Osmosian

Osmosians are a species of parasitic aliens that live on Osmos V. The names "Osmosian" and "Osmos" are a play on the word "osmosis", the process by which a solvent (e.g. water) diffuses from an area of a high concentration through a semi-permeable membrane into an area of low concentration. It is also the process by which cells absorb water and nutrients.

Osmosians have the unique ability to absorb matter or energy from anything in order to use it in various ways. This includes, but is not limited to, electricity (and presumably any energy within the electromagnetic spectrum), the energy, DNA, and powers of other life forms, mana, fire, water, plasma, chemical energy, kinetic energy, and the mass and physical properties of solid matter. Since everything contains either matter or energy, there is no limit to what they can absorb. In addition to being able to absorb matter and energy, Osmosians can synthesize the chemical makeup of solid matter they have absorbed. Osmosians can absorb energy and use it to activate, deactivate, overload, and manipulate machinery on physical contact. They can also channel the energy through their hands to discharge it as a powerful energy blast or use it to speed up cellular regeneration to increase their strength or recover from injuries at an accelerated rate. However, the energy will dissipate over time or through excessive use, so they are required to recharge from a reliable power source. If an Osmosian were to absorb an excessive amount of pure energy and cannot control it, the energy will cause the Osmosian to become mentally unstable. Storing that same energy for periods of time will only worsen their instability unless they quickly discharge it or their body uses up all of the energy. When an Osmosian has recently absorbed energy, they will develop black marks around their eyes.

Though Osmosians normally eat food to sustain themselves, they are also parasitic and can feed off of the metabolism and life force of other life forms to sustain themselves. However, absorbing pure energy without quickly discharging it will turn this method of feeding into an addiction (as pure energy is metaphorically an addictive drug for Osmosians as well as a source of sustenance), causing the Osmosian to become insatiable and seek out any possible source of energy to feed off of. If they are forcibly drained of the energy they have absorbed, it will restore their sanity but also posses risks to their physical health if they do not have proper medical attention as the process will either leave them exhausted and famished or weakened to the point of unconsciousness due to them having been living off of energy instead of eating and sleeping properly.

Overindulgence in energy and storing it for periods of time can potentially cause Osmosians to become mentally unstable. However, older and more experienced Osmosians can be trained to be aware of their limits to better control the craving and use their powers more efficiently so that they can control the amount of energy they absorb, the rate of absorption, and discharge it more properly to retain their sanity (though the action is still potentially dangerous and risky).

Osmosians are able to absorb and synthesize the mass, properties, and chemical makeup of solid matter to grow an armor-like outer that is as durable as the material used to make it and by extension proportionately enhance their strength and durability. Osmosians can extend their armor to anything they are touching when absorbing matter.

Osmosians can repair objects composed of the same material they have currently absorbed by sythesizing a liquid version of that substance and hardening it again. Osmosians can also manipulate whatever substance they are touching by absorbing it (which allows them to momentarilly merge with the actual substnce) and them morphing it into any shape or form they want. Also, after absorbing matter, Osmosians can temporarily absorb extra mass to gain limited regenerative abilities as well as manipulate their atomic structure to grow spikes and extensions on their body, fire projectiles, and shape-shift their limbs into various weapons, tools, and forms.

When Osmosians absorb the energy and DNA of other life forms, they only gain 1/10 of that creature's powers and abilities. When they absorb the powers of other life forms their bodies will undergo a slight mutation (or none at all, depending on the powers they have absorbed) to accommodate the absorbed abilities. Regardless of how much an Osmosian absorbs, the energy will dissipate and their own DNA will eventually overwrite the alien DNA in time, causing them to lose their absorbed powers (unless they have mechanical aid which will allow them to fully absorb the powers of other life forms). The amount of these energies an Osmosian can absorb at once, as well as the extremeness of their mutation, depends on their age and experience.

If an Osmosian were to attempt to absorb the energy and DNA of several life forms at once, the DNA will overwrite the Osmosians's, causing them to mutate into a chimerical fusion of most, if not all of those creatures. While they are powerful in these chimerical forms, their powers are still only 1/10 of their original strength. However, because they are a mixture of aliens, they can mix and match their abilities to make up for their reduced potency. In addition, their mutant form limits their ability to utilize the special powers of the aliens they have absorbed; being a random fusion of aliens, they can only access the powers that make up the major components of their mutant form unless that power does not require a specific organ or appendage. Whenever an Osmosian takes on a chimerical mutation caused by absorbing the energy and DNA of several life forms at once, they can learn to shift between their normal form and mutant form once enough time has passed. The initial transformation will leave its genetic imprint on their DNA. This means that the mutation can be passed down to their offspring.

Even without absorbing energy or matter, Osmosians are a bit stronger and more resilient to damage than an ordinary human.

Osmosians can synthesize the material they have currently absorbed and use it to create armor for other people.

Osmosians are outwardly indistinguishable from humans except for the fact that Osmosians live for hundreds of years, and that they will begin to grow four small, rounded, flesh-colored horns on their forehead as they mature.

Osmosians are largely powerless without energy or matter to absorb and must have a decent amount of said matter to completely encase themselves and utilize their matter-based abilities to their full potential,

An Osmosian's biggest weakness is their insatiable hunger for raw energy (only if they absorb energy and become this way)(though it is normally latent and becomes easier to control if they are mature and have experience with absorbing energy) and a lot better if they avoid absorbing raw energy at all cost.

Any powers an Osmosian has absorbed from other life forms will begin to wear off and eventually disappear (unless they use them periodically). The more life force, metabolic energy, and DNA they absorb, the longer it takes for their absorbed powers to wear off.

Trivia
■Absorbing energy potentially causes Osmosians to go insane, mature or not. ■Male Osmosians can breed with female humans. ■■There is Osmosian DNA in the Codon Stream. ■Considering that Osmosians can modify and rewrite their own genetic structure by absorbing the DNA and energy of other life forms, as well as their sensitivity to energy that can alter DNA and their ability to breed with humans without the use of technology, indicates that they have an unstable genetic structure. ■There are ways to restore sanity to Osmosians and cure their energy craving - by draining all the excessive amounts of energy they have absorbed. However, this process is dangerous, as getting rid of all their extra energy leaves them very weak. ■After absorbing pure energy, it is both physically and psychologically difficult for Osmosians to discharge all of the energy they absorb since the initial effects of absorbing energy it is pleasurable for them (though the energy will also warp their mind if they cannot balance and redirect it through their body properly) and because the energy acts as a source of sustenance.