Capu

Capus are a parasitic fungoid race that utilizes an arthropodic husk. The host resembles a cockroach, with prolegs in which the tibias have mutated into large synth-like appendages suitable for combat. The mesolegs are smaller and thinner, ending with four taruses that act as working fingers and thumbs utilized for more delicate matters. The brain of the host has been completely enfused by the fungoid, as it stems out into a large, rounded mycelium that shrouds most of the host’s face. The hyphae of the fungoid is infused with the host’s hooded thorax, rooting along the back and ending at the base of the abdomen. Their blood is manganese-based (a pinnaglobin) and appears as a very dark crude oil-brown; it is capable of spreading fungoid diseases when exposed to other beasts.

Capus, unlike many insectoid creatures, are birthed rather than hatched. The nymphs are born with spores already flourishing in their system; it is quite rare for a Capu to be born without their fungus counterpart. Capus will often stay with their parents to form a colony; a family colony can be as large as 100 individuals.

Capus seem to share a symbiotic, individual-minded relationship, as if the fungoid and host are working together instead of the fungoid completely corroding the host. They are known for being seemingly indestructible scavengers, capable of utilizing any biome as their home, and are able to digest almost all of Bestia’Sol’s resources. They are rather timid and skittery creatures, and if distrubed, will emit a hissing noise by rubbing their chitinous plates together.