Yata Koester

Yata is a Biomechanical Vampiric Bonsai tree Symbiote attached to Amelian Koester. They communicate with Ame via a telepathic link that passes along instincts and impulses for one another, but Yata cannot understand or convey any complex concepts, primarily focusing on basic survival needs and their host.

## History

On March 18th, Yata was planted in an enclosed greenhouse, having been received as a mission reward from Mystery Skulls Animated, and was fed their first dose of Kitsune blood, as well as given their name. On their 7th day, Yata had their first growth spurt, and the telepathic whispers began, saying only the words "Hungry," "Food," "More," and "Ame." On the 9th day, Yata bore a fruit, which fell and sprouted into two more saplings the next day. On the 18th day, Yata reached their full size, the smaller saplings being transplanted into separate greenhouses for more individual care and recovery as they hadn't been able to feed properly so close to the base of the original, temporarily being nicknamed Kage and Suta during recovery time until it was discovered on day 22 that the three trees were technically the same organism. On day 23, Yata reached their final stage of natural growth, embedding themself in Amelian's right arm as a bloodthirsty parasite, requiring their host to consume blood directly to feed them rather than be a donor - more specifically explained in their respective Universal.

* Parasitic Hemoarbosis - +3 Perspicacity, So, there's good news and bad news. The bad news is that you're TECHNICALLY cursed and possessed by a bloodthirsty bonsai tree. The good news is it really isn't that bad of a deal for you! This curse has several effects. You may now attempt to manipulate living trees based on perspicacity. You may now make a sacrifice to your tree friend to attempt to empower the next action you make, with the strength of your bonus being proportional to the size of your sacrifice! And finally, you may now drink the blood of sapient life forms to sustain yourself and restore your physical and energy stores. The more you drink, the stronger the curse gets! The longer you go without drinking, the more of a compulsion to feed you may feel. You've gotta water your bonsai tree, after all.

The day before attaching themselves, the telepathic link seemed to silence, and remained so for a couple weeks as Amelian consumed the estimated bare minimum amount of blood for survival, purchased from a humane and willing donor source. On April 22nd, Ame arranged for assistance via a training mission with The Blood Wraith to re-establish their line of communication in hopes to better understand the creature sharing his body. With a little effort and the helping hand, their connection was re-opened, teaching Ame that Yata was starving, and now wanted more than just blood to satiate their hunger - craving the death of their prey. This also brought about another Universal.

* Beginner Parasitic Unity - You've taken the first steps to truly bonding with the parasite forcing you to drink the blood of the living and that is literally feasting on your soul with every passing day. You have opened up a line of communication. It isn't able to understand or to send complex thoughts in the slightest, in fact, they aren't exactly "thoughts" but more impulses your brain interprets as words... but it's your friend goddammit!

Ame, shortly after searching for alternatives and not being able to find an option that he felt would satisfy Yata's needs and wants to survive without harshly compromising his own personal needs and wants, called upon the lesser boon of the Goddess of The Hunt, Seasons, and Biomechanics to Biomechanize the parasitic bonsai, enabling them to subsist on oil rather than blood, which would allow them to be much more constantly fed.

* Beginner Biomechanization [Cyber Parasite] - +1 Vitality, You've biomechanized a parasitic tree that has invaded your body, giving you a lot more control over it! You can now drink oil to satiate the tree's bloodlust, but you'll no longer get bonuses from drinking sapient blood. Perhaps you'd get bonuses from drinking the oil of sapient robots?

When all seemed settled and normal, on May 23rd Yata received the mark of the Greater Bimordial of Life and Evolution for having been present in the collaborative effort to revive him, and when instantly activated, evolved from a parasite into a symbiote, spreading throughout Amelian's body. This merited a trait rather than a Universal!

* Perfect Symbiosis - Your biochemistry has been perfectly blended with that of some sort of parasite, turning them from a simple parasite into a symbiote! You will now always be a "Symbiotic" version of whatever race you change to. This allows you to manipulate your body mass and attempt applications of "Superhuman Condition" at higher levels than the level your race is normally capable of. Be warned that attempting to develop these abilities but failing can have very bad consequences.