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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TurlinBlackwind" data-source="post: 1430297" data-attributes="member: 17319">Now i gots the first two and some background. im open to suggestions as its my first.LicidsLicids are mysterious creatures, parasites and symbiots who bestow strange abilities or attributes to their hosts.They look like a tiny cross of a spider and an octopus. They have eight tentacles, with the two in the front for grasping and the others for movement and attaching to a host. They are eyeless and to modern knowledge deaf, they use a type of vibration sense to ‘see’ the world. Their mouth is on their belly region as well as a type of complicated tube system for gaining nutrients from the host. This system connects to the blood stream, lymph system, and central nervous system. This is used to gain protein, vitamins, minerals, immunity to diseases the host has experienced, and to experience the host’s senses it lacks. With such a complicated system of connections, the most important is a tubule that carries a fluid from the licid to the host. While it keeps it’s self going on the hosts extra or normal nutrients, it processes a type of amino acid that triggers a magical or extraordinary response in the host. A good example is the ‘tempting’ licid. It’s a parasitic type of licid that causes the host to emit a pheromone that makes predators attack and kill it on site. Or the ‘enraging’ licid, a symbiotic type that gives the host the knowledge and ability to take to battle quickly (to use the improved initiative feat). The body doesn’t become addicted to the effect but the host may become reliant if it looses sight of its true nature.As mentioned, licids are either as symbiots or parasites. The symbiotic types are very intelligent, but can’t speak. They have a limited telepathy that carries general ideas to a desired host. This is used to gain permission (it’s rude to attach without consent), after that it may speak to the host in its mind via the nervous connections. This type only takes from the extra nutrients in the host (often reducing the chance to gain weight from too much food) and intern grants awesome magical or extraordinary abilities. The parasitic licids look similar to a symbiotic counter part or are much larger in size. They hunt for a foolish host, and once attached, draw from the host as much nutrients as possible until the host is dead or it leaves to let it suffer. This isn’t true to all parasitic licids; some species use the host in some diabolical way. Of course they are intelligent and very evil. Instead of granting a blessing, they give misery and woe, eventually death and despair. Many of the evil types ally with other evil creatures in time of war.These little creatures originate in the prime material plane; weather they’re natural or not is disputed. Some Sages, weather they know what they’re talking about or not, believe that they are creations of a genius wizard attempting to make the ultimate familiar. These sages say that the Dominating Licid was the original strain meant to be a familiar and watchdog. If the wizards home was invaded, these little creatures were to drop on and take over the minds of the invaders, through which the wizard would gain more and more laborers. At a point the licid escaped to the out side world and bred into many of diverse subspecies, each blessing or cursing their host with their magic.This isn’t true says some elves, druids, and shamans. They believe they were gifts from the gods of nature to the faithful or humble. These people breed the symbiotic kind as pets and companions; fellow beings of nature and allies in war; and breed the parasitic ones as bioweapons; a natural creature to fight the foes of the forest, goblinoids.In either case, these semi-rare creatures are now loose in the world to find a suitable companion or a new meal.All licids have the following; Limited telepathy (communicates general ideas), acute vibration sense (feels vibrations in ground and air), and 10% magic resistanceNurturing LicidTiny Magical Animal (Licid/ Symbiot)Hit Dice: 1D4 (3 hp)Initiative: +0Speed: 10’ climb 5’AC: 14 (+2 Dex, +2 size)Attacks: 2/tentacles, +8 special attackDamage: Tentacles, front two 1D2Special: Attach to host, licid, granted powerSaves: Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +1Abilities: Str 10 Dex 14 Con 13 Int 13 Wis15 Chr 11Skills: Climb +4, Jump + 1, Diplomacy +2, Hide +3, Feats: DodgeClimate/Terrain: any secluded woodland, often near wood elvesOrganization: Solitary or pairedChallenge Rating: 1Treasure: noneAlignment: Neutral GoodAdvancement:The Nurturing Licid is a green colored variety with a violet design on its back. It’s body is longer than it’s parasitic counter part the Tempting Licid. They usually fallow wood elves because they prize them in battle and as pets. These creatures are very calm and can be approached without it fleeing or attackingCombat: They only fight if cornered or if their young are threatened. In battle they’ll use their forward tentacles to strike at a foe, and once it grabs hold will try to attach. If they attach to a foe, they’ll try to drain as much out of it to make it pass out, then it’ll dislodge and leave.Special: When it attaches to a desired host, it grants it a regeneration rate of 1. When fighting, if it attaches to a foe, it drains blood to cause unconsciousness. Tempting LicidTiny Magical Animal (Licid/ parasite) Hit Dice: 1D4 (3hp)Initiative: +0Speed: 10’, Climb 5’AC: 14 (+2 Dex, +2 size)Attacks: 2/tentacles, +8 special attackDamage: Tentacles, front two 1D2Special: Attach to host, licid, granted powerSaves: Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +0Abilities: Str 10 Dex 14 Con 12 Int 12 Wis10 Chr 12Skills: Climb +4, Jump +2, Bluff +2, Hide +1, Feats: Dodge, Combat ReflexesClimate/ Terrain: any woodland, often near roadsOrganization: Solitary or pairedChallenge Rating: 2Treasure: NoneAlignment: Neutral EvilAdvancement:This licid has a similar look to the Nurturing Licid, Except that is violet design is bolder and its body is shorter. They make their homes near roads so they may find foolish hosts to leech off of and to keep predators away form its food. They are very aggressive if encountered (and found out) and they often hook to its adversary, making an advantage out of the situation.Combat: its ‘prey’ often finds out these creatures mainly because it tries to fool elves. In these situations it fights to gain a hold on its adversary and just drain it or let its granted effect take hold. After this they just slither away with a full belly or a good laugh (if it could)Special: These licids are usually mistaken by humans as a Nurturing variety. The thing they soon find out is that they make its host emit a pheromone that attracts predators. This also raises the blood lust of the predator making it prone to attack the host and tear it into a new meal. Sometimes the licid is eaten as well but usually it drops off before the host’s death and slithers off.now hows that ? <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /></blockquote>

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