Assembly Ooze Creature 1

The assembly ooze is believed to have been created by accident when a manufacturing company attempted to automate an object printer as a cost cutting measure. The original creature has long since left containment in the Pact Worlds, replicating itself across the cosmos. While often considered a nuisance akin to pests of yore, an assembly ooze left unchecked on a starship or space station can eventually turn into an existential threat.

An assembly ooze typically takes the form of an amorphous metallic cube. It has an outer shell composed of a liquid polycarbonate slurry that encases a core of replicating nanobots. The ooze's color can change based on the materials it breaks down, but it's most often a metallic amalgamation of brown or gray. To survive, the ooze attempts to constantly disassemble technological items in following its programmed subroutines then manufacture something new. The nanites within an assembly ooze do have a drive for reproduction, splitting in a process similar to cellular mitosis when the ooze absorbs enough material in a short period of time. Assembly oozes generally don't assault those not carrying the technological items they require as fuel but do lash out to protect themselves.