Puparectesur Species Database

Etymology: Pupae-regens esuriens, (Compound) A parasitic species that infests medium-sized mammals. It survives by consuming and replacing a host's nervous system, gaining complete access to the host's memories, skills, and behavioral patterns while extinguishing the original consciousness. Its baseline psychology is emotionless and highly utilitarian, though some individuals develop more complex behaviors through long-term host interaction.

Harvesters (≈95%)

The dominant form of the species. Harvesters are efficient predators focused on maximizing feeding opportunities. Core traits Rapid host turnover. Consume, use, and abandon hosts when they become inconvenient. Frequently relocate between territories. View emotional behavior as a manipulation tool. Little to no attachment to hosts, locations, or individuals. Operate alone and rarely maintain long-term relationships.

Infest → feed → discard → move on.

Setting: Harvesters do not question their nature. They are predators following the most efficient feeding strategy available. Emotional performances are deliberate tools rather than genuine experiences.

Known Harvesters: Flatmate

Cultivators (≈5%)

A rare behavioral adaptation rather than a separate subspecies. Core traits Maintain a single host relationship for months or years. Create emotional dependency to ensure a stable food source. Preserve valuable hosts instead of replacing them. Stay within a territory rather than wandering. Develop higher-quality mimicry through constant practice.

Infest → bond → maintain → feed sustainably.

Setting: Cultivators are still parasites and their behavior is not driven by morality. They discovered that keeping a host emotionally attached can be safer and more reliable than constant hunting. Over time, however, prolonged exposure to host neural patterns can produce attachment-like feelings, jealousy-like reactions, and identity confusion.

Major risks: Dependency on a specific host's biochemical profile. Confusion between parasite identity and host remnants. Emotional withdrawal when separated.

Known Cultivators: "Elias", "Visha"

Known Specimens:

"Elias" | No ALTs yet

Age: 2
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
• Your best friend. The entity that claimed him is young, volatile, and still hasn't learned how to negotiate properly.

Behavior: Cultivator

"Visha" | No ALTs yet

Age: 80+
Alignment: Neutral Evil
• A widower—a gentle man who'd adopted a sick child to fill the hollow his wife's death had left behind. The thing that took him wanted that, too.

Behavior: Cultivator

Flatmate "Mathew" | "Nathaniel"

Age: 312+
Alignment: Lawful Evil
• Old. Old enough to pick his battles. He sought out a bitter human and struck a generous deal:
"You'll be my witness, my alibi, and nothing in this university will ever trouble you again."

Behavior: Harvester