((Blackroot is intended to not really be completely purgable without fire. P much errything should be able to eat Blackroot provided it's able to nom plants. They just won't be able to get the roots~ Eats Blackroot prolly isn't a trait that makes sense, I personally recommend a trait that isn't redundent~))
Something Grimdark
New plant: Bloodrose
Amount 2
Climate: Anywhere with a decently sized Blackroot bramble.
Traits:
Symbiot with Blackroot.
Difficult to dislodge.
Thorny.
Pseudoparasite with animals.
Total Cost: 10PP
Bloodrose at first look appears to be a bright red thorn growing from a Blackroot vine. It grows directly from Blackroot vines, using the high nutrient content as a food source. Early in its life, it isn't noticible in a patch of Blackroot. On average it takes about six to eight months to mature. A maturing Bloodrose can be noted when a Blackroot vine gains red veins. This vein state lasts for approximately a month before the first 'thorns' erupt from the Blackroot vine. These thorns are bright red and are actually mature seeds. Should an animal brush against a thorn, a number of little filaments will pull the thornseed from the Blackroot and it will cling to the animals pelt harmlessly until it drops off, likely near additional Blackroot or related plants. Should a thorn pierce the skin however, it begins growing in the animal, using its nutrients similar to how it would a Blackroot. At first, this is unnoticeable. Four months in, the afflicted area begins turning a sickly shade of red and begins itching intensely. Five to six months in, rootlike patterns begin forming in the affected area. By eight months. Seedthorns begin erupting from the skin. This is intensely painful, often debilitating. Should the creature survive the next month, most likely hindered due to lack of water or food, a number of Bloodrose flowers will bud from the skin, as well as additional seedthorns, however once the first flower buds, the pain of erupting seedthorns fades to nearly unnoticeable. The creature is now permanently afflicted with the symbiotic strain of Bloodrose, a pretty but rather nasty secondary coat of thorns and flowers. It may experience a lil difficulty mating with unaffiliated members of its species, however smart predators will think twice before attacking it, lest they catch Bloodrose themselves and not survive. Creatures afflicted with the symbiotic Bloodrose strain are unaffected by additional parasitic afflictions. The flowers filter the multitude of pain causing chemicals out of the bloodstream. Bloodrose flowers appear to be scarlet red flowers with black veins.
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Topic: Evolve 1.0 - (7/7) - Year (01) (Not the console game) (Read 4729 times)