Imperium Carnis (Latin for: Dominion of the Flesh), commonly referred to as the Host of Influence (or simply the Host), is the 6th member of the Carnis family, and the 5th product of the Crawl. The Host is found in certain parts of North America in scarce numbers, it is also the 3rd hostile creature of the Carnis family. The Host of Influence is a semi-humanoid looking organism, having the structure of a head, a torso and arms. Other than this, it shares no other characteristics with humans. The Host has no legs, instead the lower half of its body is comprised of a mass of fibrous tissue and tendrils that burrow into the ground, keeping it in place. The Host is covered in muscular tissue, fibers, tendons and veins and has, on some part of the body, large meaty plates in order to protect any large exposed areas, but still to allow movement. The Host has no facial features in the head, being completely smooth instead, and a crooked neck with a slit on the front that it uses for feeding. The Host has a mound of pores in the back, from where hollow, hair-like structures extend outwards. These are barrels that can release spores that are produced inside of the Host's body. The Host releases a cloud of spores into the air, which is then carried by the wind for long distances. If an organism inhales the spores they find a way to its brain, infecting them. There's no instant change after inhaling the spores, but after just a few hours the infected organism’s behaviour and thought process will start changing. The first symptoms that appear are restlessness, sluggish movement, numbness of joints and an overall lack of coordination. After some time, more serious symptoms, such as dizziness, migraines, impaired speech and trembles start appearing. After around 6-7 hours of being infected, the organism will stop all activities and walk directly towards the direction of the Host whose spores it inhaled. After the infected reaches the Host, it will proceed to kneel down in front of it and expose its vital organs, to which the Host will react by gutting the infected, then consuming it. If an infected organism is treated or fails to reach the Host within a 36-hour time window, the effects of the infection will wear off and the organism will return to its normal state. The Host spends most of its time rooted to the ground in whichever location it has chosen, but if a Host doesn't get enough prey, or decides that it doesn't like the current location it is rooted in, it will unroot itself and move to a new location.
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