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"Bloatfingers are so enraged by their own ugliness that they kill those who observe them. Consequently, they hide behind trees. The more they eat, the bigger they grow, and the harder it is to find hiding places. The one behind this tree must be colossal."[1]
Bloatfingers are creatures endemic to the Elder Continent, commonly seen in the wilds of the Bleeding Forest.[2][3] They occasionally appear elsewhere, such as in the hidden city of Arbor,[4] or even London where they are typically hunted and killed.[5] These beasts are serpentine with fanged mouths and eyes,[6][7] and may form large groups within the leaves of chertapple trees.[8]
Bloatfingers are unfortunately quite aware of their hideous appearances and often try to remain out of view. Their size is only bound by how much they eat, so as they grow more enormous, it becomes harder for them to find suitable hiding spots.[9][10] Anyone who glimpses a bloatfinger should consider themselves in trouble: bloatfingers lash out when seen,[11] attacking witnesses relentlessly with their mouths and corrosive slime[12] until the their flesh is chewed from their bones.[13] Despite these dangers, bloatfinger soup is apparently a delicacy in the city of Caution.[14]
↑Track down an invasive species, Fallen London"Bloatfingers are native to the Elder Continent. How one got here is a mystery, but sixteen Menace Eradicators have already met their end. [...] you do not hunt by sight alone."
↑Flint, Fallen London""Bloatfingers," [...] "They can't stand to be seen." [...] something like a gall-laden serpent twitches into view from behind a bar."
↑Flint, Fallen London"[...] you hear indignant squeaking and rustling. [...] you glimpse a fanged eye or mouth, until it whips furiously away."
↑Flint, Fallen London"Here, the trees bend to offer faceted apples of yellow chert. [...] Fight off the bloatfingers [...] They fall by the dozen!"
↑Flint, Fallen London"Bloatfingers are so enraged by their own ugliness that they kill those who observe them. [...] they hide behind trees. The more they eat, the bigger they grow, and the harder it is to find hiding places. The one behind this tree must be colossal."
↑Flint, Fallen London"Now and then, you glimpse a fanged eye or mouth, until it whips furiously away."
↑Flint, Fallen London"Bloatfingers, so enraged by their own ugliness that they kill those who observe them."
↑Flint, Fallen London"Most of you escape, [...] wiping corrosive brown slime off your clothing. One falls beneath the bloatfinger's bulk, screaming as its many mouths go to work on him."
↑Flint, Fallen London"[...] two of your assistants fall screaming to the ground as the bloatfingers chew the flesh from their bones."
↑Flint, Fallen London"Here are the secret names of seven of our tongues. Here is a recipe for bloatfinger soup."
