Slimes
Slime Representing The Slime Race Of People.
Description
Slimes are gelatinous and amorphous creatures that prey on other creatures. As they can be found in many different shapes and sizes ranging from small balls to massive cubes that fill dungeon hallways, they are resistant to different kinds of magic and attacks. Slimes often take the form of either a unicellular organism or a superorganism if they join together to become something else entirely.
They are effectively immortal or at least hard to kill. They can harden into a crystal-like form to protect itself but heat it up sufficiently and they become a blob again. Slimes contain micro amounts of everything they have consumed and a skilled magic caster or gatherer can sometimes extract small composites of minerals and ores in scant amounts. Experienced gatherers can even get the herbs and plant material of the rarest plants from them as well. Flesh eating slimes are the most valuable for the simple reason that they sometimes contain valuable memories of lost treasures. Slimes have no way to speak nor do they know any languages, instead they communicate telepathically by linking and sharing general gestures and motions which are then understood by the target. This allows Slimes to communicate with one another as well as with others. This however doesn’t work on Supremes because they understand Words of Power which are compelled by the target in a universal language of understanding, Slimes communicational telepathy is similar but not effective on Supreme beings which can lead to funny 3rd party translating services by the most random other people. Due to their amorphous nature and how they imitate whatever race they're interacting with, many people have difficulty telling individual Slimes apart. To help with this, many Slimes will keep a non-digestible object inside their bodies for people to identify them with. Commonly they use nametags made from stones or plastic. Slimes do not innately have a way of seeing, hearing, sensing, or smell. The only thing slimes can do is feel their way around. This has caused them to develop magical abilities to use a sense to move throughout the world around them.
Species And Faction
Species:
There are 3 major species of Slime that have been discovered and exist within The Astarian Empire.
Slime, Ooze, Blob
Slime:
Slimes are an androgynous species which has no desires of any kind except to consume. They can create smaller Slimes once they grow large enough and can survive when they split in 2. Slimes are very aggressive, they are highly active and dangerous at all times of the day. While many races struggle at night, Slimes see nothing different and will violently attack their enemies. It is said that Slimes smell and taste like scentless soap and they feel soft, gooey, and warm to the touch. Coincidentally, they often work as cleaners for both objects and people. Slime will always try to go back into their favoured shape. For most it is just a semi spherical blop. However other shapes also appear like for example cubes. Slimes will use their bodies to whip and grab things near them. This has allowed them to use tools and equipment to some degree. Slimes have the morphic abilities to change into what and who they are speaking to. This has led to various situations within worlds from delegations, spycraft, sex work, or even to mimick lost loved ones for innocent and nefarious purposes. When a Slime is in their morphing form they are slightly translucent and you can peer through them. Slimes come in all colors which indicates what magic they can cast.
Ooze:
Oozes are larger, more defensive Slimes which have evolved into a giant size. They are slow moving sedentary amorphous masses that have lost their abilities to morph into other forms. They feel the vibrations around them and move towards vibrations. There was once a Swarm Worm who bursted into the ground where an Ooze was and it was eaten in mere moments by the Ooze who was waiting ready for it. They rapidly expand to fit into the size of the room they are in, the more they expand the less strength they have. The smaller and more dense the Ooze is, the stronger their magic and attacks will be. Oozes can liquify their bodies which takes some time but it allows them to slowly pull objects into their bodies to consume them by dissolving them. Adventurers have gotten good at being eaten by the Oozes as they traverse the dungeons, on rare occasions they may hit the core before the bone away to flavored dust. Their acidic fluids in their bodies are highly corrosive and they can melt low quality steel down to flesh quickly. The fluid is harvested from the Ooze for all kinds of purposes.
Blob:
Blobs are slow moving masses which do not stop to eat anything, they slowly move through the area. Their tentacle-like arms jet outwards and grab things and toss them into its body to consume it. Even when attacked the Blob does not stop, it travels while fighting, eating everything, even Slimes and Oozes if they get in its way. Blobs grow stronger and larger the more they eat and consume making them high level threats if they begin to rampage outside their homes. It is said that Blobs live in peaceful isolation until they are disturbed, then not even the gods will stop their fury.
Culture
N/A Unknown
Astarian Empire's Thoughts
Slimes are silly fun creatures which are grown on farms and sold. Their insides consist of a monster Core and Ichor while the outside is a thin jelly membrane which can be cooked. But these are the dumb ones.
-Supreme King Astar and Supreme Lord Tanya looking hungry at a group of slimes frockling.
After The Cataclysmic Shift
After the Great Cataclysmic Shift Slimes around the galaxy became larger, more aggressive, and way more dangerous.
Race Stats In Other Media
Race Stat Chart:
Slime Stat Chart:
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HP-H STR-H END-L
MP-H DEX-H INT-M
SP-L MAG-L WIS-M
VIT-H PAM-H LUK-H
CON-L MAM-L EVS-H
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Playing Slimes In TTRPG and or RPG Games:
In most Role Playing Games, Slimes are seen as weak starting monsters to hunt by entry level adventurers. As the race of slime grows more intelligent they gain access to all magic spells known to the world as they tap into the arcane arts and true magic flowing across the world. This allows them to use magic in the realms of both demons and gods with ease. Powerful slimes are said to become true lords of the demons and heavens.
Playing Slimes In Turn Based Strategy and or RTS Games:
In most strategy games Slimes are seen as ambush casting units with high evasion and movement speed allowing them to hit hard and scatter. Their only downside is how long it takes to charge up and cast their spells which are always at a higher potency and degree.