Carnivorous Mold

"Acid Fungus"

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Threat Level: Low (Neutral)
Species: Botanical, Mold
Habitat: Typically rare, but live in only very moist rainforest regions.
Passive: Carnivorous Molds are passive only because they must be touched in order to feed.

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Health: 12 (Average, but Range in sizes)
Armor Quality: Gooey All things that touch the mold are trapped in its grasp unless Agility Level -2 > Strength Level 4.
- Body?: (N/A) Absorbs positive water damage.
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-Strength: 4 (Average/High)
*Accuracy: 0* (None... Un-needed)
-Endurance: 4 (Average/High)
*Agility: 0 (None...)
-Speed: 0 (None...)
*Stamina: 0* (None... Immune to Fatigue)
-Magic: 0 (None...)
*Faith: 0* (None... Immune to Sorrow)

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Behavior

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Exo-Gastric Digestion (Automatic) - If touched, target or object is trapped instantaneously. Target takes Strength Level 4 Chaos Damage every turn and Carnivorous mold vamps that health every turn as well. Carnivorous Molds can exceed their maximum health rating!

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Drops

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When killed the monster will drop...
- Acid: A chemical used to change a vial into an acid potion.

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Quick Facts

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Appearance...
- Very slimy and gooey creatures, mostly yellow-orange and spongee appearance.
- As soon as it is touched, a chain reaction starts where the spongee surface releases thousands of sucker cells taht traps whatever graces it. Within seconds, a deadly mucousy acid envelopes the target and can kill within minutes even the largest targets.
- Strangely, there is no recorded maximum size of such creatures, and sometimes reports of monstrous webs that can consume entire armies have been documented by Atlantean scientists and then burned to prevent ecological damage.
Habitat...
- Uncommon, but are native worldwide in very damp regions within rainforests or caves. First discovered in the Centra Archipelago, where they are the most commonly found.
- Never occur anywhere that is flat or dry, because moisture is required to sustain their actions of digestion along with suitable hanging area to grap unwary targets.
- On rare occasions, some larger molds will not digest bone, but instead use them to support cracking branches or as a grappling hook to expand their net area.
Behavior...
- Stationary creatures, sometimes not even considered carnivorous until witnessing the actions they can display.
- Rarely will such monsters be considered a threat, because they ingest moving targets only as they hang from tree limbs or cave walls. So even ecological damage is never considered unless webs get overwhelming thick enough to block out sunlight.
- Mostly a rare encounter, often leaving would be explorers as digested goo within these nets.

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