A thief's invaluble companion, this little invertebrate is a must-have among burglars determined to pull off an extremely difficulte heist. As long as the thief in question, isn't too squemish about what his little accquisition feeds on..
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A slimy, glistening maroon hued insect that measures fifteen centimeters in total body length, the Varok Fly resembles an amalgamation of a diverse variety of body parts harvested from a spider, a dragonfly, and a scorpion, displaying as it does, the elongated limbs, swift wings and venom tipped stinger from each species respectively. One of the more interesting critters to be found on sale at Horatio's Termite Mound, developed after much painstaking effort channeled into compelling a a stinger endowed Torsto with a winged Horsont, its a hot sell with the patrons that come there routinely in search of the next useful bug that can help them pull off an assassination.
They know they will not be disappointed. All it takes, is to discharge a few drops of pomegranate juice on the clothes of a target to render him at once a mark for a Varok Fly released from its cage. Alerted by its keen sense of smell, the Varok Fly immediately zooms towards the unfortunate soul, eager to locate the source of its favorite nourishment. When meeting a violent recaption form the horrified individual who attempts to swat it away, the Varok's deadly sting does its work, flooding his blood stream with its powerful venom. This deadly work accomplished, it can be lured back into its cage with the aid of more pomegranate juice.
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the pomegranite juice detail is my favorite!!
It was an okay bug. A little too chimeric for me.
Also delete the additional info header if you are not going to use it.
The 'compelled mating' thing feels a little absurd, personally. I'd also like to know what happens if the assassin doesn't clean himself from spilling juice onto the victim before releasing the critter. Does it instead go after him? If you don't try to swat it, will it peacefully drink/scrape up the juice and then fly off in search of more?
'Does it instead go after him? If you don't try to swat it, will it peacefully drink/scrape up the juice and then fly off in search of more?'
Yes,that's the general idea.
Whee!!! Chimeric assassin bug of DOOM!!!!
This is a neat little critter, reminds me of some nasty flying bugs in Fallout...
I'd like more details about the effects of the poison. What if the thief sprays down a dozen foes?
I'd like more details about the effects of the poison. What if the thief sprays down a dozen foes?
Neat