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GENERAL

Q: Can I make a Sulfurhast?

No, sorry. They are a closed species, meaning that you need to possess a MYO (Make You Own) slot to make your own.

Q: If I have a MYO, can I design a Sulfurhast after an already existing design or a copyrighted character (like Spiderman, for example?)

No, sorry. The Sulfurhast rules will most often conflicts with other designer's rules, aka people ca resell their Sulfurhast for the price they want (which is not the case of most designs.)

Q: In what universe can I add my Sulfurhast?

Any universe including magic, and a notion of dark/black/death magic. It can be fantasy, medieval, modern, sci-fi...

SULFURHAST

Q: What are Sulfurhast natural powers?

Physically, Sulfurhastes seem to have an unlimited stamina, and a huge strength. Their teeth can chew anything organic and their body and bones are way more stronger and tougher than regular ones. Their hand claws can slash leather easily and will leave deep marks on a plate armor. They do not feel pain, and will not react even when bearing deep wounds. Since they don't need to eat, sleep, or to breathe, they can track preys without sleep and walk underwater to cross lakes, rivers or even oceans. They can run pretty fast and they can run on all four. They also have a very good wound regeneration skill.

Magically, they can communicate through telepathy and see through illusions.

And for other powers, they can generate at will a poisonous black smoke that smells sulfur. An habile Sulfurhast could even absorb magical attacks, if they're lucky and fast enough. When they ate their prey, they can shape shift into their prey. They also steal their prey's abilities. Finally, they can follow their prey into other realms/dimensions if it's a death realm (for example, sheol, gehenna, abyss, tartarus...)

Q: How can they see and hear if they have no eyes and no ears?

Sulfurhastes are half in your world, half in the spirit's world. They don't need eyes or ears to locate their prey, which they have a magic bound with. They'll feel magic before any other sense, and it'll be their primary sense.

Q: What's the ritual to create them? And what does it cost?

The answer is given here.

Q: What if no object, and thus no prey, is given to the Sulfurhast after its creation?

The Sulfurhast's prey becomes the necromancer. The link between the Sulfurhast and its prey must be made in the first minutes after its birth/creation.

Q: What does the shapeshifting looks like? Is it painful?

It's not painful.

The Sulfurhast disappear in a cloud of black smoke (the smoke is toxic if directly breathed), and the smoke fades away to reveal another appearance. It take only a few seconds.

Q: What if the Sulfurhast is attacked on its way? (to reach its prey)

The Sulfurhast will defend itself, probably resulting in the death of the attackers.

Q: How long do Sulfurhastes live?

Firstly, it depends on how talented the necromancer is. It might be a week, or years.

Then, the Sulfurhast can increase indefinitly its lifespan by ingesting life essences, souls, and sources of magic. Depending on the quantity and the quality of what the beast ingest, it can increase its lifespan from a few weeks to decades.

Q: Can Sulfurhastes use weapons?

Usually, their only weapons will be their body and natural abilities. (Read question above.) They will not use other weapons in general. However, if the said weapon allows them to reach their prey, then they may use it.

Q: Can the sulfur be "reused,", and thus be bound with a second prey?

No. The way the invocation is made, the way the bounds are created, it's only a one-time use only. After it ate its prey, the Sulfurhast's goal may be to gain its freedom.

Q: After the Hunting Phase, can Sulfurhastes eat and drink? Also can they sleep and defecate?

Once the hunger for their prey is satisfied, Sulfurhastes can eat and drink human food and drinks. It is not necessary and they can live without food or water, but they can if they wanna be fancy. Their stomach will act as a kind of powerful incinerator that will consume everything ingested, so they won't defecate nor urinate.

Sulfurhastes can't be victim (or enjoyers) of food or drinks effects. For example, they can't be drunk or poisoned.

During the Hunting Phase, a Sulfurhast can't sleep; the hunger is too powerful. After the Hunting Phase, it can sleep, but won't need to. It may feel a need to sleep is it hasn't fed enough and thus, don't have enough energy to sustain.

Q: Can Sulfurhastes have sex?

Yes and no.

During the Hunter Phase, the beast is considered as 'empty' and will only focus on its sole obsession: hunting and eating its prey.

During the Puppet Phase, the Sulfurhast can have sex. When it ate its prey, it gained its soul and life and is considered as alive. Its humanoid body parts are fully functional. But most of time, it's the necromancer who'll possess the Sulfurhast and have sex through it. The necromancer will most certainly use the shape shifted form to have sex - if the species of the ingested prey is able to have sex.

During the Free Phase, the Sulfurhast is free to do whatever they want.

Q: Can Sulfurhastes have babies, or reproduce?

Yes and no. Sulfurhastes are created with necromancy, the art of death. They can't create life. Even when shapeshifted, their reproductive organs, if any, will be sterile.

However, due to their affinity with black magic, if they learn how to create other Sulfurhastes, they may create beasts like them following the proper ritual of invocation.

NECROMANCER

Q: Can I make one or several necromancer(s)?

Yes. They are not closed species. You can create as many as you want, and even sell them. We have a special folder in the group to advertise your necromancers and preys adoptables!

Q: Does my necromancer have to look like a sad and gothic human?

No. Your necromancer can be any species and have any appearance. They can even look like a little, innocent girl with a halo and angel wings. It's really up to you! "Necromancer" can also be called: black magic user, dark mage, wizard, etc.

Q: Can I use an OC I already own to make a Necromancer?

Yes. However, make sure that your character has an affinity with black magic. If you decide to make a necromancer which would be from another closed species, then make sure that the species owner allows it before!

Q: If I choose who's the necromancer who made my Sulfurhast in its story, will I have to trade the necromancer and the Sulfurhast in the same time? Are they linked forever?

They're not linked forever. If you don't want your Sulfurhast anymore, then you can sell it without the necromancer design. If you want to sell both in the same time, it's also possible.

Necromancers are not added to the masterlist, and you can't constrain someone to keep the necromancer and the Sulfurhast together, they can separate it if they want.

The necromancer design will keep the original designer's TOS.

Q: When can the necromancer take control of the beast?

When the Sulfuhast is hunting, it's extremely hard to take control over it. Its urges are often stronger than the necromancer's control. It is possible, but very hard to maintain.

The necromancer will have full control when the Puppet phase is reached.

Q: During the Puppet phase, how does the necromancer controls the Sulfurhast? And can the Sulfurhast not realize it's controlled?

During the Puppet Phase, the necromancer applies a simple ritual of possession, eased by the fact that the beast have some of the necromancer's life essence. It is really similar to a demonic possession, but the "demon" is the necromancer.

The control is physical, so the necromancer can move and act through the Sulfurhast's body, but it's also mental: the necromancer will apply a mental control over the beast's mind. If the necromancer is very talented, he could possibly hid from the Sulfurhast and it may never understand what's happening to it, it might even not realize that its actions are not commanded by itself. The necromancer can also attempt to trick the Sulfurhast into believing it is its prey, and not a Sulfurhast. Like "What? no, I'm no monster, I'm your old pal! Wait, why can I shapeshift?" They can fully believe that they are what the prey were, and then turn into a monster in a situation of danger, and be like "yo wtf"

Every Sulfurhast will experience their Phases differently.

Q: What happens if the necromancer dies before the Sulfurhast ate its prey?

The Sulfurhast will keep chasing its prey. The necromancer's death will not remove the hunger. However, the Sulfurhast will be free as soon as it ates its prey, and will never experience the Puppet Phase.

The Sulfurhast might feel the necromancer's death. If the necromancer dies after the prey has already been consumed by the beast, then the Sulfurhast might track their body to ingest their remains of black magic.

Q: Can necromancer B steal the control of necromancer A? (the one who created the Sulfurhast)

In some rare cases, if necromancer B more powerful than necromancer A (who created the Sulfurhast,) it might try. Necromancer B might even succeed, but the control it'll have on the beast will only be temporary.

If necromancer B is the Sulfurhast's designated prey, it'll be even harder.

PREY

Q: Can I make one or several prey(s)?

Yes. They are not closed species. You can create as many as you want, and even sell them. We have a special folder in the group to advertise your necromancers and preys adoptables! However, your Sulfurhast can only have one designated prey.

Q: Does my prey have to look like a human?

No. Your prey can be any species and have any appearance. They can even look like a frog, a dragon, or a huge Orc with spikes. It's really up to you! It'll be the alt appearance of your Sulfurhast.

However, keep in mind that to reach the Sulfurhast's Puppet and Free phase, the prey must die.

Q: Can I use an OC I already own to make a Prey?

Yes.

However if you decide to make a necromancer which would be from another closed species, then make sure that the species owner allows it before! Many CS will decline it because it consider the death of the OC and also making the OC something else than its original species.

(For example, I wouldn't allow you to choose an YVVO from my other CS Yevat as a prey. The shapeshifting ability would require a mutation trait in the YVVO side.)

So the best bet is to design your prey yourself.

Q: If I choose who's the prey my Sulfurhast ate in its story, will I have to trade the prey and the Sulfurhast in the same time? Are they linked forever?

They're not linked forever. If you don't want your Sulfurhast anymore, then you can sell it without the prey design. If you want to sell both in the same time, it's also possible.

Preys are not added to the masterlist, and you can't constrain someone to keep the prey and the Sulfurhast together, they can separate it if they want.

The prey's design will keep the original designer's TOS.

Q: What happens to the prey when the Sulfurhast found it?

When the Sulfurhast found its prey, it'll use all its powers to kill its prey. Then, it'll ingest its prey, and everything the prey is and has: flesh, bones, spiritual essence, bits of memory, languages, clothes, and current possessions.

Then, the Sulfurhast can shapeshift into its prey at will.

The necromancer will know that the prey is eaten, in a way or another. They might have a vision, a dream, a feeling about it, anything.

Despite copying their prey's appearance, Sulfurhastes may not always fool the prey's closest relatives. They can feel like "something's odd..."

Q: When shapeshifted into their prey, does Sulfurhastes loose or keep their original powers? And when they gained their prey's powers, do they have to be shapeshifted to use them?

Even when shapeshifted into something else, Sulfurhastes keep their original powers, such as poison resistance, Sulfur smoke production, etc.

However, they DO need to be shapeshifted to use their prey's powers.

Q: What if one of the prey's powers was to shapeshift into something else? Do I have unlimited appearances for my Sulfurhast?

Sadly, no. Sulfurhastes are only bound to one prey and can only shapeshift into one, definitive appearance. This power will not be copied, a rare exception.

A slight change in form may be allowed if the prey had a small power to change details. For example, if the prey could change its pupils' shape according to its emotions, it will be allowed. Another example with my other species Yevat : if (exceptionally) a Sulfurhast's prey is a Yevat, the Rokyevat "angry" form will be allowed.

Q: Once the Sulfurhast ates its prey and can shapeshift into it, can the appearance evolve, change? For example, will it change with age or wounds?

The Sulfurhaste will copy the exact appearance of its prey at the moment it ate it.

The prey's appearance will not age. It means if the prey is a child, the Sulfurhast will never have another appearance than the child. It'll never grow up nor get old. If the prey is already old it can't get younger either and will stay old.

If a wound is deep enough to hurt the Sulfurhast after the hunting pahse, a wound or a scar can appear on both appearances. It'll be visible in similar zones on the Sulfurhast and the prey's design, as much as possible. For example, if the Sulfurhast gets deeply injured to the left eye when shapeshifted and loose sight of this eye, a scar may appear on the Sulfurhast's skull.

The transformation will basically remain the same as how was the prey before dying, except for slight and natural variations: the prey's appearance can vary in fatness, if hair it'll grow naturally, etc. It's to avoid looking too suspicious if they have to bend into their prey's universe.

Q: Does the Sulfurhast shapeshift in a nude version of its prey, or a clothed one?

It depends is the Sulfurhast ate clothes in the same time of eating its prey's body and soul. If yes, the Sulfurhast can choose between a clothed or nude appearance of its prey. Only the clothes that belonged to the prey and which have been ingested by the beast can appear magically. Otherwise, the Sulfurhast will have to manually change its clothes if desired.

Q: What if the prey the necromancer chose is dead before the Sulfurhast is created, and the necromancer ignores it?

The Sulfurhast's prey becomes the necromancer.

Q: What if the designated prey dies while the Sulfurhast is hunting them?

The Sulfurhast will still track the body of their prey and ingest it. It'll still be able to shapeshift into its prey, but the Sulfurhast will not have access to the prey's memory, languages, or powers. It'll make a weak Sulfurhast who'll die quickly because its soul isn't full.

Exceptionally, if the Sulfurhast manages to kill its necromancer, it might steal its necromancer's souls and powers instead.

Q: What if the prey is in unreachable or in a dangerous place?

The Sulfurhast will do everything it can to find its prey, even developing a form of intelligence. It'll learn how to open doors, how to solve riddles (with time), and eventually even how to understand the local spoken language. If the place is dangerous, such as a burning forest for example, the Sulfurhast will reach the prey despite the danger (they don't feel pain.) It can lead to the Sulfurhast's death.

Q: Does the prey know they're chased?

Nothing tells the prey they're suddenly chased. However, they could have a sudden "bad feeling" or stress, but they can't say where it comes from, and will most of time ignore it.

If the prey is a magic user or has a magic user in their team, they can feel the sudden curse. It requires a high level in magic to understand precisely what's happening though. The link between a Sulfurhast and its prey can't be unbound and the only way to get rid of a Sulfurhast is to kill it.

Q: What happens when the Sulfurhast eats other people? Does it ingest their powers and appearance as well?

No. The Sulfurhast can only steal the appearance, powers, partial memory and language of its designated prey, for it's bound with its prey and no one else. None of the future victims will give the Sulfurhast a new appearance or powers.

Q: Can the Sulfurhast decides not to eat its prey, if it developed a consciousness?

No. The Sulfurhast can't feel empathy for its prey, and the hunger is stronger than anything else. When chasing a prey, the Sulfurhast can do nothing else but hunting its prey; it's inside all its thoughts and works like the biggest obsessions it might have.

Q: What happens if the prey isn't physically in the same world or planet?

It depends.

The Sulfurhast can cross many things, but can't change planet itself (for sci-fi setups.) In that case, it might requires some help from its necromancer to reach its prey.

If the prey is in another dimension, and if there's a clear way to reach this dimension (like a portal, for example), the Sulfurhast might understand the way and reach the place... or not.

If the prey is hiding in a world or dimension related to death (the underworld, Hell, etc.), the Sulfurhast will be able to reach it easily.

Q: What happens if the given object has two owners or more?

In some rare cases, a given object may have two owners or more (for example, a plush that would belong to two young brothers.) In that case, the Sulfurhast will track down the two persons, starting with the closer one. It'll only stops when the two have been eaten. This Sulfurhast will be able to shapeshift into these two persons, and will gain powers and memories of these two persons.

(It requires special traits, buyable with SulfurPoints.)

Q: What happens is the designed prey has a twin, or a clone for example?

The magical link can't be wrong. The proper twin or clone (sci-fi setups) will become the prey without a problem. It's about a person, a soul; not a body only.