Sootspecter

These common, yet secretive Spirits scatter their slimy black spores in the air to germinate in the internal membranes of creatures unlucky enough to inhale them. The slimy, poisonous fungus grows rapidly in the lungs, sinuses and digestive system, continuously releasing deadly mycotoxins into the bloodstream and eventually threatening the host with suffocation. The corpse of an expired infectee will eventually sprout a new juvenile Sootspecter from the nostrils or other respiratory orifice.