Taint is a horrific corruption of the land, the physical manifestation of chaotic magic twisting the life of the Overworld. It is a multilayered affliction, affecting the landscape as Tainted Land, and the player as a Taint status effect. Tainted lands show a dramatic purplish coloration, with plants and trees visibly decaying. The status effect causes occasional damage to a player or mob.

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From Trials in Tainted Space Wiki. Jump to: navigation, search. Taint is one of the Core Stats Steele and other creatures have. It represents the genetic corruption of the character. Determines minimum Libido. Increasing Item/Event/Perk Requirement increase Amazona/Futazona Overdose: Taint increases by 1.
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Name (Singular): Mimbrane

Sex: Asexual

Height: 0.0004 to 0.25 inches. Typically ranges between the slightest fraction of an inch when resembling a thin film to a quarter of an inch when dense and/or well fed.

Length: 6 to 36 square inches. The parasite’s ability to distribute its mass to control its surface area can usually put it anywhere between six and thirty six square inches.

Weight: 100 to 340 grams (0.2 - 0.75 pounds)

Hair: None of its own, but able to replicate host features.

Eyes: Two tiny eyes protected by a thick portion of dermis that can act as eyelids. Round with bright sclera, thin reddish iris, with average sized pupils. The eyeballs can vary in size, sometimes changing in size as the Mimbrane integrates into a host.

Senses

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Mimbrane feature small fleshy mouths below and between their eyes that protrude slightly from their form, typically thicker than the rest of the creature. Their mouth is used to breathe, ingest liquids and communicate as most creatures, but if the parasite is able to latch onto a host organ with an orifice, it will ditch its normal mouth in favor of utilizing the newfound hole as its own. Without a properly sized orifice to borrow, Mimbrane will maintain their normal mouths, anxious to pass them off as small lumps with no seam. Information on how the creature feeds and breathes can be found below.

A Mimbrane’s most important organ is its skin. Its normal appearance is a light red or pink, lighter in color the thinner the creature stretches itself and more vibrant the more dense it is. Mimbrane are smooth and free of any discolorations or imperfections. They can appear as thin square sheets, slightly moist and glistening as they glide through the air or crawl along the ground. At their largest sizes, Mimbrane are incredibly lithe and become somewhat translucent.

The parasite is able to distribute its sparse mass in order to control its surface area, enabling it to not only encase its prey, but also allowing it to fly and glide with relative ease. The creature’s more well-known trait is its ability to transform and alter its epidermis, mimicking its host’s every detail. More information on this feature can be found below.

Armor

Due to their lean nature, mimbranes rely more on their ability to dodge and conform to any shapes in order to help defend themselves. Sharp blades and projectiles that actually do make contact easily injure the creature. Blunt weapons are normally ineffective. A Mimbrane’s primary offense and defense lie within its lust-inducing oil and spit, explained further below.

Typical Environments

Though the creatures can exist in most any habitat, Mimbrane tend to prefer natural and wooded areas, locales comprised of abundant sources of warmth and nutrients.

Means of Attack

Mimbrane tend to be docile creatures, hiding from potential prey whenever possible. The cause of this is the extreme toll battle can take on the parasite. A single creature can take months to accumulate enough nutrients just to work up the reserves necessary to employ their lust attacks in addition to the above average energy expenditure. In other words, a Mimbrane that has decided to attack is putting its all into the effort.

A mimbrane’s primary means of offense is to target their opponent’s carnal instincts. Its first attack is more passive, as the parasite’s skin secretes a clear oil, tinged lightly with a bright pink color. Contact with the parasite’s oily skin can wreck havoc on its opponent’s sexual craving. A byproduct of a Mimbrane’s sweat is the pungent cloud of ecstasy it produces; the parasite will periodically stress its pores and fan this gas towards their opponent. The creature’s more direct attack has it gather and concentrate its oil, spitting a particularly volatile batch of libidinal craving that bursts on contact.

While Mimbrane rely primarily on their ability to drive their opponents to sexual madness, they also utilize their light form in an attempt to smother their hosts. This attack doubles the effectiveness of their oily skin as well. The few physical attacks of the parasite involve it creating tiny barbs along its surface and brushing against its opponent, as well as fairly weak attempts at tripping up an opponent.

Parasitism

A Mimbrane’s primary goal in life is to attach to a host, feed, and slowly reproduce. Once it has properly subdued a target, the parasite will work its way towards its intended body part. An interesting facet of these creatures is their inherent organ preferences, shared among the entire species. These baked-in predilections place importance on ease of acquiring liquid sustenance followed shortly thereafter by warmth and relative seclusion on the host.

Mimbranes prioritize sexual organs, preferring penises over vaginas. Should the genitalia be either non-existent or claimed by other Mimbranes, the parasite will opt for the posterior, enshrouding the entire rear end and anus to account for its less-than-optimal choice. The next option for a Mimbrane would actually be the scrotum followed by the breasts, the lower and warmer sac an easier location for remaining secluded over the typically much more exposed breasts. When all known sexual organs are unavailable, the parasite will opt for extremities, typically the hands and finally feet.

The face is actually avoided when choosing a roost as it is typically a very sensitive and hard area to maintain for the parasite. Attempts to hide anywhere on or around the head more often increase the creature’s presence to the host. As a result, a Mimbrane would rather reject a host than place themselves somewhere they believe would lead to their quick removal.

Once a Mimbrane has chosen an organ, it quickly goes to work encapsulating the entirety of their selection, forming a perfect seal. From this point, mimicry becomes the primary goal of the parasite. The Mimbrane’s epidermis will integrate itself with its host’s nervous system, forwarding sensations on to nerve endings and feeling as if nothing were on the organ at all. Dead skin cells and sweat are passed through the creature if they are not able to be consumed.

The parasite also works to visually represent its chosen target, detailing every bit of texture, coloration, hair and imperfection that they’ve covered. In only a few scant minutes, a Mimbrane’s pink, featureless, slick skin will perfectly resemble its target down to the last hair, freckle, or scar. Once the transformation is complete, a motionless Mimbrane becomes almost unperceivable to its host, save for a few telltale signs.

The most visible indications of the parasite while they are attempting to mimic their chosen organ often appear as lumps of skin or enlarged body parts. The first sign is the bunching of the parasite’s skin along the base of their connection to the host.

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