Dissident

[Cain]

Species Name: Dissident

Summary
Vaguely intelligent, extremely dangerous, and terribly vicious. Remnants of a terrible war, the Dissident are the result of a powerful, final curse cast by the FelGod Sera. A corruption of sentience and utterly lacking The Spark, Dissident are currently the one power that worries the Gods. Though they were nearly wiped out in the Dissident War, they still pose great danger. They could theoretically be found anywhere in the Omniverse.

Conservation Status: Nearly Extinct

Traits:

• Dissident have the power called "Freedom"
  
• Dissident require immense physical force to be put down
  
• Their bodies are some parts exoskeleton, some parts skin. Given how almost random their appearances seem based on the individual they were born of, the composition varies
  
• All Dissident have thick, powerful plates of iron and bone in their chests
  
• Their bodies are toxic on a lethal level
  
• Dissident are highly resistant to toxins
  
• Dissident can sense The Spark in beings
  
• Dissident can spread the infection through unknown means, although Gods are not affected. They also multiply via this method, from just a handful to a thousand in the course of days
  
• Dissident get stronger when exposed to Sin Energy (Negative Thought or the Void)
  
• They possess great problem solving skills, and occasionally demonstrate higher levels of cognitive function
  
• They possess healing factors of variable strength, from slow to nearly instant
  
• Curses only make them stronger, and Undead Curses can actually resurrect dead Dissident
  
• Dissident are notoriously difficult to kill via conventional methods (though its not impossible)
  

Weaknesses:

• Dissident are too feral to use weapons
  
• Despite whatever intelligence they may have, its tempered by their impulsive nature
  
• Destroying the heart of a Dissident will kill it instantly
  
• In the absence of Sin Energy they can begin to starve
  
• In the presence of Positive Emotions they being to weaken
  
• Dissident have near-lethal allergies to precious metals