The Casugari

The Casugari look almost human; But the biggest difference-and probably the creepiest aspect about them is that they have one massive eye that opens side to side, not up and down, to reveal a massive mouth in their eye. This mouth appears to be bottomless and has yet to be proven otherwise. They have four holes in their back, in a row along their back. Hiding inside each hole is a several-feet long almost fully translucent tentacle. These translucent tentacles can become very dull, used by the Casugari as spare hands or the such. On the other hand, these same tentacles can become so sharp that they can reduce anything without sheilding to a well-cut pile of whatever it used to be in split seconds.

The Casugari are only known to appear on planets that have been completely devoured by the Nightmare Plague that has adapted to its new parasitic parent. These planets are often the center of curiosity as such worlds are filled with countless anomalies, can defy the laws on the universe on that planet only, and could even have an interior ecosystem that seemingly erases all traces of the planet's magma and core except on the surface of the said world. The greatest example of such a "Nightmare-Infested Planet" is Erutios itself.

The Casugari are also psionic-based, being able to telepathically communicate with other sentient beings or amongst themselves. They appear to be incapable of speech.

They seem really rigged at this point, don't they? But they do have weaknesses (OF COURSE!). The greatest issue with the Casugari is their massive weakness to flames, their invisi-tenticles prone to catch on fire. That leads to their second issue: their genetic construction makes them highly vulnerable to pain. The Casugari have extremely low tolerance for pain, and can shriek at the tiniest scratch or bruise.

Their technology seems to utilize the chaotic, and once-thought to be uncontrollable power of the Nightmare Plague. Their technology are dark and swift, making their weapons extremely dangerous in the right (or wrong) hands. It seems that the Casugari have a natural resistance and are rather well-adapted to wielding the Nightmare Plague. This is critical information to keep in mind if you wish to tango with the Casugari. This makes their tech unique, but not nearly as powerful as one would expect. That is a result of pacifying the Plague; diluting its overall power.

1 - The eye-face. Opens to reveal a mouth that leads into dark nothingness. Bald
2 - Thin arms, due to years of no use. Legs follow suite.
3 - Long, clawlike fingers. In the palm is another eye that can turn into yet another mouth. Both hands have these eye-mouths. Also leads to dark nothingness.
4 - The back. Has four likewise-endless holes that highly translucent tentacles sprout out of.
5 - Some examples of what the ends of the tentacles could morph into. As follow from top to bottom: Normal, Blade, Spiked Club.

The Casugari's military is noted to be incredibly small. It should also be noted that the Casugari are insanely scary to face up-close. Their ability to warp the limits of reality with the Nightmare Plague is a devastating ability that none other can harness. Surprisingly, even with this impressive advantage, the Casugari are not well known for performing well in combat. Nonetheless, the Casugari forces are surely not to be underestimated.

The Casugari's technology focuses primarily on clockworks. The sheer complexity of these machines are mind-boggling and require the space provided by Plague-warping to make it a viable option. The Casugari are fantastic engineers, as with the ability to create these complicated geared machines require an unprecedented amount of mental power. This comes with their other ability in combat; sheer mindfuck. They can make you believe anything, that you are anywhere, and that what you see is not simply what it is. The Casugari have very few ranged weapons of worth notice. They do not quite need it when, up-close, their tentacles and mind-tricks abilities are sheer and complete overkill.


Clockworks Animatronic
Above is one example of a Clockworks Animatronic, the robotic footsoldiers of the Casugari. Each and every one are made with simple wiring and clockworks gears, the complete assembly a machine of unthinkable proportions. Behind the chestplate all Animatronics have is a vast expanse, impossible for the size of these humanoid robots, and within this massive cavity are the gears, wires, and simple computing methods that make the Animatronic work. The methods the Casugari use to produce these machines are continuously shrouded in total mystery and secrecy. Animatronics are completely self-automated and capable of self-expression and advanced forms of thought and computing, and can take immense amounts of damage before succumbing to its damage.


"Trident" Lightship Agile-Type
The Trident is the Casugari's fighter, the entire of the Casugari able to fit inside of the impossibly-small cockpit compartment. The small size works to the Casugari's advantage, minimizing the size for maximum agility, speed, and the ability to dodge. Its small size even contributes to very difficult missile tracking, or is that the Plague at work? Nonetheless, this fighter is a worthy opponent, even if it isn't the hardest-hitting one.


"Spearhead" Lightship Power-Type
The Spearhead is the Casugari's fighter-bomber, as well as their gunship. It is a fearsome craft that can deal immense damage, though low in comparison to other fighter-bombers in terms of performance. Its versatility is its advantage, but it so happens that lack of specialization is also their downfall. Once more, Plague modifications have turned this sleek, majestic craft into a weapon of potential destruction.


"Blue-Nose" Heavyship Fighter-Type
The primary warship of the Casugari, the Blue-Nose is definitely formidable for its size; a destroyer-sized ship that can deal as much wrecking power as a battleship. In addition, Casugari Heavyships all have an unpleasant surprise for their enemies...


"Cortex" Heavyship Support-Type
A ship with many variants and abilities, it can shapeshift between abilities thanks to Plague modification. It can also carry a couple thousand Lightships of any combination, and is only somewhat larger than the Blue-Nose.

Shock Trooper
The ranged footsoldier of the Casugari lines, the Shock Trooper is of completely unknown origins, the little that is known is that they are of biological origins, the armor they are infused with are an ultra-dense, ultra-hard carbon-based material and that the strange creature that lives on the very Trooper's right arm is a weapon of sorts, with no known ammo capacity. The shots are fairly close-range, as with many Casugari weapons, but their bullets are living creatures that hone in on their enemies and explode in acid upon contact, penetration or not. Another reason to keep a distance from the Casugari and their weapons of mysterious destruction.


Flame Trooper
A way larger creature than the Shock Troopers, the Flame Troopers are of just as mysterious origins and are infused with a much, much tougher version of the Shock Trooper's Carbon platings, these ones so tough that it makes this creature virtually invulnerable to small-arms fire. As well, their arms are morphed with two plasma throwers that can cremate a soldier in seconds and reduce rocks and metal to their respective molten forms. If left loose, this abomination can easily ruin your day.

To be kind, we must be cruel,
To be angels, we must be demons,
Dark is light and light is dark,
We cleanse Plague how we deem fit,
Stand in our way and we burn you too.
Casugari Operatives (C-Ops) Motto.


Operative (B-12 Suit)


Operative (C-12 Suit)

Casugari operatives are, interestingly enough, not attached to the Military. Always wearing his/her/its cloak, the Operative is often an enigmatic figure that appears at the scene of a Plague outbreak. Specialized in the art of containing the Plague and dispatching infected individuals, the Operative will proceed to clean up, to the best of his/her/its ability, the Plague-contaminated area.

It is not unheard of for multiple Operatives to converge in an infected zone. Operators will not follow any code of conduct during their "purging" of the Plague, and can and will intervene or attack local law or military forces if present, and becoming an interference to their job.

Operatives are somewhat elitist in nature, priding on their professionalism. As such, it is easy for them to come into conflict with the local forces during an infection. The more elder of the operatives are known to be able to purge the Plague from infected-but not yet consumed-individuals. These "Plague medics" are the most valued part of the Casugari Operator Foundation.

Operatives are only present if the Casugari are present, or even the most minute traces of Plague. Operatives could be any known (or even unknown!) races present in the universe, or could be Denizens recruited by the Casugari. The chances of Denizens are slim, however, as no infection on a Denizen can be reversed short of self-termination.

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The various suits Operatives use are deemed by role.
The C-12 Suits are the standard all-purpose combat suits utilized by the Casugari for combat against the Nightmare Plague. It is a jack-of-all-stats piece that emphasizes mobility above armor.
The B-12 Suits are much more seldom used due to their difficulty of handling. The B-12 Suit favors stealth and durability above all other aspects, and is more widely used for diehard solo operatives. As such, only veteran Operatives are allowed such armor, though many still prefer the more basic, but more agile C-12 Suits.
A-12 Suits are not featured as they are only rewarded to the best of operatives. These extremely rare armor suits have the best of all worlds, and are often modified to the point of looking like a different suit of armor altogether. Very few gain the honor of wearing one of these suits.