The H-space Monster Girl Bestiary

[ManyEyedHydra]

I thought it was time to gather the various weird and sexy monster girls I've created in my stories into a monster girl bestiary (as well as adding some new ones and using them as an excuse to write more sexy smut). The aim is to make something similar to KC's MGE or the monsterpedia from MGQ. I don't do line art worth shit, so I'll be 'illustrating' each entry with a short story. This isn't as eye-catching as sexy artwork, but it does give me a chance to show each monster girl doing their sexy (mostly) thang in explicit detail.

I'm going to be using my H-space universe as the setting. I didn't want to use a generic fantasy setting as people like KC and Toro Toro Resistance have already done that as well as it can be done. H-space is a modern day/near future setting where science has punched a hole into a parallel dimension. Earth (or rather America) sends in research units and military to investigate and find it's full of succubi and other sex demons. These short stories I've written should give an idea of the flavour:

A Real-Life Goo Girl. Capramendes, the Milkmaid. Don't Fuck the Flowers. Initial Infiltration. Snared, Sucked and Slurped. The Coils of AEnictia. The Soul Worm. Trent the Traitor.

(If you like those, there are a few more H-space stories in my short story collections. They can be found on Amazon under the pseudonym M.E. Hydra)

There's a wordier intro up on my blog here.

In a nutshell, the H-space Monster Girl Bestiary will be tending more towards the grimdark and murderporn side of things. So if you like horror and prefer your monster girls vampy and very very evil, you should enjoy this.

I'm aiming to put out a new profile (and associated story) every week.

I should have reserved the 2nd post for this, but never mind. I'll put an easily accessible list of stories/profiles created so far below.

Mist Devil: Story, Profile
Sleeping Beauty Mimic: Story, Profile
Cephalotia Fleshpot: Story, Profile
Pink Cushionblob: Story, Profile
Bubble-Tail Succubus: Story, Profile
Frilled Spitzard: Story, Profile
Penishroom: Story, Profile
Latexian Leechwoman: Story, Profile
Ophimanibus: Story, Profile
Venus Mantrap: Story, Profile
Anophelena: Story, Profile
Succubus Cloud: Story, Profile
Jelloid Squeezeball: Story, Profile
Latexian Scylla: Story, Profile
Great Fog Puffer: Story, Profile
Paizu Succubus: Story, Profile
Scarlet Imp: *bonus, Profile
Paffo-Paffo Succubus: Story, Profile
Bubblegum Blobgirl: Story, Profile
Glass Arachne: Story, Profile
Boob-Snake: Story, Profile
Freshwater Cnidarian-Girl: Story, Profile
Red Lips Succubus: Story, Profile
Tar-Pillow Cushionblob: Story, Profile
Sex-Spawn Pit: Story, Profile
Nuru Nuru Girl: Story, Profile
Leech-Tongue Succubus: Story (part 1, part 2), Profile
Crynolie: Story, Profile
Hunting Arachne: Story, Profile

[ManyEyedHydra]

Name: Mist Devil
Type: Elemental [Air]. (They won’t allow me to use Ghost)
Habitat: Lowland. Marshy areas. Woodland.

Description:
A pretty young woman formed out of dense white mist or smoke and wreathed in clouds. Their hands are disproportionately larger and more indistinct in form than the rest of their body. Their legs terminate in denser white clouds that float just above the surface of the ground. They move by gliding at a speed comparable to a moderate walking pace.

They are capable of turning to mist and back again at will. While normally intangible, they can make their bodies become dense enough to support the weight of an adult human male.

There are reports of male versions, but as of yet these have not been corroborated.

Attack Strategy:
They are not capable of sustained rapid movement, so the mist devil will either creep up on their intended prey while disguised as mist or attempt to lure prey to them with their naked bodies. As they don’t appear to utilise any additional tempting factors such as pheromones or hypnosis, anyone allowing themselves to be lured in this manner should collect a Darwin Award for stupidity on the way to meeting their maker.

Once close enough they will attempt to smother their victim either by placing their hands over the victim’s nose and mouth or pressing their gaseous ass or breast into the victim’s face. Inhaling part of the mist devil’s gaseous form has a strong sedative effect. Once the victim is subdued the mist devil surrounds them with her gaseous body and solidifies enough to support them. She then fills their lungs with a strong aphrodisiac gas and manifests feeding tubes, which are used first to stimulate her prey to repeated ejaculations and then to drain their life energy* until all vital functions cease.

*I must apologise for the vagueness of this. Truth is, we don’t know what causes her victims to die. The bodies we’ve recovered show none of the massive fluid loss seen with other hindig victims, or any other sign of injury. Somehow the mist devils use the moment of climax as a catalyst to enable them to draw the spark of life out of their victim. I know it sounds unscientific, but I can’t think of a better way to explain it.

Countermeasures:
NOTE: THIS HINDIG IS COMPLETELY IMMUNE TO ALL PHYSICAL WEAPON ATTACKS.

This cannot be stressed strongly enough. Currently we have absolutely nothing that harms these beings in the slightest. If you see one, or are in an environment where you think one is present, get the hell out of there as soon as possible.

(I have a theory that a very strong wind might be enough to permanently disperse their gaseous forms. The problem is how to generate strong enough air currents given the high failure rate of our machinery and explosives under H-space physical laws.)

Threat Level:
Moderate to High.

As stated above, WE CURRENTLY HAVE NOTHING THAT CAN RELIABLY HURT THEM.

Thankfully they appear to be quite rare and show no desire in engaging us in a concerted attack, otherwise their threat level would be considerably higher.

Link to Mist Devil Story

[SerchJ]

Wow, you weren't putting it lighlty when you said that the setting is pretty dark. I mean as a fan of horror manga like Berserk, Attack on Titan, Terra Formars, and more recently Dolly Kill Kill, it takes a special kind of messed up to get me to squirm. So yeah, pretty dark stuff, i love it, keep up the good work.

Also, i couldn't help but think that this song fits pretty well for your setting.
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[ManyEyedHydra]

Name: Sleeping Beauty Mimic
Type: Mimic (like the RPG creatures that disguise themselves as chests)
Habitat: Ruins. Anywhere we are.

Description:
Takes the form of a highly attractive woman lying naked on a big bed. Both the bed and woman are the same organism. It is unknown how they get about or what form they take while out in the wild. Some have been encountered in abandoned ruins, others have somehow managed to infiltrate our camps. They trap and squeeze the fluids out of any men foolish enough to climb on top of them.

Attack Strategy:
None as such. They lie in wait for potential prey to climb up on the bed. People do this either to check the naked woman is okay or, in some cases, take advantage of her sexually. The mimic can make parts of her body extremely adhesive. Once prey is stuck in place, the rest of the mimic folds up around them. If the captured victim is male, the mimic milks them and absorbs the resulting ejaculate. They are very adept at this and can bring most males to multiple climaxes in a very short period of time.

If this was all, the mimics would be very popular amongst the ground staff and we'd see a line of horny young men queuing up to take a turn on the mimic's 'bed'. Unfortunately, once a captive can produce no more semen, the mimic will keep squeezing their body until they're crushed in order to drink the fluids that leak out of the mangled remains. This is as gruesomely unpleasant as it sounds.

Countermeasures:
The mimic's outer surface is tough and resistant to bullets and cutting. If attacked it will curl up in a defensive ball. Fire and caustic chemicals are effective.

However, this is all rather unnecessary. The mimic has no additional alluring agents and poses no threat to a forewarned and wary soldier. Just don't get on the damn bed.

Threat Level:
Low.

Seriously, just don't get on the damn bed. Don't be a Darwin Award winner.

Link to Sleeping Beauty Mimic story

[ManyEyedHydra]

Name: Cephalotia Fleshpot (cn: Treehugger Fleshpot)
Type: Plant
Habitat: Jungle. Dense Vegetation.

Description:
Resembles a plant and naked humanoid woman fused together. The vegetative part consists of a single thick leaf rolled around to form a pot-shaped structure. The humanoid part is fused within the pot wall and looks like a naked human female hugging the pot. The buttocks and back are visible on the outside of the pot. Her breasts protrude out from the inner wall and within the pot there is an opening that corresponds to where the vagina would be on a human woman. The head hangs over the pot entrance in a way that makes it look as though she is sleeping.

They are sentient, intelligent and surprisingly will remain friendly even after their hypnotic scents are resisted. They believe what they do to humans is not bad or evil... that most men would freely trade their lives for the pleasures they give them in their final moments.

Attack Strategy:
The cephalotia fleshpot lures prey to her by releasing a scent with both mild hypnotic and aphrodisiac effects. This scent is dispersed over a wide area and can attract prey from a considerable distance. When the prey comes close enough the pot emits a thick cloud of spores or pollen that, when inhaled, puts the victim into a highly suggestible state. The fleshpot talks her victim into entering her pot, and once they do, the walls close around them and hold them in place while the fleshpot copulates with them.

Copulation is merely a way of getting the prey to produce semen, which is drunk by the plant. In order to harvest the maximum amount of semen the fleshpot pumps a toxin up from reservoirs beneath the ground and secretes it through the pot walls. This toxin is absorbed through the skin and acts on both the prostate and testes to stimulate the massive overproduction of seminal fluid and spermatozoa. This production comes at the expense of other bodily functions and the fleshpot's toxin is powerful enough to force a human body to cannibalise its own tissues and organs to provide more raw materials for semen production. The body literally falls apart as it ejaculates all its fluids and chemicals into the fleshpot's vaginal chamber. Those parts not able to be converted into semen collapse into an organic mulch at the bottom of the pot and are absorbed by the plant over a slower period of time.

Why the plant (and this holds true for other hindigs) uses such a complex feeding mechanism to extract semen rather than drinking a more easily extracted bodily fluid such as blood is one of H-space's enduring mysteries.

Countermeasures:
Nose plugs.

Some of the toxins can be absorbed through the skin, so full hazmat protection is recommended when in close proximity to a cephalotia fleshpot.

The plant structure renders bullets ineffective. A flamethrower is ideal providing the chemicals can be made to ignite. Machetes will also do the job, although care must be taken to avoid contact with the plant's juices.

Threat Level:
Low-to-Moderate.

Their luring scents can be potent and are dispersed over a wide area.

Link to Story

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Pink Cushionblob story

Name: Pink Cushionblob
Type: Slime
Habitat: Caves (Temperate, Damp).

Description:
The pink cushionblob has the form of a naked buxom girl with bright and slightly translucent pink skin lying on what looks like a large round waterbed mattress of the same colour. This is a type of slime girl that possesses so much additional mass it accumulates beneath them to form a large cushion or pillow. Their semi-liquid internal body is contained within an elastic membrane. Floating freely within the internal body is a core composed of darker, opaque material.

They are intelligent and possess a friendly disposition. At first they were thought to be a benign variety of hindig. As with most hindigs, they derive sustenance from human sexual fluids and initially they seemed content to trade sexual services for small amounts of seminal fluid extracted from willing partners. Now we know cushionblobs will sometimes drain a human to death and should be considered dangerous.

Attack Strategy:
The pink cushionblob asks men (and sometimes women) to join them on their bed and the men (and sometimes women) join them on their bed. Why the men (and sometimes women) do this, we don't know. Even with repeated warnings and foreknowledge of the risks, the men (and sometimes women) still do it. This makes me believe there may be additional factors in play other than sheer stupidity and desire to win a Darwin Award.

Once she has them on her bed, the cushionblob gives her prey an erotic body-to-body massage many have reported to be both thoroughly relaxing and highly arousing. If her prey is male, the cushionblob engulfs their penis and stimulates them to multiple orgasms. If female, the cushionblob extrudes part of her body into the prey's vagina and absorbs the vaginal secretions produced during climax. This is not fatal unless the cushionblob brings her core into contact with her prey's sexual organs. Contact with the core triggers a state of lethal hyper-arousal where the prey continues to climax helplessly until death occurs through loss of fluids.

(Should I mention the part where the cushionblob sucks out and absorbs the victim's soul? Would anyone believe me?)

Countermeasures:
I'd like to say, "Don't join her on her bed you blithering idiots," but people still do.

Maintaining discipline is important. At first the cushionblobs let people go to return to camp and spread stories about how good being with a cushionblob was. The curious would then seek the cushionblobs out to experience it for themselves. I'm convinced this was a deliberate and predetermined strategy.

Unlike other slime girls such as the blue specimen, HA-001, being studied back on Earth, pink cushionblobs are less protean in form and abilities. The external skin can be punctured and enough damage will result in the cushionblob being unable to hold their liquid body together. However, they are capable of rapidly closing and healing any wounds to their outer layer. Destroying the central core is a proven way of killing them for certain. Extreme cold is also effective, as are desiccating agents.

Threat Level:
Why do they keep joining her on her bed...?

Moderate.

There must be a pheromone or mind control element we're missing here. Our personnel are succumbing too frequently to the cushionblob's temptations, even the forewarned and wary ones.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Bubble-Tail Succubus story

Name: Bubble-Tail Succubus
Type: Succubus
Habitat: Wherever they feel like.

Description:
As with all succubi, an extremely attractive humanoid female with demonic features. They possess horns, a tail, and leathery wings like those of a bat. Their skin colour comes in a variety of hues with blood-red being the most common. Overall they resemble the female demons of Medieval art and mythology, which, along with reports of them 'draining life' through sexual intercourse, is how they came to be named after the mythical demon.*

The distinguishing features of this type of succubus are their eyes, which are nearly always white-pink in colour, and tail, which is thicker and possesses a series of bulbous glands near the tip. These bubble-blowing organs are what gives this type of succubus their name, although they can produce bubbles from their other orifices and not just the tail.

*One possible conjecture, admittedly wild, is that these creatures visited Earth at some point in the past and became the source of the succubus myth in the first place!

Attack Strategy:
These succubi are adept at using their bubbles in both attack and defence. At close range they will attempt to capture prey by enveloping and incapacitating them with a large bubble. The bubbles they blow are elastic, adhesive and sturdy despite their fragile appearance—there are reports of the larger bubbles being able to support the weight of a full-grown man without popping. Other subjects have reported feeling intense weakness or paralysis after coming into skin contact with one of these bubbles. It is likely the bubble membrane is impregnated with some kind of toxin that is absorbed through the skin.

Any individuals they capture are transported to a safer location and then either drugged or mesmerised into having sex with the succubus. Sexual intercourse seems to function more as a source of nourishment rather than copulation to these creatures.

(Again, the reports reference soul sucking, but I'm not ready to regard this as anything other than fanciful superstition.)

If faced with greater force, a bubble-tail succubus will produce opaque bubbles to both screen her escape as well as clogging up the ground with obstacles to hinder pursuers.

Countermeasures:
Don't take her appearance lightly.

Don't let her get close. If she manages to get one of her big bubbles wrapped around you that will be the end of the fight. You will be captured, dragged off and made their plaything to torture or kill.

Succubi can be harmed by conventional weapons, but their alien physiology enables them to heal and recover from wounds at a terrifying speed. To take one down requires a massive amount of damage in order to overwhelm their regenerative capabilities.

Threat Level:
High.

They are considerably more dangerous than they first appear.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Frilled Spitzard story

Name: Frilled Spitzard
Type: Lizardfolk
Habitat: Desert. Arid mountains, caves.

Description:
A lizard girl. Yes, I know it makes zero sense for a reptile to possess breasts given that mammary glands are one of the defining features of mammals. This is par for the course as far as H-space is concerned. Don't think about it too hard my biology compadres. Centrefold pin-up with scales and a short stubby tail is the common description we've received. They also possess a flap of skin that runs from their ears to their shoulders and puffs out whenever they're about to spit.

Attack Strategy:
They catch and immobilise potential mates/prey with globs of sticky mucous propelled from either the mouth or vagina. The mucous sets quickly and is highly adhesive. Chemical analysis also found the presence of various exotic compounds that function as a minor aphrodisiac when absorbed through the skin.

Once a man is immobilised, the spitzards then perform a bizarre mating ritual which involves them surrounding him in a circle and taking it in turns to cover in him in a colloidal paste secreted by their sexual organs. This mucous has a much higher concentration of aphrodisiac agents and will eventually trigger ejaculation. The spitzard that succeeds in getting a man to orgasm in this manner wins the right to "mate" with him. I use mate in a loose sense given that predation and mating seem inexplicably entwined in H-space. The winning spitzard secretes a much more complex slime over their mate that triggers even stronger climaxes while at the same time turning the man into soft, malleable jelly. The spitzard then ingests them with her vagina.*

Countermeasures:
Their main weapon is their spit, which they are able to direct over medium distances with great accuracy. While not to be taken lightly, this is not a match for conventional weaponry. However, as we have learned to our cost, conventional weaponry is not always reliable under the physical conditions of H-space. If firearms fail, the correct course of action is to retreat. Spitzards are fast, agile and, as a group, more than a match for a squad armed only with melee weapons.

Threat Level:
Moderate.

Spitzards tend to travel in groups and are accomplished in setting up ambushes.


*They're alive. Oh my god, they're still alive.

We dissected a specimen today and found the remains of a soldier in a chamber at the base of their tail. At least we thought they were remains—the man was folded up as though his body had been turned to soft rubber. Then the man opened his eyes and looked at us. Sadly we were unable to reverse the process and the man died soon after being extracted from the spitzard's body.

God, the look on his eyes. The way his mouth opened in a soundless scream. I don't think I'm ever going to get it out of my head.

I wish I could leave this place and go back to Earth. It's only the awareness I would not be able to live with myself for being responsible for subjecting another human being to this in my place that keeps me here.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Penishroom story

Name: Penishroom
Type: Fungus
Habitat: Dense Vegetation. Jungle.

Description:
A bizarre giant fungus, usually growing to around ten feet in height. So called because of its resemblance to an erect male penis, right down to the presence of two globular structures resembling testes at the base of the shaft.

Attack Strategy:
The fungus, if it is a fungus, is carnivorous and functions like an ambush predator. If any prey walks within range the head will bend down and attempt to swallow it. Once ingested, the prey is pushed down the shaft and into one of the 'testicles' to be digested.

Countermeasures:
The penishroom is rooted to the ground and can only attack individuals that walk within range. This one's straightforward—stay well clear of the big mushroom that looks like a giant dick.

Because people inevitably won't stay clear of the big mushroom that looks like a giant dick, this is what you should do if a member of your squad manages to get themselves swallowed. First off, you won't have much time. Digestion within the basal sacs occurs extremely rapidly. There have been reports of swallowed men coming completely apart within a few minutes of entering the digestion organ. With that in mind, the first course of action should be to slit open the basal sacs with a heavy bladed weapon such as a machete. Don't attack the stalk—it's composed of a tough fibrous material and you won't be able to cut through in time. Slit open the basal sacs. This will drain away the enzymic soup contained within them and enable the penishroom's swallowed victim to be retrieved unhurt. The digestive enzymes denature rapidly upon contact with the open air, so there is no need to worry should any get splashed on you while cutting the basal sac open.

Threat Level:
Low.

*ETA. Later reports have come in that suggest the penishroom gives off a luring scent that is very difficult for some individuals to resist. Women and homosexual men appear to be the most affected.


What is it with H-space and sex...? Why are sexual lures used so aggressively out here in order to attract prey? Understanding this might be the key to understanding the various flora and fauna of H-space.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Latexian Leechwoman story

Name: Latexian Leechwoman
Type: Worm
Habitat: Lake Latex

Description:
In their unfed form they've been described as looking like a faceless fashion manikin painted in shiny black latex. Physically they have proportions similar to a catwalk model—slim, long legs—but exaggeratedly so, like an artist's stylised rendition of a beautiful woman.

When fed they balloon up to the point of resembling a morbidly obese woman.

They seem to possess rudimentary intelligence and as of yet there are no reports of any speaking.

Attack Strategy:
They use their alluring figures to draw men in close enough to embrace. At this point the leechwoman fastens themselves to their prey through suckers on the wrists and ankles. They possess multiple sucker mouths located where the mouth, nipples, naval and vulva would be on a human female, and use these to drain the bodily fluids. As with other hindigs, seminal fluid seems unusually prized and the leechwomen are extremely adept at using their sucker mouths to stimulate a man to ejaculation. After draining their host of semen they move onto sucking out all their blood. Even this isn't enough. The leechwoman secretes powerful enzymes into her prey that turns their insides into a liquid soup that is then sucked out and ingested. Thankfully, most victims will have already passed out through blood loss by this point.

Countermeasures:
Their rubbery skin is surprisingly tough to puncture or cut. Most low calibre bullets will not penetrate, especially if the leechwoman has just fed. They also have powerful regenerative capabilities.

They are slow moving, but once they have someone in their embrace and have attached their sucker mouths it's next to impossible to remove them before their victim is completely exsanguinated.

Threat Level:
Low to Moderate.

They are most dangerous to those traversing Lake Latex due to their ability to blend in with or hide under the surface.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Ophimanibus Story

Name: Ophimanibus
Type: Lamia
Habitat: Desert. Arid Mountains.

Description:
A dusky-skinned woman with snakes for her hair, snakes for her arms and the lower body of a giant snake. Rather than a tail, her lower snake half—like her arms—terminates in another snake head. None of these heads are false. As in, they all possess working oesophagi that link to the same alimentary system.

(I have no idea how this all connects up inside them and I'm not sure I want to know.)

These charming ladies also possess fully functional poison fangs hidden within their breasts, although the poison is supposed to have some pleasurable side effects such as increasing libido and inducing euphoria.

Attack Strategy:
They are capable of altering perception so that they are seen as sultry dancing girls. These dances have a mesmeric effect on their audience and allow the Ophimanibus to get close enough to bite her intended target. Once bitten a man will become helpless and unable to resist while the Ophimanibus performs sex acts on him.

As with other hindigs, the Ophimanibi feed on semen, or rather some abstract spark of energy or life that is released during ejaculation. While they consume the bodies afterwards, either with the lower tail mouth or sometimes even through their vagina, it is the draining of semen/energy that is fatal. Their victims are usually dead by the time they are swallowed.

(Semen == Energy == Soul?)

Countermeasures:
Their hypnotic abilities appear to be sound based—possibly generated by the head snakes and occurring at a frequency outside the range of human hearing. This is aided by a strange natural phenomenon at the edges of the Mandeville desert where they are found. Wind through rock formations on the edge of the desert produces an odd acoustic effect that dulls reaction times and seems to make men more suggestible to the mesmeric abilities of the Ophimanibi. Ear plugs should go some way to reducing the effectiveness of these attacks.

Conventional firearms are effective, assuming they're working. If they're not, engaging Ophimanibi in close quarters is not advised. They are fast, agile and the snake arms give them a lot of reach. Their venom acts quickly once it enters the bloodstream and a single bite is enough to incapacitate a man.

Threat Level:
Moderate.

Even if their mesmeric abilities are resisted, Ophimanibi are extremely dangerous at close quarters because of their speed and multiple angles of attack.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Venus Mantrap story

Name: Venus Mantrap
Type: Plant (or possibly something else—mollusc?—masquerading as a plant)
Habitat: Jungle. Dense Vegetation.

Description:
Resembles a single trap of a Venus flytrap, but on a considerably larger scale. The humanoid part, which nearly always takes the form of a beautiful naked woman, resides between the leaves and is connected to the rest of the plant via a fibrous membrane running down the spine. Catapult muscles connecting the humanoid portion to the leaf walls allow the plant to cast her out from between the leaves in order to attract and catch prey.

While the outside of the leaves is extremely hard, the inside is soft and padded and feels like flesh.

Attack Strategy:
Her humanoid part functions as both a lure and centre of intelligence for the organism. She is part of a muscular apparatus that can be projected outside of the leaves in order to capture prey. Captured men (and sometimes women) are pulled back between the leaves, which then close around them.

Once her prey is caught between her padded leaves the Venus mantrap will strip them, wrap her arms and legs around them, and then get them aroused enough to have sex with her. This is aided by various aromatic and aphrodisiac oils secreted through her skin.

She stimulates her captive to multiple climaxes and then, after no more sexual fluids can be drawn from their body, she disgorges a stew of various enzymes over them. The primary component is a digestive enzyme to liquefy flesh and soft tissues. Mercifully, this digestive fluid also contains substances with both strong analgesic and aphrodisiac properties. This instils a state of heightened sensual bliss in the victim so that they are unaware of what's happening to them.

(Why? Why care? Why not just catch and digest? The one specimen we were able to interrogate said it was important that they take their prey to the pinnacle of sexual ecstasy and keep them there as they begin to digest them, but why, why, why?)

Once digestion is done the Venus mantrap will open her leaves and use the catapult muscles to fling the indigestible material such as bones far from the main plant.

Countermeasures:
The Venus mantrap, being a plant*, is stationary. She can only capture prey that stray within a narrow arc that extends from the trap opening to a distance approximately equal to the depth of the mantrap. As long as you stay outside of that arc, the mantrap can't grab you.

*(Maybe, I'm not convinced on this. The outer shell and inner flesh seem to be more in keeping with some kind of enormous shellfish. Mimicry?)

Should one of your party be caught and brought between the leaves then I'm afraid the prognosis is not good. It would take heavy earth-moving machinery to prise the leaves (shell?) open, heavy earth-moving machinery which we do not currently have access to. The outer surface is impervious to all but high explosives, and using them would likely kill her captive in the process.

The soft interior is vulnerable, but if the Venus mantrap perceives herself to be under threat she will simply retreat between and close her leaves.

Avoidance is the best strategy here. Be vigilant and don't step into her capture arc.

Threat Level:
Low**

**upgraded to Moderate. Our men are still straying into her capture arc even when forewarned. There might be an additional pheromonal or similar component to the lure that is drawing people in despite the warnings.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Anophelena story

Name: Anophelena (cn: Mosquito Girl)
Type: Insect
Habitat: Swamp. Marshland.

Description:
Looks like an attractive human woman crossed with a giant mosquito. This hybridisation manifests as the presence of antennae, wings, a long cylindrical abdomen extending from their rump, and an additional pair of arms. Unlike the primary pair, the secondary pair of arms are not recognisably human, being spindly, black and closer in appearance to an insect limb, albeit on a considerably larger scale.

Despite being human-sized, their wings are capable of generating enough lift to enable them to fly. As with Earth mosquitos, they possess a comb like organ that rubs against the wings to generate a constant buzzing sound. At high volume these sounds have a disorienting effect on most humans. At low volume the anophelena are able to shape these sounds into a facsimile of human speech in order to communicate with us. Without this they would not be able to talk at all as their mouths, despite outwardly appearing human, hide a long retractable proboscis the anophelena uses to feed with.

Attack Strategy:
Anophelena are fragile and not evolved for direct combat. Their wings give them some manoeuvrability, but they are not particularly fast fliers, preferring instead to skim close to the ground. Their preferred strategy is to use the loud buzzing of their wings to disorient their target while they sneak up on them. Once close enough, the anophelena jabs her proboscis into the target's flesh and injects a strong narcotic to render them unconscious.

The anophelena then carries her prey off to a safe location and ties them down so she can feed unhindered and at her leisure. She can feed on blood, but for some reason, as with other H-space indigenous organisms, they prefer to get their prey aroused sexually and drink their sexual fluids. In this case the anophelena inserts her proboscis into the urethra of her captive and sucks out semen directly from the base of the penis. This urethral insertion combined with the suction of her proboscis triggers a strong, continuous ejaculatory response in most males.

While their captive is helplessly climaxing, the anophelena starts to suck up her captive's other bodily fluids. She has multiple sacs in her breasts and abdomen to contain her victim's fluids and they are capable of generating enough suction to empty a full-grown man of all his fluids in a very short space of time.

Countermeasures:
Ear plugs are unfortunately not as effective at cutting out the anophelena's disorienting buzzing as would be hoped as the vibrations are transmitted directly through the skull. While anophelena are extremely manoeuvrable, especially in the difficult, marshy terrain they're often encountered in, they're also fragile, with the wings a weak point.

If forced to engage in close combat be wary of the anophelena's proboscis. The narcotic it injects is potent and will induce unconsciousness within moments of entering the bloodstream.

Threat Level:
Low, unless encountered as part of a larger swarm.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Succubus Cloud story

Name: Succubus Cloud
Type: Succubus/Elemental [Air]
Habitat: Unknown

Description:
Appears as a dense white cloud with a human face and human arms and legs emerging from it. Her human features are described as being pale and unearthly beautiful.

After ingesting bodily fluids (blood or semen) the cloud becomes more opaque and appears wet or moist.

Attack Strategy:
Their primary targets are sleeping men or men on the verge of sleep. The succubus cloud drifts over them and breathes narcotic perfume into their face while whispering seductive words in their ear. Drugged into a state of pliant bliss, the man believes they are having a nice, erotic dream as the succubus cloud envelops them.

The succubus cloud is vampiric. After enveloping her victim she absorbs their blood through hundreds of tiny, painless puncture wounds that resemble insect bites. The blood is not taken for nourishment but to give the succubus cloud a more tangible form. By thickening and making the cloud more solid around the man she is able to give more erotic stimulation, eventually taking him to ejaculation.

As with other H-space indigenous organisms, the succubus cloud appears to feed on sexual fluids, or rather—as I suspect—some spark of energy (soul?) they can induce us to give out during the moment of sexual climax. (The similarities with the old succubus myths are worrisome.)

Absorbing the first release of semen triggers another change in the composition of the cloud—it coagulates still further and takes on a similar constitution to flesh. At this point she is able to induce continuous, unending ejaculation in the man wrapped up in her cloud. She keeps them in a state of insensate bliss while she drains all their fluids.

Countermeasures:
We have nothing.

Their bodies are as intangible as mist. Our physical weapons can't touch them. We also can't keep them out. Their gaseous forms allow them to penetrate our defences at will.

This is not acceptable. We need to be devoting resources to research ways—chemical, biological, radioactive—we can use to counteract the more exotic H-space inhabitants. At the moment they thankfully appear to be rare, but that's no guarantee we won't run into more of them in the future.

Threat Level:
High.

UPDATE: Since putting this file together other soldiers have come forward and contacted me with reports of possible succubus cloud encounters. They describe the experience as a vague but extremely pleasant erotic dream followed by an inexplicable feeling of weakness for most of the next day. Examination of their bodies has revealed the characteristic puncture wounds.

This deeply concerns me.

How frequently are these night-time attacks occurring? Why are these men spared when others are drained of all life?

I can't shake the feeling there is a purpose to this.

It concerns me... concerns me greatly.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Jelloid Squeezeball story

Name: Jelloid Squeezeball
Type: Slime (Artificial?)
Habitat: Underground Caverns

Description:
Looks like a statue of a naked buxom woman sculpted out of transparent blue material sitting on a ball of blue jelly approximately large enough to contain two adults.

Despite being composed of blue jelly-like material, the jelloid squeezeball doesn't appear to share the same plasticity of form observed in other slime girls.

Attack Strategy:
They are largely immobile and pretend to be inanimate sculptures. When touched the jelloid wakes up and lets out a cry that both wakes up nearby jelloids and scrambles the sense of balance of every human within earshot.

The jelloid catches any human that falls onto her and draws them into her ball of jelly. The wall softens when she is absorbing her prey and then returns to a composition similar to tough rubber once they are inside, trapping them within her.

As with other H-space indigenous organisms, the jelloid is able to hijack human physiology and trigger a massive overproduction of seminal fluid. We're currently not sure how they do this. One theory is a toxin secreted by the jelly that is absorbed through the skin. The jelloid then uses her female form to stimulate her captive to sexual climax over and over, draining all their bodily fluids in the process. These fluids are stored in a reservoir chamber at the base of the globe.

Countermeasures:
Earplugs negate most of the jelloid's disorienting cry. As the jelloids are largely immobile, not getting into physical contact—or better still, not getting close enough for physical contact—is the best course of action.

While jelloids share some properties with slime girls, not having the same level of plasticity opens up weapon use previously considered ineffective for this class of organism. Low calibre bullets are still ineffective, as there are no vital organs that can be targeted and the puncture wounds are quickly healed. However, bladed weapons such as axes or machetes should work as the jelly is relatively soft and the jelloid appears to have a much slower rate of regeneration.

Threat Level:
Low. (unless you're a goddamn idiot that can't keep your hands of her titties)

Of more concern is what the jelloid is. Based on descriptions and observations they seem less a naturally-occurring organism and more a carefully-engineered trap. But for who, and for what purpose? There are disturbing implications here of a greater intelligence within H-space that we have yet to encounter.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Latexian Scylla story

Name: Latexian Scylla
Type: Scylla
Habitat: Lake Latex

Description:
At first glance the latexia scylla looks like a beautiful noblewoman lounging on a floating circular platform. The woman resembles, but is not human. Her eyes are octopoidal and her ears are pointed and stick out from the side of her head.

The platform maintains buoyancy through a series of gas-filled bladders on the underside. Hanging down from the platform are a multitude of black, segmented tentacles. The tentacles terminate in a variety of different appendages and are likely specialised for different tasks.

While it looks as though the woman is wearing a full latex dress that covers the whole platform, in reality this is to disguise where her body merges with the platform, as the woman, floating platform, and tentacles are all part of the same organism.

Attack Strategy:
While the latexian scylla is capable of astonishingly quick vertical movement by regulating the contents of her gas bladders, they are not capable of rapid horizontal movement. At first the latexian scyllas took advantage of our unfamiliarity with them in order to get close. More recently they've taken to hiding their approach within dense clouds of ink.

When faced with a group of targets, the scylla first blinds and disorients them by spewing out copious clouds of black ink. During the resulting confusion she snatches a man up in her tentacles and rises to an altitude where she can feed undisturbed.

The latexian scylla feeds by draining the energy and fluids of their prey. This is done through a special suction tentacle they attach to the genitals of their captive. While they're capable of generating a large amount of suction, the scyllas do not exsanguinate their prey, instead—as with other H-space indigenous organisms—the feeding process is unusual and complex. They need us aroused, sexually, before they can feed off us. Her powerful suction does nothing until she stimulates her captive to ejaculation. Then it's as if a conduit is opened up between her prey and her, and she is able to drain them completely of their life and fluids in a few short minutes.

Some of my colleagues see the complex feeding behaviour of the H-space indigenous organisms—the way they seem to need their prey to be sexually stimulated—as a conundrum to be picked apart and dissected until science discovers the answer. I do not share their enthusiasm or optimism. Nothing makes sense from a biological perspective. It's insanity... pure insanity.

Countermeasures:
Latexian scyllas are tricky to engage in combat. Now that they know we're aware of them, they stay hidden within dense clouds of ink. They are not impervious to bullets, but as with other higher H-space organisms, they are capable of rapid regeneration. Eyewitnesses have reported seeing bullet-hole punctures in their air bladders close up almost instantaneously. Despite this I still think the best strategy is to target the gas bladders with sustained bursts of fire. Bring the scylla to the ground and then target the head.

Threat Level:
Moderate-to-high.

Personnel stationed at FOB Rigg have reported that the "ink storms" seen out over Lake Latex are becoming more frequent and severe. This is a troubling development.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Great Fog Puffer story

Name: Great Fog Puffer
Type: Demon (Command doesn't approve of me using this word, but I don't care, it's the only one that fits)
Habitat: Unknown.

Description:
A large organism about seven to eight feet tall and fifteen to twenty feet long. The torso and head are humanoid, resembling a naked woman of Amazonian proportions, but clearly not human as the fog puffer has red eyes, pinker skin and fleshy tendrils instead of hair. The fog puffer's exposed vulva, while human-like in appearance, is considerably larger in relation to the rest of her body.

The fog puffer's bottom half is the stuff of nightmares, being a long hairless slug-like mass of soft pink flesh. The most disturbing part are her legs, or should that be arms, as she drags her bulk over the ground using a row of human arms and hands that run along her sides like the legs of a centipede.

Some of my colleagues have been quick to dismiss these descriptions as hallucinations induced by the copious clouds of psychotropic 'fog' produced by the great fog puffer. They haven't seen the more horrifying denizens of H-space. I have, and can vouch that "like a jumble of human parts stitched together by a mad Frankenstein" is a more than adequate description of some of the horrors that can be found in this dimension.

I wonder. If we were to go back far enough in scripture, would we find pictures or descriptions of the great fog puffer and other H-space horrors? Did some find their way across the dimensional barrier to our world and become the angels and demons of our early religions? Could they do it again...?

Attack Strategy:
The lower slug-like half of the great fog puffer is filled with large air chambers. The fog puffer draws air into these chambers and seeds it with a complex mix of psychoactive compounds before blowing it out through their vaginal opening as a dense fog. The drugs within the fog have an effect on human libido, raising it to the point where the affected person is overwhelmed and can think of nothing else but gratifying their sexual desires. As a strategy it's disturbingly effective at incapacitating opposition. Each fog puffer is capable of inundating a wide area and it only needed a small group of around five to ten to neutralise one of our forward operating bases.

While the fog puffer's vagina is considerably larger than a human's, they are able to contract the inner walls tight enough to be able to perform sexual intercourse with human males. Although, as with most H-space denizens, the act of sex is used for feeding rather than procreation. Some fog puffers engage in conventional intercourse, others open out their vagina wide enough to ingest their prey whole into their soft lower body. Either way, the result is the same—the fog puffer's prey is subjected to massive sexual overstimulation and depleted of their life and fluids.

Countermeasures:
There is little for comfort here.

The fog puffer's psychoactive gases are just as effective absorbed through the skin as inhaled, which means gas masks provide little protection. Our medical staff are currently trying to come up with an antidote, but this will likely take some time as the limited samples we've been able to obtain have proven curiously... resistant to analysis.

Even if we were able to negate their airborne psychotropic agents, great fog puffers possess similar regenerative capabilities as other succubus-class H-space denizens. Given their size I estimate it would take considerable sustained firepower to take one out.

On a more positive note, the great fog puffers are large and slow moving. We're not sure how they were able to approach FOB Helmuth unnoticed, but it likely involved the betrayal or elimination of one of our sentry outposts. In future we will need to be more vigilant to ensure the tragedy of Helmuth is not repeated.

Threat Level:
High.

Great fog puffers should be thought of not as exotic H-space organisms, but as siege weaponry for a military force that is utterly alien to us.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Paizu Succubus story.

Name: Paizu Succubus
Type: Succubus
Habitat: Unknown. Likely urban, or whatever equivalent the HSIOs have for urban.

Description:
As standard for succubus-class HSIOs—a tall, busty and stunningly attractive young woman with additional non-human "devil" features of horns, wings and a tail. In the paizu succubus's case the wings appear to be vestigial and incapable of flight. Other identifying features include their milky-white eyes with no pupil or iris and large, prominent breasts.

Attack Strategy:
Succubi feed on sex. Paizu Succubi specialise in mammary intercourse. Exposure to human semen softens the skin of the intermammary cleft and the paizu succubus absorbs her prey's penis into her flesh. Once the penis is absorbed the paizu succubus is able to trigger massive over-production of semen in her victim. They absorb and store the fluids of their prey within their large breasts, which are capable of expanding to many times their original size.

We know paizu succubi allow lesser HSIOs to suckle and obtain nourishment from their breasts. As of yet we haven't identified if this is a regular part of the food chain or done for other societal reasons. We don't even know which occupies the higher position in the social hierarchy, although if I was forced to guess, I would say it is the paizu succubus.

Aside from their feeding habits, we know very little about this type of succubus. They have never been encountered on the field of battle by our forces and as a result we know nothing of their combat capabilities or even if they engage in combat at all.

Countermeasures:
As so little is known about this type of succubus and their capabilities it is difficult to formulate appropriate countermeasures. Instead I can only detail the standard warnings when dealing with H-space succubi.

Firstly be aware that they use their supernatural sex appeal to distract, confuse and sometimes even hypnotise. Don't be fooled by their appearance. The paizu succubus likely has similar regenerative capabilities to those observed in other succubus-class HSIOs. They heal wounds extremely rapidly, making them much more durable and harder to kill than their appearance suggests.

Threat Level:
Not known, but likely high.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Bonus profile from the same Paizu Succubus story.

Name: Scarlet Imp
Type: Imp (Lesser Demon)
Habitat: Mountainous and rocky regions.

Description:
In build and structure they resemble a human girl in their late teens. In comparison to the succubi they look like young waifs, although there is no evidence they are the juvenile form of succubi. This is likely the scarlet imp's mature form and they are a separate species.

Scarlet imps are named for their red skin. They also possess the devil-like features of stubby horns, wings and a tail.

Attack Strategy:
Scarlet imps are lesser demons* and appear to be the common foot soldiers of whatever passes for a military in H-space. While not averse to taunting opponents with obscene sexual suggestions, these displays lack the hypnotising power of more powerful HSIOs. Instead the imps fight with melee weapons—commonly tridents. The points of their weapons are coated with a drug that rapidly induces unconsciousness upon entering the bloodstream. The scarlet imps fight to capture rather than kill and this is reflected in their tactics.

*I know some of you have problems with the use of the d word, that it has no place in science. To this I say it's just an identifier based on their appearance, and already frequently in use amongst the men anyway. The name doesn't have to have the same metaphysical connotations. Although sometimes I wonder...

Countermeasures:
Scarlet imps fight with conventional, if drugged, melee weapons and appear not to possess any exotic attacks. This doesn't mean they should be taken lightly. They are stronger and more competent fighters than their waif-like appearance might suggest.

They possess regenerative capabilities, but not as powerful as the more advanced HSIOs. Most terminal wounds are just as effective on them as they would be on a human.

Threat Level:
Low (but don't be fooled by their appearance, they wield their unorthodox melee weapons with a great deal of skill).

If scarlet imps are foot soldiers, then who or what do they take orders from...

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Paffo-Paffo Succubus story

Name: Paffo-Paffo Succubus
Type: Succubus
Habitat: Encounters have mainly occurred in rocky, desolate regions, but there is no reason to assume they are restricted to these territories.

Description:
Another succubus and another resemblance to the devil girls of myth. This one even has red skin!

The more I document the HSIOs of H-space, the more I wonder if these succubi don't just resemble the devil girls of myth, but are, in fact, the devil girls of myth. This theory is understandably not popular amongst my colleagues, some of whom still possess religious sensibilities.

Original classifications of succubi proved to be too generic and not recognise the clear subtypes that exist. Thanks to information provided by our new source we have been able to correct these earlier errors.

Paffo-paffo succubi are a specialised form of the "tail-suck" category of succubi, so named through their preference of draining their prey's energy through a special orifice near the end of the tail. The paffo-paffo succubus's tail features an additional, long and extremely slender section that extends past the bulbous "tail-suck" organ and is jointed like a long bony finger. They also possess an extremely large pair of breasts (even by succubus standards, which tend to have figures that correspond to exaggerated sexual fantasies of the human female form).

Attack Strategy:
Paffo-paffo succubi prefer to feed through their tail orifice. They suck their victim's penis up into this sheath and stimulate them with muscular contractions. The slender tail extension curls around and is used to enter the prey's anus in order to massage their prostate through the rectal wall. Once the paffo-paffo succubus has her tail locked in place she will subject her prey to massive sexual over-stimulation until drained of all their energy.

Her tail is so custom-tailored to human anatomy I find it impossible to believe this is an accident. Humans must have entered H-space at some point in the past. Could some form of humanity still be present here?

In order to lock her complicated tail structure in place, the paffo-paffo succubus must first render her prey docile. Unlike other succubi, paffo-paffo succubi tend to favour physical means over mesmerising their potential prey. The common strategy is to surprise her target, knock them to the floor and then partially asphyxiate them with her bosom. The deprivation of oxygen combined with aphrodisiac scent glands located within the inter-mammary cleft serves the dual role of both subduing and arousing her prey.

This attack strategy is very effective, and yet whenever I try to explain the dangers to our men they don't appear to take me seriously...

Countermeasures:
Succubi are not the super-strong demons or vampires of myth. Most use hypnotic suggestion in combination with their sexual allure to weaken their opponents and take away their will to fight. If this can be overcome, the succubi appear to have a similar physical prowess to an average human male in average condition.

Paffo-paffo succubi are slightly stronger, as they rely more on attacking through physical means. On the other hand, they appear to lack the truly scary mind control abilities observed in more powerful succubi. This should not mean they are taken lightly. A single target knocked over and smothered beneath the succubus's breasts will be helpless and unable to prevent the succubus from draining them dry.

On a more positive note, this succubus's abilities are only effective against a single target. If the target is not alone, they cannot smother and drain them as it would leave them wide open to any other combatants in the vicinity. For this reason it's very important for squads to stay together in the regions these succubi operate and not fall for any tricks that might isolate and expose individuals.

As with other succubus-class HSIOs, they possess strong regenerative capabilities and are harder to kill than they appear.

Threat Level:
Moderate-to-high.