Mostly, at least. Less important systems, such as fine motor movement or touch and heat sensing are just ignored. (That explains Carrion's perpetually floppy tongue.) As a side effect, however, the parasite gains the intelligence of the host. As you could imagine, a dinosaur that chose to pass through a parasite den isn't the smartest. Carrion's body will slowly rot, taking around 5 years to decompose beyond use, at which point he will revert to the intelligence and instincts of the parasite.

Chonk boi is so much more gruesome than I thought...

I was about to adopt one too :/

This may be weird, but please, PLEASE, ask questions about how this kind of parasite works. Answering silly or fully serious questions is the best way to build species.

@Wind_Waker
I can make you one.
Technically, the body could be anything, but the head would look the same.

XD

@Wind_Waker
(Sorry for all the tags)

His past may be...
Gross.

But in this form he does have the intelligence of, say, a puppy, and it will last for a few years before he is back to be a roaming parasite.

When infecting a creature, do the chonky parasites mentally inherent some of the hosts wants and instincts? Example: if infecting a dragon, do they still like to collect gold and sleep a lot..?

Heck, you make me a chonky critter if you want! That would be cool, I need to practice on original objects/animals. No worries if not

@Wind_Waker
They do inherent instincts, but only to a certan degree.
Gold, yes.
Eating, sometimes.

And yes I will make one for you.

Bottom half:
Mammal
Reptile
Amphibian
Fish (lol)
Dragon
Other

?

@Wind_Waker
Oh, yeah, sleeping.
No...?
I think mabye not because they have a soul but no brain?

Not me getting hyper because I finally get to gift some art.

It should be done within a few days.

Hold on, let me go get the anti artblock spray.

And I'm getting hyper to receive some

Wheres your art block spray provider

@Wind_Waker
I manufacture the spray myself!
Though, due to shipping costs of bottled liquids, I can't send any at the moment.

@Wind_Waker
One sec, let me give you the recipe.

*Clears throat*

One teaspoon of skim milk
Three handfuls of pencil shavings
1 1/2 Packets of instant ramen
Four cups of liquid cornstarch
157.3333333... Tablespoons of Flannel

Mix over medium heat in large pot for 30 minutes, then cover with lid and let simmer for 4 hours before taking of the heat. Strain the mixture into a spray bottle, and apply as needed.

Skim milk?? I only do whole

Thanks for the recipe, I'll keep it in the family for generations

Imagine being infected by a parasite that basically hijacks your body and makes you objectvely better. I think I saw that in a movie once..

@OracleofGelu
So lemme get this straight, Carrion's species can infect a myriad of host bodies, in his case a dimwitted drake, does that mean a more intelligent being such as, Felynes, demons or even a bio-android could potentially be infected?

@LooneyWizard
Yes, however the more intelligent, the harder it can be to infect. Mostly due to the host removing the parasite.

@OracleofGelu
That's kind of nutty... And also kinda scary.