Mimics

Mimics are creatures that appear to be ordinary objects at first glance

## Mimic Spittle

Mimic Spittle is a highly adhesive form of saliva produced by mimics to restrict their prey's mobility. While lacking the potency to completely immobilize average-sized Ib, mimic spittle is still quite effective at slowing down most forms of movement or temporarily entrapping individual limbs and digits. Thankfully, the adhesive elemental structure of the spittle breaks down rapidly when exposed to the saliva of most ordinary creatures, so a knowledgeable Ib can free themselves from its sticky grasp with just a few good loogies and a healthy heaping of elbow grease, provided that the mimic as not already dissolved and devoured them.

## Dormancy

Once a mimic has set itself in a suitable location to ambush prey, it will enter into a state of dormancy in which it will remain motionless and, for the most part, senseless. It is only once another creature has interacted with a mimic in a specific manner that it will snap back into an active state, regaining its senses and the ability to move and fight freely.

## Common Species

Chest Mimic

Mimic in stone

### Bridge Mimic

A Bridge Mimic appears to be a mostly ordinary simple suspension bridge with wooden planks serving as a deck and fibrous ropes serving as supporting cables, but astute observers will note that its cables are invariably anchored to three pegs on each end, which serve as the creature's talons, and the ropes will always be moist to the touch no matter the weather. Bridge Mimics set themselves up on roads or trails that pass over small creeks and shallow ravines, sometimes destroying any pre-existing structures in suitable locations. Once set, the Bridge Mimic will remain in place and patiently await for creatures to travel across it. Once a lone creature has walked over approximately half the length of its body, it will release the grip of its anchor talons, causing both itself and the creature to fall. As it falls, the mimic will begin to wrap itself into a cylindrical coil around its prey, ultimately either crushing or suffocating them through its constriction. Once the prey has perished, the mimic will digest and absorb them before setting itself up again.

### Door Mimic

A Door Mimic appears to be an ordinary oak wood door with a brass knob placed above a small keyhole to the untrained eye, but attentive individuals may realize that it lacks any visible hinges. While such an observation may not be possible if one is approaching from the side on which the door swings away from, door mimics are significantly less dangerous from this side and, regardless of which direction one approaches from, a careful inspection of the keyhole will reveal a view into the mimic's internal organs. Once a creature has grasped the mimic's doorknob, they will quickly realize that it is covered in a sticky, adhesive substance. Twisting or pulling (but notably not merely grabbing) the knob will cause the dormant door mimic to activate, and if the creature is on the side in which the door swings into, it will use the force of them trying to pull their hand away or open the door to fall upon and crush them. Once its prey has been crushed, it will immediately unleash a torrent of digestive fluids and dissolve and devour them. If the creature was on the side in which the door would need to swing away from, the mimic must first compress its body to fit through the aperture, and then it will attempt to fall upon and crush them, but often time such ambushes fail and their prey has ample time to break free of their adhesive and move away. Door mimics have notoriously poor mobility even when active as their only form of locomotion is rolling their entire rectangular body around haphazardly or sliding slowly on their side edges.