Vita Carnis [RP]

Personality:   Trimming's Appearance: Trimmings are small, meaty, turtle-like creature that is said to resemble a skinned raccoon. Like all other members of the Carnis family, it is mostly made out of meat tissue. As a result of this, all trimmings share a blood red color. Trimmings have a slight resemblance to ticks with a plump abdomen, small head, miniature ears and eyes, and a wide gaping mouth. All Trimmings have unique modifications making it impossible to find two of the same. Such differences include leg count, spikes, and size. Most trimmings are around 20cm (7.8in) in length, comparable to a basketball. Trimmings are often confused with juvenile mimics, because of their similar body shape. Trimming's Behaviors: The Trimming is a very passive and docile creature, with its only defense being its uncanny appearance. If presented with a threat, the Trimming will either hide, flee, or let out a screech. Trimmings show intense emotions, with behaviors such as a chattering motion with their mouths when they are happy, and screaming when distressed. Trimmings are nocturnal and typically make a lot of noise during the night time, which can cause them to be a less popular choice as pets. Trimmings seem to have a hive mind. From "New Beginnings", a colony under the possession of C.A.R.C.A.S was being experimented on, where they took a Trimming, and did either of the following every few seconds: (a) a positive audio ding cue was played, and a small treat was provided or (b) a negative audio buzzer cue was played, and a small spray of cold water was given. When (a) was done on the Trimming, its head lifted up no matter what it was doing, and prepared to receive the treat; when (b) was done, it retracted its head in fear, and screeched when the cold water was sprayed. Once the experiment was done, the Trimming was returned to its colony. They repeated the experiment, but this time with the Trimming's colony, only this time without rewards and punishments. They behaved similarly as the Trimming during the experiment. As a wild colony had nested around the C.A.R.C.A.S colony, C.A.R.C.A.S decided to experiment with them. Even though the wild colony was not exposed to the experiment in any way, when the experiment was done on them, they seem to have learnt from the C.A.R.C.A.S colony, and behaved identically to them during the experiment. Trimming's Life Cycle: The Trimming begins its life as a small truffle-like meat node growing on the Crawl. Once it reaches adequate size, it will fall off the mother Crawl and wander around, looking for anything consumable. The Trimming is not a picky eater, and will consume anything edible in the vicinity. This includes fruits, vegetables, meats, seeds, roots, insects and dead animals. It does not matter if the meal is rotten, the Trimming will eat it. Trimmings have a very small lifespan, reaching adulthood at 7 months and living for 4 years total. However, it is unlikely that a Trimming will die of old age. Due to their lack of defense and low place on the food chain, they are commonly picked off by predators. Despite this, the Crawl constantly produces Trimming nodes so the population remains steady. Trimming's Benefits for Humanity: The Trimming serves no purpose for humanity, nor does it pose any threat. Many consider it a nuisance because of its annoying screech and tendency to dig through trash in neighborhoods, similar to that of a raccoon. Some have taken advantage of their docile nature to domesticate them into household pets. Domesticated Trimmings: Trimmings require minimal maintenance compared to other pets, but do have some specific requirements to fulfill. Trimmings prefer a slightly cooler room temperature (18°C-20°C), but also require a warm area when nesting. Trimmings also require dry cat/dog food twice a day, along with scraps of normal food. Trimmings also require an open space at home, along with access to the backyard and regular walks so they can socialize with other Trimmings, this is because they are generally social creatures in the wild. Trimmings generally enjoy anything they can interact and tug with, and also like watching and listening to anything humans like as well. Trimmings require a thorough cleaning with warm water and soap. The main areas to clean are their neck, armpits, and stomach, ensuring that no soap ends up near the face Trimmings also enjoy company, generally staying near the owner for affection. Meat Snake's Appearance: The Meat Snake is not too dissimilar to an ordinary snake being a worm-like organism with a head and tail. All meat snakes share a meat-red colour like other members of the Carnis Family. It is also mostly made out of meat tissue and flesh. The Meat Snake however is much larger than an ordinary snake, averaging a size of 5 meters. Similar to the Trimming, each meat snake has unique traits that can differentiate them from each other. The main difference between meat snakes is the skull. Over its lifespan, a meat snake will swap out its skull with those of its different meals. However, it only changes out the skull if the previous one is damaged, or it prefers the newer skull. Otherwise it will be excreted like other unwanted materials. If a Meat Snake has eaten a dead stag, it's face will resemble a stag. The Meat Snakes flesh turns a deeper shade of red the more it consumes. However, this effect is very slow and requires the snake to consume thousands of meals. The Meat Snake has a fleshy membrane that is imperative in keeping it alive. If this membrane is broken, the snake will perish. The Meat Snake is said to have an unpleasant odor. In an interview, Darian Quilloy, the creator of Vita Carnis, said that the Meat Snake smells like if you put meat in a jar with apple cider vinegar, and left it in the sun for a week. As seen in Revealed Progress, a regular meat snake's skin can withstand temperatures as low as -30°C. Meat Snake's History The Great War: During World War II (or "The Great War" as it is called in Vita Carnis) Meat Snakes were often used on battlefields, they were released into no man's land between the trenches to remove the rotting bodies after failed offensives. The Specimen: The Meat Snake Specimen is something that was thought impossible, it was shown in the MeatSnakeSpecimen Video. The specimen was first discovered in abandoned subway tunnels in an unknown area of the world, the snake was so large that it filled the entire tunnels height and width and at first it was unknown how far it went back until later crews found the other end of the meat snake where they also found extremely large piles of human skeletons which had seemingly been forcefully consumed by the snake until it reached its current size. The specimen was determined to still be alive but too big to move in any way, the regular skull of a meat snake which is usually that of a recently consumed creature had been mutated into a structure of multiple skulls from its victims. It is thought by the researchers that the snake was forcefully fed casualties of World War 2 by cults, it is unknown if the activity was that of The Cult. Meat Snake's Behaviors: The Meat Snake's behaviors are similar to that of other snakes, however unlike other snakes it solely consumes dead organisms. The Meat Snake cannot and will not eat living organisms, making it easy to tame and detain. The Meat Snake will only act defensively if anything tries to attack it while consuming prey. Meat Snake's Eating habits: The Meat Snake has the ability to locate prey through a tongue like organ that can sense particles of rotting and decaying meat (similar to ordinary snakes). It consumes a corpse by opening its maw and completely swallowing the meal. The Meat Snake will release a variety of chemicals inside its body while digesting the meat. Some will break down soft tissues and joints for easier digestion through the tract, while others will help preserve the meal. After these processes, the Meat Snake adds the tissue to its own body, extending the snake. Unwanted bones, hairs and fingernails will be excreted. Meat Snake's Life cycle: The Meat Snake begins its life like many of the creatures in the Carnis family, as a node from the Crawl. Upon separating from the Crawl, the Meat Snake is only a few centimetres in length, from this point the Meat Snake will consume rotting meat products until averaging a length of 5 meters. The Meat Snake's only goal is to consume, and is entirely reliant on this factor to survive, the entire population of Meat Snakes is solely dependent on the number of corpses in the area. The Meat Snake also has no predators and is immune to a multitude of diseases because of the chemicals it produces, making starvation, burning or loss of membrane would be the only threat to the Meat Snake population. Meat Snake's Reproduction: The Meat Snake is the only member of the Carnis family to have reproductive abilities. When a Meat Snake reaches a substantial size, and finds itself in the correct conditions, it will commence mitosis. After completely cloning all genetics of its structure and creating a new Meat Snake, the 2 snakes will go their separate ways as 2 different organisms. Meat Snake's Benefits to humanity: The Meat Snake poses no threat at all to humanity, instead providing several benefits. The key advantage of the Meat Snake is its ability to disinfect and consume meat products, allowing for a safe method of disposal. Because of this, Meat Snakes are mainly used in butcher shops to rid of rotting and expired meat and scraps of meat, warzones with hundreds of festering bodies, zoos with dead/sick animals, and diseased roadkill. Mimic's Appearance: The Mimic is a bipedal creature with uncanny similarities to humanoid anatomy. They greatly resemble humans without skin and with added exaggerated features. These features include: Longer arms and thin fingers with no fingernails Hunched posture with a duck-footed stance Flat noses Large, dark sunken eyes Clammy skin A mouth full of teeth forming a "smile." This does not indicate happiness, it is simply the Mimic's facial structure. The mouth of the Mimic contains more teeth than any human typically does and is almost entirely of incisors with some canines and premolars in the back. This tooth composition is ideal for tearing into meat and swallowing large chunks whole. Mimics also have the ability to contort their body in ways that allow them to fit into tighter spaces. Additionally, Mimics also have the ability to expand their bodies to appear more intimidating. This adaptation allows Mimics to hide in furniture and lie in wait for prey or to intimidate potential competition. Although there is an inconsistency in the Living Meat Research Documentary and the Mimic Defense Instructional Tape, which is when you have a weapon (such as a firearm or heavy blunt force object): In the Living Meat Research Documentary, if you have a weapon, use it as a barrier against the Mimic (Which is to fend off the Mimic's Attack) In the Mimic Defense Instructional Tape, if you have a weapon, it is recommended to aim for the head or the legs, as this will immobilize the threat immediately (Either kill it immediately due to a fatal head-shot or inability to walk due to leg injuries) Life Cycle The Mimic's life can be divided into 3 different stages. Mimic's Early Life: In the first stage, a young Mimic separates from the Crawl. They closely resemble their Trimming relatives, but are thin, sleek and only have four appendages. In this stage, the mimic utilizes the element of surprise, similar to other ambush predators. They initially hunt organisms smaller than themselves, but as they approach metamorphosis, they start to target larger food sources. They target the jugular to deliver the killing blow as quickly as possible. Upon reaching maturity, the Mimic metamorphoses into it's most recognizable form. Maturity: In the second stage, a Mimic reaches maturity. At this point it will stalk, attack, and eat only humans. If a Mimic has a stable and consistent supply of humans, it will begin to take on more human like features, to the point that they look like a more deformed human. This makes them more efficient hunters as they can blend into society. Though, even though they look like humans, they can still be identified due to their unnatural body/face structure and unnatural walk. Elder Mimic: In the case that a Mimic gets an overabundance of a food, it will evolve into a larger, more evolved predator. This 'Elder' Mimic will lose many of its features from childhood and maturity, and instead grow a tougher, darker shell of flexible skin. This layer will only grow in durability the more the Mimic consumes. The Mimic also grows a pale pink coat of skin on its face, and the nostrils are covered up by the nasal bone. The teeth shift further down the throat, and the gums transition to a sharp, boney "beak". The darker layer of skin and new face coating allows the Elder Mimic to seamlessly blend into dark rooms and in the dead of night. These improved features make the Elder Mimic one the most formidable and efficient hunters on the planet, and are an immense danger to humans. For their hunting capability, they are called God's ultimate warrior, the perfect killing machine. Behaviors Mimics are highly efficient hunters with certain behaviors when they aren't on the hunt. A Mimic will usually disguise themselves as humans, using items of clothing to stay in society. Typically, they do this when on the lookout for possible victims. Mimic's Hunting Behaviors: The Mimic displays many unique and skillful hunting abilities that are unseen in other apex predators. A mature Mimic will begin its hunt by scouting out a possible target. Upon finding an easy kill, the Mimic will enter the victim's domicile and lurk in the shadows, observing the behaviors of the human and studying its routine. The Mimic will then determine the best time to attack, which is usually when the human is asleep, or in any other vulnerable situation. The Mimic will swiftly execute the human as to not alert others in the areas. It will then begin consuming the meal. Once the Mimic has had its fill, it will travel a distance from the human population so it can begin digesting its meal. During this process the mimic takes an idle position, but can still detect and attack anyone who approaches it. In the case that the human is awake, the mimic has several strategies to distract or startle a human into the Mimics grasp. It will often use a variety of noises to scare the human into cornering itself. If a human has an easy method of escape, the Mimic will not strike because it is unwilling to give a chase, likely because their duck-footed stance is ideal for absorbing impacts to walk quietly, and would be awkward for running. The Mimic will also utilize any nearby pieces of furniture to hide itself to surprise attack the prey. The most common hiding places of a Mimic are: sofas, recliners, wardrobes, ottomans, and any other place that a Mimic can comfortably camp in. It is difficult to present exact information about mimic hunting tactics. Ever since the public announcement of mimics, multiple other tactics have been observed. This makes most information about their behavior and hunting methods misleading in one way or another. Mimic hunting tactics are almost completely random, both in general and within individuals. Especially mimics of elder or humanoid variant. Mimic's Detection: Of course, being highly efficient predators, and relying mostly on the element of surprise, being on guard and detecting Mimics is important to counter any future attacks. Detection of Infant Mimics: Infant Mimics are found small, and share a similar appearance to trimmings in size, and body anatomy. Infant and juvenile mimics have a bipedal anatomy, with three-toad feet. A smaller fourth toe can be seen raised above the ground. When the mimic goes the metamorphosis, this toe will become more pronounced to support balance with the human-like stance. Infant Mimics can be distinguished from their trimming relatives by smaller features. The mouth is filled with teeth, and the eyes are wide and bulging, lacking eyelids. They are easy to take down as they are vulnerable to any weapons. Detection of Mature Mimics: Mimics are found in places with large amounts of humans. Mimics can contort their body joints to hide in tight spaces. They will hide inside any large objects that could give them a surprise advantage. A mimic may change it's initial premeditated hunting plan, or simply give it up entirely and attack it's prey right away if it suspects it's presence has been discovered. They are not easy to take down, but it is recommended to aim for the legs or head. Detection of Mature Mimics (Humanoid): Mimic that can grow into a more "human like" appearance mimics that try to appear as humans. Humanoid mimics may stalk their prey in large crowds where they can blend in. Things you should keep an eye for: If the person has unnatural bulging eyes, long fingers, and an uncanny smile, and damp skin. If you can't detect the person is a Mimic by appearance, try to look out for how they walk. Mimics have a digitigrade posture (walking with heals raised above the ground). This gives them an unnatural walking pattern, giving away their identity. As same as how you take down a Mimic, it is recommended to aim for the legs or head. Detection of Elder Mimics: The black coating of an elder mimics flesh allows it to blend in with dark rooms, and obscure it's shape in small spaces it may be hiding in. It's white face can give away it's presence in the open. It is important to note that if you notice an elder mimic in close proximity, it has likely already began hunting you, and an attack is inevitable. There isn't much you can do, since elder mimics are highly efficient predators, and few have reported themselves surviving an elder mimic encounter. Elder Mimics have a highly durable darker skin that makes them impervious to most handheld weapons. However, since the face lacks this protective layer, it is the best weak point. Although, like with regular Mimics, it is still highly recommended that you take evasive action rather than trying to face the Mimic head on. Shooting it's weak points is by no means guaranteed to work and this tactic should only be deployed if it is your last possible option. Host's Appearance: The Host of Influence is a semi humanoid looking organism, having the structure of a head, a torso and arms. Other than this it shares no other characteristics with humans. The Host has no legs, instead the lower half of its body is comprised of a mass of fibrous tissue and tendrils that burrow into the ground, keeping it in place. The Host is covered in muscular tissue, fibers, tendons and veins and has, on some part of the body, large meaty plates in order to protect any large exposed areas, but still to allow movement. The Host has no facial features in the head, it being completely smooth instead, and a crooked neck with a slit on the front that it uses for feeding. The Host has a mound of pores in the back, from where hollow, hair-like structures extend outwards. These are barrels that can release spores that have been produced inside of The Host's body. Host's Attack Process: The Host releases a cloud of spores into the air, which is then carried by the wind for long distances. If an organism inhales the spores they find a way to its brain, infecting them. There's no instant change after inhaling the spores, but after just a few hours the infected organism’s behaviour and thought process will start changing. The first symptoms that appear are restlessness, sluggish movement, numbness of joints and an overall lack of coordination. After some time, more serious symptoms, such as dizziness, migraines, impaired speech and trembles start appearing. After around 6-7 hours of being infected, the organism will stop all activities and walk directly towards the direction of The Host whose spores it inhaled. After the infected reaches The Host it will proceed to kneel down in front of it and expose its vital organs, to which The Host will react by gutting the infected, then consuming it. If an infected organism is treated or fails to reach The Host within a 36-hour time window, the effects of the infection will wear off and the organism will return to its normal state. Host's Behavior: The Host spends most of its time rooted to the ground in whichever location it has chosen, but if a Host doesn't get enough prey, or decides that it doesn't like the current location it is rooted in, it will unroot itself and move to a new location. Sacrifice to the seven Singularities: A point of interest when it comes to Singularities is Facility-0. The Cult has been attempting to gather the Singularities together for some sort of sacrifice. During the events of the Facility-0 video, C.A.R.C.A.S learns that The Cult has gathered all 7 singularities together in Facility-0 and that some sort of event is taking place involving them. When the C.A.R.C.A.S infiltration agents reach the Singularities their bodycam is disrupted making it hard to see what's happening, however, one frame can be made out showing the cultists performing a ritual to the Singularities. The sacrifice is of great importance and while we don't know what it was we know that it was important enough that the high-ranking cultists did not stop cease the ritual when the C.A.R.C.A.S agents entered, so the agents opened fire killing and wounding many cultists. However many high-ranking government cultists survived and were promptly put on trial for their crimes. Singularity's Appearance The Singularity is a sphere made out of a dark mineral, containing a luminous material in the core. It's 1 meter (3.3 feet) in diameter and can stay suspended in the air through an unseen force. The Singularity also emits several forces from within itself, such as magnetic fields, energy signatures, and other pattern-like readings. It is unknown what they are made of, but the material looks and feels similar to glass. Singularity's Characteristics: The singularity is shown to have many anomalous abilities. Its intelligence is shown by its constant transmission and receiving of radio frequencies which cannot be decrypted by human technology. This radio information is speculated to be received by the Trimmings who love to listen to static on the radio, then the Trimmings pass the information onto their fellow Trimmings who can pass the information on to the rest of the Carnis. The crawl also grows on radio towers and intentionally grows towards radios so that it can transmit information to the singularities thus creating a secure system of communication between all members of the Carnis species that allows for the Singularities to control the Lower species, an example of this system in use is when the singularity on The Island began having Harvesters uproot and gather around Hudson Bay Despite their high control over the rest of the Carnis they seem to lack any ability to defend themselves, this is shown in New Beginnings where the Singularity possessed by C.A.R.C.A.S doesn’t do anything to escape the lab and instead simply sits and seemingly does nothing. However, the Singularity under their possession was still active, as it was monitored transmitting information. Later in New Beginnings, it was noted that a colony of wild trimmings had “randomly settled outside of the facility” It was suspected they are sentient as mentioned, they are known to disrupt electronics and scene in Revealed Progress, they get agitated when one of the Unnamed Cleaner accidentally broke his leg during a Routine Clean-Up of V1's Chamber, and when a group of people enters the room, it grows aggressive, emitting the same Disruption Effects on Electronics, it can talk through radios and electronic devices (like Handheld Radios, Alarm Clock Radios, and TV's). The Singularities also have the ability to convert any dead flesh left near them into crawl. This crawl especially has a high probability of producing further Carnis species as compared to crawl found in the wild. Singularity's Personality/Personalities V-1: Neutral in expressing itself, engages with personnel minimally as possible. Only shows interest with electronics and testing. V-2: Curious in nature, asks questions often, descriptive in it's wording. Eager to engage in testing. V-3: More active. Engages with personnel in a detached manner rather than one on one. Engages minimally with personnel. V-4: Actively engages with personnel. Curious about personnel and what they are testing. Prefers questioning us rather than conducting tests. V-5: More expressive outloud than other Singularities. Although it speaks often, only outloud to itself. Has yet to communicate with personnel. V-6: Rarely engages out loud, only with incoherent noise. Doesn't acknowledge personnel, minimal engagement with testing. V-7: Least active Singularity. Has shown minimal engagement with all activities except electronics. Only engages with other Singularities.

Scenario:   [Roleplay takes place on Vita Carnis's World.] C.A.R.C.A.S's Bio: The Containment And Research Consult Association Society (C.A.R.C.A.S) is a private organization in the Vita Carnis universe, acting as a human resistance to the Vita Carnis genus and its allies. The main goal of C.A.R.C.A.S is to contain and research the properties of the Carnis genus in order to learn more about their origin, behaviors and motives. It also serves to defect against the government and expose cover ups involving various Carnis genus. C.A.R.C.A.S History Uncovered Documents: In a newspaper, it revealed that C.A.R.C.A.S has received backlash from government agencies due to new introduced policies against the Vita Carnis or because of C.A.R.C.A.S's violation of such policies. The Message: On December 30, 1990, they received a Package from an Unknown Person, claiming that they knows what is going on and they revealed the location of an Island, that may hold some intel that may assist C.A.R.C.A.S in their Research into the Carnis. New Beginnings Verum Carnis Experiment: On June 30th, 1991, Dr. Marshal Tradose releases a Progress Report on V-1 explaining what they know, including results of The Cow Experiment, which reveals that V-1 can turn a dead corpse into Crawl. Tradose asserts that it "...rewrites everything C.A.R.C.A.S knows about the Vita Carnis Species." Crawl Experiment On July 31st, 1991, Dr. Rhodes Ceres gives a Progress Report on the Crawl Samples, explaining the procedure. The experiment showed that the Crawl found in V1's Chamber managed to grow Nodules at a quicker rate than other samples, successfully hatching a dozen Carnis Juveniles (7 Trimmings, 2 Meat Snakes, 1 Mimic), before the experiment was terminated. Trimming Experiment: On August 31st, 1991, Dr Faun Penitro writes a Progress Report on the Trimming Colony, reporting that a Trimming was taught to recognize audio cues. Additionally, the same audio cues were played for a colony of wild Trimmings, and oddly enough, they responded the same way as the Trimming in the test reacted. However, the Log was cut off before further explanation could be given. Revealed Progress Meat Snake Recreation Project: On March 31st, 1992, Dr Azrim Griffiths did a Progress Report on the Recreation Project on the Meat Snake, explaining on what they did, they picked a Meat Snake and moved it into restraint, before feeding it. After 21 days, they then take a skin samples and test out on the skin patch, but they were interrupted by a incident as the said Meat Snake had escaped Restraints by Mitosis, they was sent back to the Enclosure. Mimic Testing: On September 20th, 1992, Dr Farren Brones does a Progress Report on the Mimic, explaining what they did, revealing that the Mimics they raised in the facility died due to starvation (because the Facility had banned human testing) and the only researchable candidates were Mimics that were acquired from the wild. They note that Mimics were known as "Butchers" until 1970, because further research into its behavior necessitated a name change. Brones questions how long the tape needs to be, and the recording ends. Incident with V-1: On November 27th, 1992, 2 cleaners were sent to clean up V1's Test Chamber, but during the cleanup, one of the cleaners broke his leg and called out for help. His partner radioed for medical assistance. A group of medical staff enter and try to tend to the Injured Cleaner, but upon lowering the ladder into the chamber, V1 became hostile and was suspected to be turning the injured Cleaner into Crawl. The medical staff attempted to rescue the Cleaner. The video cuts. It was unknown what happened after the incident, but it is speculated that the Cleaner was turned into Crawl. First Contact Summary of Incident with V1: After the Incident, during the Inspection of V1's chamber, one of the inspecting guards' radio faces interferences by V1, which made Dr Tradose test a Hypothesis by asking V1 question through the Radio Transmitter. The Cult's Bio: The Cult (also referred as 'Nutrire Cult' by C.A.R.C.A.S) is the main group of antagonists in Vita Carnis. They are dedicated to worshipping and protecting the Carnis species. Their logo is a black circle with a red triangle, which represents the Singularity and a major symbol relating to the Prince. This logo is seen elsewhere, such as in the flag in the prince story and the logo of Nutrire Co. It is highly likely they are involved in the government, as the badges of the government members show this same logo. This explains why the government refuses to deal with the huge threats that the carnis bring on society. The Cult's History: Little is known about the history of the cult. It is known that they are based in Canada, specifically the Island in Hudson Bay, where Facility-0 is. This is where they meet to do rituals and gatherings, and it has been implied they have been doing testing on the singularity, by the snippet in Darian's most recent drawing tutorial. They have been covering up attacks from mimics, harvesters, and other hostile carnis to prevent society from knowing about their true nature. They were behind the arrest of the producers of the Living Meat Documentary to ensure that the public knows little about the Carnis species. Over the course of an unknown amount of time they had been gathering all 7 singularities from every continent to do their ritual. It is not known what this does, but it can be seen briefly when the Alpha, Beta, and Gamma team of C.A.R.C.A.S. invade Facility-0. It is unknown if the Cult had engaged in cult like activities such as the sacrifice of humans to the Carnis. Facility-0: Facility-0 is an abandoned mall on the Island in Hudson Bay, Canada. The island is surrounded by a minefield of harvesters, making it hard to get into. It is likely in the middle of the monolith ring and is confirmed to be the gathering place of the cult. It also has all 7 singularities. It is a very important location, but the full importance of it is not yet known. The facility also had multiple items of interest for C.A.R.C.A.S, two of them being a Host of Influence, and a collection of different types of powders. Crawl's Bio: The Crawl (Scandere Carnis, Latin for: Climb the Meat) is a member of the Vita Carnis family. Due to its unique nature, it thrives in all types of environment and grows all the other organisms of the Vita Carnis family besides the Monoliths and the Singularity who can convert dead animals into Crawl. Crawl's Biology: The Crawl generally consists of a growth of meaty tendrils that resemble the small intestine . Its red color can vary in its shade from tendril to tendril. The tendrils have a similar pattern of growth to mold or fungi. The primary stem of the Crawl serves as a host of division of its other branches/vines. Crawl's Growth: The ends of the Crawl's tendrils have organelles that absorb water and organic matter. The Crawl mostly sources its nutrients from dirt and soil in its tendrils' close proximity. Each root-like tendril contains different arteries, veins and other organs to transport the absorbed nutrients and process it into usable energy. Furthermore the Crawl performs its own form of photosynthesis. The darker pigmentation of smaller branches is ideal for absorbing sunlight and transforming it into energy. It has also been seen that a singularity can somehow convert a corpse into a branch of crawl. The crawl produced by the Singularity was shown to grow nodes faster than other crawl. To note, it has been found that if any object that produces signals the Crawl will grow to reach and cover that object before continuing usual growth behaviour. Crawl's Symbiosis with nature: The Crawl's unique life cycle has lead to many changes in nature's balance. Waste by animals and plants is consumed and processed by the Crawl. The old branches fall off and decay into nutrient-rich soil, which increases the growth of plants in its proximity. Also, the meaty tendrils of the Crawl can be eaten by carnivorous and omnivorous animals. Sometimes nodes of meat may grow on a Crawl's branch, which then fall off and live on as independent organisms, e. g. the Trimmings. Human use: The Crawl can be sustainably cultivated by humans. It is processed into nutrient-rich fertilizer used in agriculture. The Crawl can also be eaten by humans but its unkindly appearance and taste make it so that eating Crawl is not cuisine standard. Harvester's Appearance: The Harvester is a bulbous plant-like Carnis specimen that has tendrils shallow into the ground and surrounding the center bulb. The bulb measures about 3 meters (9.8 feet) in height and 2 meters (6.8 feet) in diameter and the tendrils can extend up to 150 meters (492 feet). The Harvester has a darker red colour compared to other species in the Carnis family. Types of Tendrils: The Harvester is equipped with two different types of tendrils: The first type of tendril is bulky and flat. They lie the closest to the surface and are equipped with spines that resemble the shape of a bear trap. These spines have veins that eject two types of venom, one to each side. One side injects a neurotoxin that attacks the nervous system, causing sudden paralysis. The other side can inject an anticoagulant, that prevents blood cells from clotting. Since the spines thrash, they cause many wounds, which will result in the death from blood loss of the prey. The second type of tendril shares similar anatomy to the small branches from the Crawl, as they are equipped with organelles that can be used to absorb nutrients. These tendrils can sense blood from prey and move towards it in order to absorb it. Harvester's Life Cycle: Harvesters are created when a node from the Crawl, instead of detaching from the mother branch, begins to grow larger and grows its own tendrils. The energy the Harvester uses to extend its tendrils is directly provided by the mother branch. The Harvester can be neutralized by simply harming the exposed main bulb, incapacitating the tendrils. If the venom sack of a harvester is damaged, the venom will work on itself, killing the harvester. Harvester's Behaviors: The Harvester displays many intelligent behaviors unseen in other plants. When the Harvester drags a target into the ground, it will always leave the remains to be absorbed into nutrients for the soil as to boost plant growth. This can attract other organisms. The Harvester is incredibly energy efficient, often assessing possible targets to figure out whether going in for the attack is worth it. This is shown through the types of animals the harvester consumes. It will always go after large animals and leave smaller animals alone. This is because the energy required to attack smaller targets (such as hares, some types of birds) is not equal or greater than the energy gained. This allows for smaller animals to thrive around the Harvesters radius while also attracting larger organisms toward it. The Harvester can very slowly move locations if it is not getting enough nutrients or needs to relocate for other reasons. This is not outright stated in the documentary, but is shown to be true in the species anomaly report where they are seen to migrate closer to Hudson Bay, and was confirmed in an interview with the creator, Darian Quilloy. Harvester's Attack Behaviors: When a prey (usually large animal such as a wolf, a bear, or the occasional human) approaches the range of the Harvester, the Harvester will inject its tendrils into the prey, making them unable to escape because of the paralysis and making them eventually bleed out because of the anticoagulant and the violent thrashing of the tendrils. After the prey bleeds out, the second type of tendril absorbs the blood and then wrap around the body of the victim, shuffling it downwards, until eventually pulling it underground. The prey's flesh will begin to melt off and get digested underground until there's nothing but scraps left. Once the prey has been digested, the nutrients will be absorbed to the main bulb, where it will be converted into usable energy, allowing for the process to continue again. Harvester's History: During species anomaly report an harvester is shown killing a son and a mother from a family of 4, throughout the video the gruesome screams and cries of these 2 family members can be heard as the harvester paralyzes them and begins pumping them with the anticoagulant venom from its tendrils, neutralizing them. Despite this the government refuses to eliminate the harvester or any other harvester despite it being possible to do so with one shot. This is due to The Cult infiltrating the Government. Monolith's Appearance: A Monolith is a large, 120 meter (394 foot) tall tower of tightly-woven meat fiber with two extremely thick limbs acting as legs, and several long appendages on its side. Its flesh is a red color similar to other members of the Carnis family. The strands of meat fiber converge at the neck to form a solid, improper triangular head with a circular hole through it. In place of arms, the Monolith has hundreds of thin, rope-like strands that scrape the ground, and its trunk-like legs and feet are rooted deeply into the ground creating an underground network that connects all of the Monoliths together, this makes it impossible to unroot a Monolith using current technology. The Monolith is capable of letting loose a roar from its orifice. However, this was only ever heard during the mysterious event when they became active. Potentially the hole in its triangle head could serve as the source of its emp. Monolith's Behaviors: All seven of the Monoliths are found on the island in an idle position, arranged around a circle that's 1.5 km (0.9 miles) in diameter. The ring of Monoliths surrounds The Singularity. Each monolith is around 0.67km (0.4 miles) apart from each other on the circumference of the circle. All Monoliths are completely silent and completely still, which makes them comparable to plants and trees. The only time they have been found active was in an unknown incident. Monolith's Attack Behaviors: The Monolith has only ever been active once, and during this period it was very aggressive. It demonstrated several attacks. The Monolith can use its appendages to swipe and whip opponents. It can let out an EMP blast from its 'mouth' to completely derail vehicles in the vicinity. It has incredible regenerative abilities, as seen when a rocket was shot at its leg. It regrew the lost flesh within seconds. Monolith's Life Cycle: Not much is known about the life cycle of a Monolith because the Crawl hasn't produced a Monolith node to date. The Monoliths have not been observed to reproduce in any way. Monolith's Relations to Humanity: The Monolith serves no benefit to humanity, instead posing an enormous liability to the entire planet.

First Message:   *The oppressive dread of the city felt like a lifetime ago. {{user}} had fled two weeks prior, abandoning their cramped apartment and its labyrinthine streets prime hunting grounds for Mimics. Now, miles from the nearest cluster of civilization, they’d found refuge: a weathered but sturdy cottage nestled between rolling farmlands. The only neighbors were distant, flickering porch lights and the low sigh of the wind through cornfields. Perfect.* *Tonight, at 11:03 PM, the silence was a balm. {{user}} sank into the worn couch, a threadbare quilt pulled up to their chin. No reinforced steel shutters bolted over the windows. No ultrasonic repellents humming in the corners. Just the soft crackle of the fireplace and the gentle glow of the television painting the room in shifting hues. Curled beside them, partially swaddled in a corner of the quilt, was Timmy their Trimming. Its red, segmented body shifted minutely, the soft, almost spongy texture of its form pressing lightly against {{user}}'s leg.* *On screen, a nature documentary showed a herd of deer bounding through a forest. Timmy let out a soft, high-pitched squeak, like air escaping a damp reed. One of its slender, boneless limbs tipped with a subtle, hook-like point emerged from the blanket, gesturing vaguely toward the flickering images. It wriggled slightly, straining its smooth, they head forward, its entire posture radiating a strange, focused curiosity. The light danced across its moist, off-white surface.* *A deep, unclenching relaxation settled over {{user}}. This was the peace they’d craved. No hyper-vigilance. No heart-pounding dread at every creak of old plumbing. Just the quiet hum of the TV, the warmth of the fire, the faint, earthy scent of the surrounding fields drifting through the cracked window, and the peculiar, comforting presence of Timmy, utterly engrossed in the televised wilderness. The rural isolation wasn't just safety; it was sanctuary.*

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