Virus - Closed Species

<sub>Viruses are creature of darkness that enjoy taking over others. Wild Viruses tend to control other creatures most often than staying in their own form so many did not know of them. Once tamed by a mage they are docile since most mages spoil their Virus. They will start staying in their original form often and only take over other creature for the Mage. They are not evil per say as they do not kill the creature they are in control of but the creature has no control of their body. The creature just lose their time as they waste their life in the control of the Virus. As people say, time is valuable. 

Viruses are small creatures that cannot survive in the wild without possessing another creature. In their original body they need high amount of sugar to survive but most things in the forests do not contain the sugar they need and eating other things will make them sick. Few virus survive in their own form by hunting for hives daily but everyone else survive by taking over other creature and taking on their diet.</sub> 

<sub>It may not seem like a bad thing as Viruses do not harm the creature they engulf and when they are done they spit out the creature with no ill-effect. Viruses are just borrowing the body of the creature for a bit but wild Viruses tend to hold onto them for years as it take awhile to get used to a new body.

When engulfed the creature will fall into a kind of stasis, their body is preserved and will not age. They are not losing their years but the world they used to know is slipping by. The life they used to have is disappearing. If they had a family they would of moved on or if they had babies of their own they are most likely dead without the protection of the parent. When spit back into the world and awoken they are often lost as they do not understand why their family/pack is missing, their home is gone, or why they are where they are. 

When viruses are in control of body they are able to survive on different kind of food. They do not enjoy it as they could with eating things like honey or sugar.</sub>

<sub>Viruses don't take on the roles the creature had before. If the creature had a family or pack they will leave and become a lone creature, living only to survive and no thoughts of reproducing.

Once tamed, the Mage they are connected with will help viruses make decisions on who to control. Since they do not have to need to possess a creature to survive they are content with their form.</sub> 

<sub>All tamed Virus has two trinkets on their head, it is made of runes/magic and placed by a mage. The trinkets has fabric or certain items connected to them so they could be easily identified and they look adorable with it. Usually the fabric/item has charms on them for the Virus. They are not ears xD

All trinkets can be taken apart so all but one piece can be taken off to change out the fabric/item. 
With the Mages own specific magic signature on the trinket that is connected to the Virus the Mage is able to understand what that certain Virus is saying while other will only hear babbling.</sub>

<sub>Not just anyone can tame a Virus. It needs to be a mutual agreement between a person and a Virus. 
If a non-mage wants to tame a Virus they will need a help of a Mage to create the trinkets. Since they do not have magic needed, the Mage will infuse the trinkets with their blood.

1. Find a Virus (usually could be found if an animal/creature has large blank eye, jagged mouth, and odd form than usually)
2. Place trinket on the Virus (hardest part as they do not understand you and tend to run away)
3. Bribe it with sweets or whatever you can offer
4. If they accept they will spit out the creature they are in control of and go with you
5. Love it. After some time they will consider you family and doesn't mind controlling things for you.</sub> 

_{When they possess a creature the creatures will change colors to the ones of the Virus. It is like the virus forms over the creatures body.}

_{Eye - Always big empty and white
Tail - Any kind of tail. Can be long, short, multiple, no tail, etc.
Tongue - Any color but always pointy and striped
Color/Pattern - Any color or pattern
Trinkets - Can be any shape but most common is circle that detaches in the middle. 
Fabric/Item on Trinket - Anything but most common thing is fabric that is kinda like a tie shape.}

<sub>Mutations
- pupils
- small wings
- claws
- ???</sub>

_{◘ Small, about size of small/medium dog
◘ Blank eye, jagged mouth, stripped tongue, short leg/arm, flared hair on head (like a cockatiel)
◘ Able to stretch its mouth to engulf any creature of any size
◘ Control other creatures to survive if there is no sweets available
◘ Controlled creature are in stasis while Virus is in control
◘ Mages tame a Virus with a trinket which allow them to communicate. It is mage duty to now care for it.
◘ Eats only sweets or things with high amounts of sugar (candy > honey > fruit)}

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