Here's a new critter I had designed by the amazing  flashspot

Known as "Ma'gwees", these Eldritch little cuties are all about giving cuddles, chillaxing, and taking over entire feline star systems under their psionic control.

You see, despite their cutesy appearance, the Ma'gwees are actually quite dangerous. Described as psionic symbiotes, the Ma'gwees utilize their innocent appearance and affectionate mannerisms to fool potential victims into letting their guard down - which in turn allows them to make their way to the top of the individual's head and reveal their true goal. You see, once there they've reached their target, the Ma'gwee proceeds to latch on tight to the individual's cranium and instantly perform a psionic 'hijacking' of the person's mind and proceed to control them like a puppet. Now while in this state, the individual is endowed with enhanced strength, speed, and agility, but the drawback is of course that they are in no way able to control their own body, or consciously be aware of what's going on. Now the plus side to all this is that this 'hijacking' can be easily countered by simply removing the Ma'gwee from the top of the victim's head, but given the super powered enhancements their captive receives, this is definitely easier said than done.

Now there are a few telltale signs that one can notice to tell if a person is being controlled by a Ma'gwee. The first, and the most obvious one, is whether or not they physically have a Ma'gwee perched on top of their head. Since Ma'gwees have to maintain physical contact with the victim's head to perform their psionic hijacking, they will often try to circumvent any severance by concealing themselves with a hat or a headpiece of some sort. Whether it's a space helmet or simply a towel wrapped around the person's head, Ma'gwees will utilize whatever they have available to mask their presence to those that try to interfere.

Another sign to keep an eye out for is if the person in question is exhibiting strange speech patterns or mannerisms. Given their limited understanding of spoken language, Ma'gwees will try in vain to mimic what they believe to be proper "speech patterns" to other feline races. So when a feline is under a Ma'gwee's control, they'll probably start speaking in and exhibiting derpy behavior - such as, "Scuse me, pleeze. Where de baffroom?" or "Oh hai. I iz friend. I nooz hurt. I haz the dumbs." Of course when not attached to an audible feline, Ma'gwees attempt to communicate using an unintelligible combination of barks and howls to garter attention.

Now another thing that makes the Ma'gwees so dangerous is their ability to quickly multiple. Given their uniform appearance, Ma'gwees are asexual beings - possessing neither a male or female gender. This means that every Ma'gwee is able to reproduce and how they do so is when a Ma'gwee gathers enough energy (or calories), they simply 'expel' another Ma'gwee that's an exact duplicate of themselves, and continue repeating this process infinitely, just as long as they continue gathering energy. This means that if one Ma'gwee is able to make landfall onto a planet's surface, it will eventually become two, then four, then eight - till eventually its entire population is so vast that they blanket the planet's surface. Now even though they possess a mouth (and are able to consume liquids or other soft, edible foods), Ma'gwees primary source of energy isn't from eating, it's actually from the nearest sun. You see, thanks to special pigmentations on their skin, Ma'gwees are able to perform photosynthesis and harness energy from the UV sunlight of the nearest star in order to swell their numbers. This means that no matter how desolate or barren a planet may be, as long as it's in close proximity to a star, it'll be able to support the Ma'gwees vast and ever-growing numbers.

Now not only do the Ma'gwees have the immense ability to multiple so quickly, they also possess incredible resilience. Being almost near indestructible, not only are Ma'gwees impervious to extreme heat and cold, they can also survive traversing through the empty vacuum of space without any sort of protection. Even shooting, cutting, or striking these little guys have no effect on them - except annoying and pissing them off. Really though, there are only two ways of dealing with these little buggers when encountered. The first is simply containing/imprisoning them. Given their small stature and physical weakness, any sturdy container can act as an unescapable prison. Hell, even a laundry hamper with a book on them of it would prove too much for them to handle. Of course catching them may prove to be difficult, given their small size and squirmy nature - but once you got a good grip on them, there's no way they're breaking free. Now the second way of defeating them of course is keeping them out of sunlight. Seeing how they receive their life-sustaining energy from the nearest star, if a Ma'gwee is kept away from any source of UV rays for a prolong period of time, they will eventually wither and die. This reason is of course why they are less active during the nighttime and far less effective at infiltrating and taking over underground facilities. Basically for a Ma'gwee - if there's no sun, then there's no fun.  

Now given their recent introduction to the feline inhabitants of the universe, little is exactly known about the Ma'gwees, such as their motives or even where they come from. What is known is that despite each one seemingly acting and thinking independently of one another, all Ma'gwees seem to be endowed with the desire the same to grow their numbers and take control of whatever intelligent race they come across. Now there are some additional details known about the Ma'gwees that come from individuals who were once under their control. Apparently if a person is under the possession of a Ma'gwee for a prolong period of time, they begin "relieving" memories that the Ma'gwee possesses. Such memories range from past individuals they've hijacked to various worlds they've come across, but the most prominent and most reoccurring one that's been experienced between past victims, is the one pertaining to an entity the Ma'gwees call "Mama". Visually, nothing is concrete on what Mama Ma'gwee looks like, but of what could be relayed is that she always seems to reside on some distant and desolate alien world, which of those that have seen it, can't even begin to describe. Of course what's alarming is of the descriptions that were given, not bare any similarities between the survivors, which causes many to think that Mama Ma'gwee is traversing between worlds as she spawns more Ma'gwees. This observation has also lead many to believe that the Ma'gwees recent appearance are a foreshadowing of Mama's arrival, and from the barren and empty worlds seen in the visions, it's definitely not something pleasant to look forward to.

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Artwork by  Flashspot

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