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NU:AMAM Aberrant Taxon Guide - www.deviantart.com/djaymasi/ar…

Order - Parachela
Suborder - Eldritch form
Infraorder - Abomination
Species - Tardigrade darwinomorphae
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Height - 3.05m (10ft)
Length - 13.7m (45ft)
Weight
Solid - 10,886Kg (12Ton)
Gas - 2.65686e-23g (16.00u)
Volume - 0.82m³ (28ft³)

Fearsome invaders rumoured to be of extraterrestrial in origin, heralding from beyond our world. As of now they seldom to possess any weaknesses & their adaptability knows no bounds. However the answer to stopping these creatures may lay beyond the stars…

— Grimoire passage from the Tapster

HABITAT RANGE

As an invasive species Bugbears have been currently quarantined into a containment facility located in Serbian town of Norilsk known as дорога жизни, translated as Lifeline. The fortress of Lifeline is a large expansive facility that sits at 256 acres of open wooded forests & harnesses incredibly complex containment protocols specifically towards the Bugbear population housing in at almost 5,098 of the Abominations. In addition to the creatures the fortress is also known to hold the famous Proxima 09, a house sized meteorite that was set to collide into Norilsk late May 2050 from Mars. Rumours speculated that the Eldritch species had hijacked the asteroid thus making their entrance official eventually invading Earth.
It had been discovered that Bugbears had indeed originated from Mars where the aforementioned Aberrants shared the planet with the Zenith enterprise colony of 2025 after the WAN destruction & during the 10 year Absence.

ECOLOGICAL NICHE

Bugbears are carnivorous Abominations where any organism is fair game so long as its prey is easily overpowered, ranging from prey as large as livestock Diremorphs. In the wild Bugbears would shift in between forms to alter their strategy in the event of hunting live prey where each of which are unique. Majority of the forms documented to be used are solid & liquid states in which the Bugbear would usually resort to ambush, flanking or envelopment tactics in an attempt to overpower or smother the target. Within containment Bugbears are fed Diremorphs of the A variety particularly Direcattle, Direhorses & Jumbucks. However these Eldritch aren’t a remorseful stranger towards cannibalism where the Abominations would target spores, whelps & even lethargic members of its own kin, striking them down when they have the chance. With the accumulation of biomass any source of fresh biomaterial shouldn’t be considered considered fastidious.

Bugbears like all Eldritch Abominations feed to accumulate biomass where the beasts would use to reproduce, however unlike most Eldritch Bugbears procreate not by mitosis but by a process renown to be as broadcast spawning. Bugbears when sexually matured & ripe of biomass would resort to their gaseous form in which their bodies devolve into gametophytes. This mode of reproduction occurs on an airborne medium whereupon gamete contact & fertilisation is achieved externally. The parents however cease to self termination where their ultimate sacrifice is dependent on the succession of the quantity of offspring brought into the next generation. The maturity of Bugbears from spore to adult takes a ranges from 6-8 months depending on the conditions met, poor conditions would cause a hiatus in maturation growth & in its extremities leads to hibernation until conditions become slightly bearable.

Though encounters are rare in the wild Bugbears are cosmopolitan distributors & are regarded as extremophiles, being found almost anywhere in the world including our very gravitational orbit. As an invasive species from Mars majority of the Bugbear population in Serbia are kept under strict containment alongside other Eldritch abominations, where Cryptozoologists & elite Paladins occupy to study these creatures in the hopes of discovering beneficials for the good of mankind. Protocols & procedures are under play in which Spores, whelps & adults have a unique method of dealing in the event of a containment breach.
Bugbears are studied predominantly on their ability to transmute on a whim & if this can be used in the field of medical research or even military purposes. It had been discovered the Tapster had used Bugbear materials in his work particularly as instrumental to the development of his Tonics, however secrets to how he made it so still remains mysterious.

BIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS

Bugbears possess the unique ability to alter the states of their own physiology, transforming their bodies into a solid, liquid, gaseous or an energy based state. With each physiological state the Bugbear gains an ability as well as a weakness exclusive to that state but changes upon transformation. With each transformation the Bugbear alters within a 5-7 second interval in which its entire physiology undergoes an accelerated metamorphosis on a cellular level.

The Solid form of the Bugbear gains a physical state allowing the Abomination to perform mundane activities particularly hunting, surveying & defence. In its solid form the Bugbear manipulates its molecules by compacting them together in which it utilises the majority into strength & power in which the beast will use to overpower prey or match against foes. The Bugbears strength in its physical state enables it to lift & interact with objects several times its own body weight alone using its arms to crush or even throw entities as heavy as panzer tanks.
The skin of the Bugbear also becomes a thick hide that despite its thin & elastic appearance is capable of absorbing a colossal amount of punishment dealt by formidable enemies particularly predatory Neofauna & Paladin weaponry.
The Bugbear however becomes increasingly slow as the Abomination is hindered from additional weight, encumbering the creature to a lumbering lump as it resorts to rolling & sliding in attempt to squash its target.

As a liquid the Bugbear possesses a fluid like state with the same consistency to that of water. In this form the Bugbear is easily shaped capable of morphing its physiology in order to squeeze through tight gaps & crevices. In this form the Bugbear reserves its majorly for traversal through a fluidic medium like water or evading attacks, however it had been noted that this form enabled the Abomination to travel through conditions with altered gravity in which would probably explain its movement through space. In the event of hunting prey the Bugbear will attempt to drown or even smother its target, suffocating & asphyxiating it.
Although despite this magnitude of an ability the Bugbear in its liquid state is extremely malleable in which if caught the Abomination can be contained in tanks capable of holding a volume of 0.83 cubic meters, inevitability trapping it until its release.

The third form of the Bugbear is a gaseous apparition in which the Abomination will sublimate into a cloudy like state. By separating its molecules as well as lose cohesion the Abomination will transmute itself into a smoky gas state resembling a phantom like visage weighing no heavier than oxygen. This form enables the Bugbear to phase through most crevices as well as allow attacks to phase through the Abomination in a ghost like fashion. The Gas state is also necessary for the Bugbear to reproduce contrary to its convoluted lifecycle. The Bugbear is unable to attack threats & is completely vulnerable towards vacuum force suction.

The final form of the Bugbear is its energy based state. This form is by far the rarest as well as the most dangerous form of the Bugbear in which the Abomination is able to transform itself into charged ionised plasma. Very rarely the Bugbear will transform into its energy form as it will become increasingly strained & unstable towards its own physical state but upon doing so the Abomination becomes a force to be reckoned with. In this form the Bugbear usually attacks by generating a colossal force of unequal electrical energy burning & vaporising all it touches, it will also travel through electrical wires as a mode of transport.
The Bugbear can only brought into this form when the Abomination enters stages of fury or immense stress in which the creature will attack anything that moves where in the most tragic cases result in the Abominations inevitable self termination.

BEHAVIOUR

Bugbears are aggressive hunters in which they will attack anything they deem as potential prey in which the moment they sense a change in status they will go in for the kill if given the chance.

Description

NU:AMAM Aberrant Taxon Guide - www.deviantart.com/djaymasi/ar…

Order - Parachela
Suborder - Eldritch form
Infraorder - Abomination
Species - Tardigrade darwinomorphae
————
Height - 3.05m (10ft)
Length - 13.7m (45ft)
Weight
Solid - 10,886Kg (12Ton)
Gas - 2.65686e-23g (16.00u)
Volume - 0.82m³ (28ft³)

Fearsome invaders rumoured to be of extraterrestrial in origin, heralding from beyond our world. As of now they seldom to possess any weaknesses & their adaptability knows no bounds. However the answer to stopping these creatures may lay beyond the stars…

— Grimoire passage from the Tapster

HABITAT RANGE

As an invasive species Bugbears have been currently quarantined into a containment facility located in Serbian town of Norilsk known as дорога жизни, translated as Lifeline. The fortress of Lifeline is a large expansive facility that sits at 256 acres of open wooded forests & harnesses incredibly complex containment protocols specifically towards the Bugbear population housing in at almost 5,098 of the Abominations. In addition to the creatures the fortress is also known to hold the famous Proxima 09, a house sized meteorite that was set to collide into Norilsk late May 2050 from Mars. Rumours speculated that the Eldritch species had hijacked the asteroid thus making their entrance official eventually invading Earth.
It had been discovered that Bugbears had indeed originated from Mars where the aforementioned Aberrants shared the planet with the Zenith enterprise colony of 2025 after the WAN destruction & during the 10 year Absence.

ECOLOGICAL NICHE

Bugbears are carnivorous Abominations where any organism is fair game so long as its prey is easily overpowered, ranging from prey as large as livestock Diremorphs. In the wild Bugbears would shift in between forms to alter their strategy in the event of hunting live prey where each of which are unique. Majority of the forms documented to be used are solid & liquid states in which the Bugbear would usually resort to ambush, flanking or envelopment tactics in an attempt to overpower or smother the target. Within containment Bugbears are fed Diremorphs of the A variety particularly Direcattle, Direhorses & Jumbucks. However these Eldritch aren’t a remorseful stranger towards cannibalism where the Abominations would target spores, whelps & even lethargic members of its own kin, striking them down when they have the chance. With the accumulation of biomass any source of fresh biomaterial shouldn’t be considered considered fastidious.

Bugbears like all Eldritch Abominations feed to accumulate biomass where the beasts would use to reproduce, however unlike most Eldritch Bugbears procreate not by mitosis but by a process renown to be as broadcast spawning. Bugbears when sexually matured & ripe of biomass would resort to their gaseous form in which their bodies devolve into gametophytes. This mode of reproduction occurs on an airborne medium whereupon gamete contact & fertilisation is achieved externally. The parents however cease to self termination where their ultimate sacrifice is dependent on the succession of the quantity of offspring brought into the next generation. The maturity of Bugbears from spore to adult takes a ranges from 6-8 months depending on the conditions met, poor conditions would cause a hiatus in maturation growth & in its extremities leads to hibernation until conditions become slightly bearable.

Though encounters are rare in the wild Bugbears are cosmopolitan distributors & are regarded as extremophiles, being found almost anywhere in the world including our very gravitational orbit. As an invasive species from Mars majority of the Bugbear population in Serbia are kept under strict containment alongside other Eldritch abominations, where Cryptozoologists & elite Paladins occupy to study these creatures in the hopes of discovering beneficials for the good of mankind. Protocols & procedures are under play in which Spores, whelps & adults have a unique method of dealing in the event of a containment breach.
Bugbears are studied predominantly on their ability to transmute on a whim & if this can be used in the field of medical research or even military purposes. It had been discovered the Tapster had used Bugbear materials in his work particularly as instrumental to the development of his Tonics, however secrets to how he made it so still remains mysterious.

BIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS

Bugbears possess the unique ability to alter the states of their own physiology, transforming their bodies into a solid, liquid, gaseous or an energy based state. With each physiological state the Bugbear gains an ability as well as a weakness exclusive to that state but changes upon transformation. With each transformation the Bugbear alters within a 5-7 second interval in which its entire physiology undergoes an accelerated metamorphosis on a cellular level.

The Solid form of the Bugbear gains a physical state allowing the Abomination to perform mundane activities particularly hunting, surveying & defence. In its solid form the Bugbear manipulates its molecules by compacting them together in which it utilises the majority into strength & power in which the beast will use to overpower prey or match against foes. The Bugbears strength in its physical state enables it to lift & interact with objects several times its own body weight alone using its arms to crush or even throw entities as heavy as panzer tanks.
The skin of the Bugbear also becomes a thick hide that despite its thin & elastic appearance is capable of absorbing a colossal amount of punishment dealt by formidable enemies particularly predatory Neofauna & Paladin weaponry.
The Bugbear however becomes increasingly slow as the Abomination is hindered from additional weight, encumbering the creature to a lumbering lump as it resorts to rolling & sliding in attempt to squash its target.

As a liquid the Bugbear possesses a fluid like state with the same consistency to that of water. In this form the Bugbear is easily shaped capable of morphing its physiology in order to squeeze through tight gaps & crevices. In this form the Bugbear reserves its majorly for traversal through a fluidic medium like water or evading attacks, however it had been noted that this form enabled the Abomination to travel through conditions with altered gravity in which would probably explain its movement through space. In the event of hunting prey the Bugbear will attempt to drown or even smother its target, suffocating & asphyxiating it.
Although despite this magnitude of an ability the Bugbear in its liquid state is extremely malleable in which if caught the Abomination can be contained in tanks capable of holding a volume of 0.83 cubic meters, inevitability trapping it until its release.

The third form of the Bugbear is a gaseous apparition in which the Abomination will sublimate into a cloudy like state. By separating its molecules as well as lose cohesion the Abomination will transmute itself into a smoky gas state resembling a phantom like visage weighing no heavier than oxygen. This form enables the Bugbear to phase through most crevices as well as allow attacks to phase through the Abomination in a ghost like fashion. The Gas state is also necessary for the Bugbear to reproduce contrary to its convoluted lifecycle. The Bugbear is unable to attack threats & is completely vulnerable towards vacuum force suction.

The final form of the Bugbear is its energy based state. This form is by far the rarest as well as the most dangerous form of the Bugbear in which the Abomination is able to transform itself into charged ionised plasma. Very rarely the Bugbear will transform into its energy form as it will become increasingly strained & unstable towards its own physical state but upon doing so the Abomination becomes a force to be reckoned with. In this form the Bugbear usually attacks by generating a colossal force of unequal electrical energy burning & vaporising all it touches, it will also travel through electrical wires as a mode of transport.
The Bugbear can only brought into this form when the Abomination enters stages of fury or immense stress in which the creature will attack anything that moves where in the most tragic cases result in the Abominations inevitable self termination.

BEHAVIOUR

Bugbears are aggressive hunters in which they will attack anything they deem as potential prey in which the moment they sense a change in status they will go in for the kill if given the chance.