Parasite
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E L D R I T C H
"Eldritch is an English word used to describe something otherworldly, weird, ghostly, or uncanny. In contemporary culture, the term is closely associated with the Lovecraftian horror." (wiki).
NAME₪ Secret
Terror simply will not share. It goes by Terror, being that it is the most accurate English acclaim.
ALIAS₪ Terror
SEX/GENDER₪ ?? They/Them
Terror does not subscribe to sex nor any concept of gender, being that it is a creature of gender fluidity that reproduces asexually through methods of dark creation... there's simply no need. It will, however, be forced to occupy a sex and gender controlled space when possessing that of another body. It has a preference for subduing masculine or male in body vessels.
AGE₪ Immortal
SPECIES₪ Unknown
Rumored abyssian, demogorgon, demon, and dark entity.
CLASS₪ Unknown
DOMINANT LANGUAGE₪ Predominantly Latin; but any of the romance languages.
SUSTENANCE₪ Fearful Energy
The sustenance that Terror thrives on is like fuel, or what you and I would refer to as food. Terror is the embodiment of the emotion fear, and so it feeds off the energy produced by others experiencing fear.
BODY-TYPE₪ Ghost
Terror has a very ethereal body, capable of solidifying at will.
PERSONALITY₪ Complex; Manipulative, Power-hungry, Greedy, Unpredictable.
When occupying the body of another entity Terror can be easily influenced by the emotions that vessel might experience naturally.
SKIN₪ Leathery, cold
MANE₪ Lion-like, ends around shoulder blades and houses four snakes growing from its neck.
COLOR₪ Midnight
EYES₪ Deep Abyss -peach
LEGS₪ Insect (six...)
HEIGHT₪ 4-7ft -can fluctuate
WEIGHT₪ Weightless unless solidified
Terror is virtually weightless because of it's ethereal state of being, but when solidified, or summoned where it is forced to take a material form, Terror may weight anywhere from 140lbs - 300lbs depending on it's size.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION₪
Obsidian colored beast ran with the aid of six legs, emaciated and starving in appearance. Bone shaped its torso, hollow rib-cage and piercing hips beneath a thin layer of leathery skin. Its face a missing identity with nothing more notable than the deep hues which bore ferocity from within such empty eye-sockets; an unread hatred, a different evil. Agile and quick were not the more memorable skills the creature possessed as it's sickly movements and horrendous vocals often kept its image fresh in nightmares. A poison among dreams, such terror could not be found tame.
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P A R A S I T I S M
Terror's disposition as an entity conflicts his right to parasitism which suggests (and emphasizes) the demonic qualities behind his design. Terror has a well-blended mixture of abilities and this includes all levels of possession. To clarify--or otherwise explain more simply--this particular ability includes three sources of inspiration that contribute to the final concept of Terror's possession abilities and will be explained in the final paragraph.
Three Factors
PARASITISM
________________________"Parasitism is a non-mutual relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. Traditionally parasite referred to organisms with lifestages that needed more than one host (e.g. Taenia solium). These are now called macroparasites (typically protozoa and helminths). Parasite now also refers to microparasites, which are typically smaller, such as viruses and bacteria, and can be directly transmitted between hosts of the same species" (wiki).
DEMONIC POSSESSION
_________________________"Demonic possession is held by many belief systems to be the control of an individual by a malevolent preternatural being. Descriptions of demonic possessions often include erased memories or personalities, convulsions, “fits” and fainting as if one were dying. Other descriptions include access to hidden knowledge (gnosis) and foreign languages (glossolalia), drastic changes in vocal intonation and facial structure, the sudden appearance of injuries (scratches, bite marks) or lesions, and superhuman strength. Unlike in channeling or other forms of possession, the subject has no control over the possessing entity and so it will persist until forced to leave the victim, usually through a form of exorcism" (wiki).
SPIRITUAL POSSESSION
_________________________"Spirit possession is a paranormal or supernatural event in which it is said that animas, demons, extraterrestrials, gods, spirits, or other disincarnate entities take control of a human body, resulting in noticeable changes in health and behavior. The term can also describe a similar action of taking residence in an inanimate object, possibly giving it animation" (wiki).
Terror's obtained an interesting collaboration regarding all three methods of possession. In many ways, Terror is like a parasite feeding off from it's host while the host continues to live and to thrive. The goal is not to kill the body right off but to prolong it's lifespan for as long as possible while promoting potential harm. The results arepotentiallyusually quite harmful, resulting in the eventual death of said host. However, in likeness Terror can more often than not be referred to as a demon, because it is not an actual parasite by any definition beyond the beneficial gain it obtains by feeding off from its host. It is more or less a malevolent preternatural being, that infects the host and destroys the former soul within, much like demonic possession. The former soul is consumed --or sold-- leaving only your friendly neighborhood terror residing within with full motor controls and a nasty personality. This may also cross lines with spiritual possession, since Terror is less a demon and more an ethereal spirit. Without the preference of a host to infest, it can still remain and solidify on the mortal plain. This is usually beyond the abilities of a traditional demon. This ability alone is known as Terror's INFESTATION (as seen further below beneath abilities for further classification).
H O S T S
Once having hosted a particular creature or species so many times Terror is either able to master the form on his own, or sustain it from its own energies, willing change on demand once having been achieved. With mortal or mundane forms this is especially easy as they are plentiful and available en mass the only exception being that of the human--and sometimes holy and/or sentient creatures--that are willful and precious to sources and powers outside Terror's control. In essence, many of these forms Terror can take on demand, otherwise Terror must first acquire a resource. A host.
More coming soon...
