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The CONSUMIDORO continued...

The following list of somatic mutations displayed by various consumidoro is not necessarily exhaustive, but is indicative:

Thin fur (protection from sunburn and similar, DR 1)
Medium fur (protection from sunburn, +1 HT against cold, protects as light clothing)
Thick fur (as medium fur, but +1 PD and +1 DR)
Thick hide/toughened epidermis (+1 DR/PD, may have other properties)
Claws
Lengthened/sharpened canines/fangs
Oddly colored eyes (red, yellow, other)
Massive increase in body bulk (muscle mostly), 50-100%
Lengthening of arms and legs
Lengthening of fingers
Scaly deposits
Keratin layers over parts of body
Razor-sharp bone spurs (usually in arms)

The more extensive the somatic mutation, and the further from the human baseline it takes the subject, generally the longer it takes to reach completion. Such transformations do not occur overnight, it might requires years for a predatory consumidoro to complete the full range of physical transformations.

Note that most consumidoro display only some of the above transformations.

The ‘subversive’ type of consumidoro is usually human to all appearance, though occasionally some very limited somatic mutations do appear.

Any combination of the following Advantages might be displayed by a subversive consumidoro:

Absolute Direction
Acute Hearing (+3 or more)
Alertness (+3 or more)
Attractive Appearance (or higher)
Common Sense
Disease Resistant
Eidetic Memory (1-2)
Extra Fatigue (usually 3-4 levels)
Hard To Kill (4 levels)
High Pain Threshold
Imperturbable
Increased Speed (2 levels)
Language Talent
Less Sleep (3-6 levels)
Night Vision
Peripheral Vision
Strong Will (2-3)
Temperature Tolerance (2-3 levels)
Toughness (2 levels)
Very Fit
Very Rapid Healing

Most subversive consumidoro display an increase in their IQ. This takes the form of extra knowledge and mental strength derived directly from the Malignium, and it tends to grow steadily with time. The basic 'reasoning' intelligence of the consumidoro may remain the same, but the additional knowledge and perception (and experience from a long lifespan) can 'leverage' this enormously.

As a rule, a subversive consumidoro will display +1 to IQ for every fifty years of life as a consumidoro, for 1d6 such periods, then level off.

Most subversive consumidoro display tremendous strength of will, derived from their connection with the Malignium, this is typically 2 to 3 levels of Strong Will, and can be more so in older individuals.

To be continued…