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Created for Creature of the Week #78 - Heart Harvester. The harvester strikes at a sleeping target. It begins by injecting a paralytic poison, then climbs onto the victim's chest and begins to saw through the skin, flesh, and rib cage with its forelimbs. Once these obstacles are out of the way, the harvester slices the arteries and veins so that the heart is no longer connected to the victim's circulatory system. The harvester then turns around and opens the three petals of the pod on the end of its tail. The pod is inserted into the chest around the heart and then closed. Once pulled free from the chest, the pod is swung onto the back of the harvester so it doesn't unbalance the creature while it is moving. Small spiky protrusions on the creature's back keep the bloody pod from sliding to either side during transport. Since the harvester is designed to retrieve living, viable hearts, the pod protects the heart from the elements, dirt, and other contaminants. Its cargo loaded, the harvester sprints back to its master to deliver the heart.

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:icondeathgazer:
Great idea... I love the creature and the description that goes with it. But what do the masters do with these hearts...?

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:iconhwango:
Perhaps they use them in patchwork people like Frankenstein's monster. Perhaps they offer them up to transcosmic entities from beyond space and time, exchanging them for forbidden knowledge or dreadful powers. Perhaps they eat them. Who can say? = ) I justed wanted to make sure that mine was actually a "harvester" and not just a critter that eats hearts, since I like to follow the theme as closely as possible. Glad you liked the critter and the description.
:iconmuphin-man:
2 questions

1.how big is it?
2.where are these creature of the week contests?

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:iconhwango:
1. The pod on the back is only big enough for one heart, so they're little critters.
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:icontoadking07:
thats crazy gore cool! nice creature design and backstory!

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