The Flukeman is a disgusting humanoid creature that was first discovered hidden in the sewage treatment plant on one of the major space stations. This creature is either a heavily mutated flatworm, or something that was created using genetic engineering – or magic.

This creature lives in filth and decay and is always found in sewers as well as other heavily polluted areas. These creatures are for the most part content to wallow in the filth and eat whatever catches their fancy.  These creatures are a constant threat and nuisance in larger communities, where they live in the sewers and dumps, feeding off refuse and other offal.

They do possess an insidious means of reproduction. They carry dozens of larvae in their mouths, which are circular in shape and have four large puncturing teeth situated evenly near the top and bottom, while a smaller, second jaw is located on the inside which contains even more teeth.

What takes many by surprise is that they are in fact quite cunning, and possess a human level intellect. Some are cruel and live to kill, feed or infest. Some are cruel and take pleasure in tormenting those they hunt. This is not always the case though, many are simply content to live and let live, using animals or other such creatures to infest with their young instead of intelligent beings.

On average, the creature is pale skinned, being a sickly white in color and quite wrinkled. Its eyes are a greenish yellow and are located on the head, as a human's would be. It has to small, nearly vestigial ears and its hands have only three long fingers that end in nasty claws, which they can use in combat, if the need arises.

All of the creatures are completely genderless, being neither male nor female and having no external sexual organs. They reproduce via transmitting larvae, which they all carry in their mouths.

These creatures have no use for any sort of treasure or technological items and because they don't have a particular lair or home which they return on a regular basis. As a result there is no chance of random treasure being found around them. Despite, or maybe because of their choice in living habitats, these creatures are completely immune to disease, poisons and strangely enough - radiation.

Although the creature’s ‘birth’ is often deadly to the host, and always horrifying and traumatizing, those that survive find they have a limited telepathic link to their unintended offspring. Furthermore, the offspring are often able to gain memories and skills from their hosts, and can make use of them. Even the creatures which tend to be cruel and heartless often leave their ‘birth’ hosts alone, feeling a bond of kinship with the victims they were spawned from.

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