeing his comrade infected moments before also suffering the same fate.
File:Blooze7.jpg|A Blooze with a Parasite tail! :D
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File:Blooze9.jpg|A Blooze shark, showing their aquatic presence.
File:Blooze10.jpg|A Blooze octopus.
File:Blooze11.jpg|A Blooze crab.
File:Blooze12.jpg|A lost diver.
File:Blooze13.jpg|A Blooze tendril residing at the bottom of a body of water.
File:Shell.png|Shell, a notable Organic Blooze from Tales of Toby.
File:Yeuronen.png|Yeuronen, a notable Hosted Blooze from Tales of Toby.
File:Face Dog.jpg|A 'Face Dog' Parasite Blooze.
File:FaceDogInfection.gif|An example of the assimilation process; an easy minute of melting before the target is controlled.
File:Infektor.jpg|An 'Infektor' Parasite Blooze.
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File:TreeStalker3.jpg|The Tall Tree Stalker; a myth from the East.