Darkmore the Durkmun

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Darkmore
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myriadium
Stolen
3 Jul 2017
Hatched
25 Dec 2017
Immortal
26 Oct 2019
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Mysterious, forgetful, literally dead

"Death is the final awakening."


You feel a crack beneath your feet and you start and take a step back. There was a Durkmun on the floor, his wing bones were snapped where you had stepped on him. "Oh jeez," you mutter. You squat down and peer closely at the bird.
By all accounts this bird should be dead, but you know about this strange species of bird. You weren't sure if they can feel pain but you know that you couldn't kill it. The bird's beak opened and a raspy voice reached your ears. "That...hurt..."
"Oh really?" You feel a wave of guilt crash over you. "I'm so sorry!"
"Nah, I'm just joking." The bird picked himself up from the ground. You see his bones fusing together, his body cloaked in a strange, magenta mist. "Durkmuns can't feel pain. But you did wake me up from my nap." He ruffled his feathers in mock annoyance.
You bow your head. "I extend my apologies to your interrupted nap as well."
"While you're still here, you might as well help me. Your opposable thumbs will come in quite useful."
You figured that you might as well. Even if he wasn't hurt you still felt bad for bothering him. It was the least you could do. "Sure, what do you need?"
"Well, last week I lost one of my shoulder fragments. It got eaten I think." You decide not to comment on this frankly absurd situation. "So now I can't fly. It's pretty annoying. I don't get to hang out with Ulape because she just teases me. So I need you to get me a replacement." He gestures to your backpack. "I need you to go to Everete's lab and get a replacement for my shoulder....and...just kidding. See ya."
With that, he spread his wings and flew off, leaving you bewildered and confused.

About Durkmun Eggs

This egg exposes the skeleton of the growing creature inside! It's slightly terrifying!

About the Durkmun Creature

The Durkmun's skeleton, although it looks exposed, is still supported by a lightweight, internal muscular system. These muscles, like any other creature, are responsible for the creature's movement.

There has, however, been much scientific debate about whether or not the Durkmun bird is technically alive or is actually undead. The Durkmun does not exhibit one of the biological characteristics of life: metabolism. Essentially, Durkmuns do not require a type of food or need to consume anything to produce energy. Their cells do not have mitochondria. To this day, the scientific question remains: what is the life source of Durkmuns? Are they a species of Ark or of another unseen world?