Know your Enemy: Shrill Invasion

The Shrill currently consist of 4 main organisms, all of which produce shrill larvae that can eat through both organic and inorganic materials at an alarming rate. Shrill are particularly dangerous in melee combat, as killing them will cause them to explode, often inflicting more damage to you than to the overall swarm. Keep beyond arms reach at all costs!

Shrill Leeches are mature Shrill, they’re what larvae grow up into. Shrill leeches are little more than larvae delivery systems, charging toward targets and exploding in a burst of hungry larvae.

• Burst: The Shrill Leech prepares to explode, racing toward a target at high speed before suddenly exploding into a burst of Shrill larvae that splatters targets.
• Death Burst: When killed the Shrill Leech will also explode, splattering larvae around it and inflicting damage.

Shrill Stalkers are hybrid Shrill creatures that have been created using canines. They engage in melee combat with their claws and use their speed and agility to dodge and pounce unsuspecting enemies.

• Swipe: The Stalker swipes its claws across a target inflicting minor damage.
• Pounce: The Stalker leaps a few meters at a target and swipes at the target upon landing.
• Howl: The Stalker howls, calling for nearby burrowing Leeches to surface and attack their target. This spawns a Leech at the target’s location.
• Death Burst: When killed the Shrill Stalker explodes, splattering larvae around it and inflicting damage.

Shrill Feeders are hybrid Shrill creatures that have been spliced with Hellbug DNA. They fly, keeping their distance and spit globs of Shrill Larvae at targets. They can also spawn Leeches from their swollen abdomen.

• Spit: The Feeder lobs a globule of Shrill larvae at the target, which explodes on impact, splattering over a moderate area and leaving patches that continue to inflict damage.
• Spawn: The Feeder shudders and births between 2 and 3 Leeches which immediately race toward a target to explode.
• Death Burst: When killed the Shrill Feeder explodes, splattering larvae around it and inflicting damage.

Shrill Harbingers are human or votan hybrids who have had their DNA spliced with Shrill DNA. They are tortured creatures who are made to serve as living hosts for Shrill larvae.

• Swipes: The Harbinger rakes its fingers across the target at close range.
• Uppercut: The Harbinger uses its heightened strength to hit all nearby foes in a wide arc.
• Leap: The Harbinger leaps at a target, swiping with its hands.
• Burst: A severely damaged Harbinger will tend to simply explode into a burst of Shrill Larvae.
• Death Burst: When killed the Shrill Harbinger explodes, splattering larvae around it and inflicting damage.
• Spawn: The Harbinger spawns between 2 and 3 Leeches from its sack of Shrill growing out of it. These Leeches then race off to attack targets and explode.
• Directed Spawn: The Harbinger mentally calls for a nearby burrowing Leech to surface near a target, and then promptly explode on them.

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Source: http://www.trionworlds.com/defiance/en/2016/03/04/know-your-enemy-shrill-invasion/