Kukume

==Appearance==
Kukume is a weird looking monster with black-brown skin on the the top side with small protuberances and pale orange shell with tube feet on the underside. The body is elongated with enjuvenating ends on the front and back. The back end has a tiny transparent fin that is too small to make it move forward. The head and tail are only distinguishable when examined closely, the eyes and mouth can be seen that way. Both are very small and blend into the surrounding parts perfectly. They also show that Kukume actually lies upside down on its back. The body has four branch-like limbs with protuberances or stick-like extremities with several threads hanging on. Kukume possesses gills at its sides, but they're difficult to detect because of the dark coloration.
==Habitat and Ecology==
Kukume lives in the benthic zone of the ocean and keeps most of its body buried in the sand. It's unknown if the monster inhabits deeper zones, but it's mostly found in the Frantic Bay and Submerged Boneyard. With its mouth, which is on the top side, it filters water it sucks in and feeds on the plankton that gets held back in its gills, releasing the unnecessary water through there. Kukume is actually upside down and moves with its tube feet on its back to avoid causing turbulences in the water which could be detected by predators.
The monster imitates different other underwater creatures depending on where it lives, in the Frantic Bay the branch-like limbs mimic certain corals, while in the Submerged Boneyard the stick-like ones with the threads hanging on are similar to a certain anemone-like interactables. Because both of these creatures are dangerous or uninteresting to possible predators, Kukume increases its survival chances. The only difference between them and the monster is the pale orange shell on the underside, though as it's buried into the ground, this part isn't visible normally.
While it may look like a Mollusk or similar Kukume is actually a subadult Piscine Wyvern. It's the middle stage of Parshamba and developed from the larva Kuku. Only recently researchers observed the transformation of Kukume into Parshamba. When the monster grows to a certain size, it buries itself into the ground for a few days. The limbs lose extra features like the protuberances and threads, and get flatter to allow better mobility for swimming, the head grows more prominent with a bigger mouth and visible eyes, and the fin on its tail grows big enough to actually propel it forwards.
===Interactions with other Monsters===
*Predators:
**Known predators are Tukolpyk and its juvenile form Lopylki.
*Mimicry:
**It mimics certain creatures.
==Abilities==
Kukume doesn't attack unprovoked and has few means of defense apart from its mimicry. Its main defense system is shooting out sticky threads from glands at the sides of its limbs at the top when touched, which happens mostly to hunters as the monster resemble interactables. It can also use its limbs to attack by striking them downwards. As it isn't fast enough to flee most of the time, it will fight back. When the Piscine Wyvern gets injured enough it will release a stinking fluid into the water which inflicts the Soiled status. Kukume can take quite a bit of damage before going down. It can move a little faster jumping by contracting and relaxing its muscles though it only uses this kind of movement when attacked.
==Attacks==
#Stringshot: When touched the monster will release white sticky strings, it can also use it as a defense mechanism in a general fight. This inflicts the Leg Bind status.
#Strike: Kukume lifts one limb higher than the others and bends it downwards to strike down an opponent.
#Quadruple strike: The Piscine Wyvern stretches its body upwards and then strikes down all four of its extremities around it.
#Fluid release: When it receives about damage to halve its HP it will once release a stinking fluid that stays about 2 metres around the spot it got released at for a while, inflicting the Soiled status if touched. It will only use this attack once.
==Notes==
*The weakness is nature, then wind.
*There are usually two to three Kukume in a group around, though they act independantly.
*When it was provoked the Piscine Wyvern stays on alert for about two minutes before it buries its main body back into the ground.
*Using its stringshot may cause a shiny to drop.
==Materials==
Kukume Shell, Kukume Fin, Kukume String (shiny), Kukume Fluid
==Trivia==
*The name is derived from the word (Sea) Cucumber -> Kuku as well as the word "Blume" (German for "flower") -> me.