Buglin

Infectious Touch. If a creature makes physical contact with a Buglin they receive the C.O.TH. (Call Of The Hive) debuff. C.O.T.H. reduces healing received by 20% per stack (max of 3). If the creature is a player, playable race, or given some form of special treatment (ex: if a paladin has a pet wolf their divine magic will protect the wolf from the effects that C.O.T.H. has on certain creatures (ex: wild animals & livestock)) the debuff will only last for at most 5 minutes (changes in time affected can be determined by the DM based on aspects such as con score, race, age, etc...). If the creature affected does not apply to the previous exceptions then the debuff will be lethal and transform the creature into it's assimilated variant after a period of about 2 days (I will post some assimilated creatures later). If a creature (the kind that would only suffer the debuff without guaranteed death) dies while affected by C.O.T.H. it will become it's assimilated variant.

Growth: If a Buglin survives long enough and isn't contained in a small space, it will quickly undergo the process of growing/evolving into a Rupter. The time required to evolve is very short usually being only a couple of hours before it is ready, and the process of changing from a Buglin to a Rupter is almost instant (the Rupter will be posted separately).

Action: Burrow (the Buglin can burrow underground to move past and around some obstacles).

Action Melee Attack. The Buglin cannot attack.