Bog Morph

Any conventional organism which has mutated as a result of being within The Bog’s Area of Influence. Because the division between thought and physical reality within The Bog is almost nonexistent, a living organism can undergo drastic morphological changes as a result of its own self-reflection, subconscious or otherwise.

Morphology
Because this process does not technically fall under the umbrella of evolution or adaptation in the strictest sense, an organism’s genetics or DNA will not ultimately influence what a Bog-Morph will eventually become. The process also differs from evolution as rapid change can occur within a single generation, and it is not dependent upon the rate of reproduction or population size.

Bog Researcher Ivan Flippe described the process of an organism turning into a Bog Morph as "crossing the thought-form bridge," essentially transitioning from an being made of matter to one that only exists as thought. This model describes all living things as projections of our thought-form selves, self-sustaining until the connection is broken.

The Dreaming Sea, the sleeping mind of the Gardener and the flow of Consciousness in the universe, mingles with reality near The Bog. There is nothing, except The Bankashi, that can escape this twisting malignant force.