Mortasheen---Lickitty

CLASS: BIOCONSTRUCT (Genezoa)

A mother Lickitty hoards skulls, which her kittens require for protection. She may dig up graves and rasp away a corpse's decayed flesh in order to separate the head from the rest of the body.
Then, she loops her long, serpentine tongue through the skull's nasal cavity or orbit in order to transport it back to her den.
She may even detach and steal the skulls of zombie citizens; it is not uncommon for a Lickitty owner to need to apologize for his or her pet's misbehavior to a irate zombie.

Thin, tender, fleshy strands emanate from the Lickitty's true head inside the skull. These strands weave through the tiny pores in the skull, fortifying it with calcium-enriched pinkish ooze.
Excess ooze is disposed of by redirection to a duct at the side of the Lickitty's head. This duct's outside consists of a hard, round knob, topped by a smooth greyish ring.

Lickitty frequently lick these knobs in order to absorb the nutrients present in the ooze, particularly when they are bored or distressed.
However, the ooze may also be used as a defense mechanism. If frightened, it produces much more ooze than usual; strands of the ooze is flung at foes with its grotesquely long, rabbit-like feet.
The ooze may cause a flecked, stony crust, but it may also seep inside the foe's pores and calcify subdermal tissue, causing discomfort and limiting movement.

Lickitty take pride in their skinless, sarcomere-strand tails, particularly on the few hairs that grow near the tip. Stepping on a Lickitty's tail is the best way to make them annoyed.

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