The Horror in the Darkness

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To Create a New Woman-made Virus
- Image Credit: XIII
- Canon: N/A
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- Scientific Name: The Spectral Harvest Virus
- Abbreviation: TSHV
- Common Name: Death's Children
- Virus Family: Caliypso XR
- Origins: The Hollow / Dathomir
- Other Locations: Galaxy Wide (Easily Distributed)
- Description: The virus possesses a purple and black color mixture, in both base and liquid form.
- Morphology: Cylindrical Helix
- Size: 75 nanometres
- Color: Purple and Black
- Distinctions: TSHV is a dead virus, lying dormant until it is introduced into a living host; then within minutes it evolves into a living virus.
- Source: Synthetic
- Host Species: All Sentient Species (Children ages from birth - 7 years)
- Host Range: Broad
- Viability: Any
- Lethality: Fatal
- Severity: Low
- Infectivity: Extreme
- Modes of Transmission: Airborne and Physical Contact
- Incubation Period: Estimated time is around three days
- Re-Infection: No
- Vaccine/Cure: A mixture consisting of a liquid concoction from Barelia flower petals and Zeilla flower petals. The vaccination has to be administered by a serious of twenty-one shots into the infected individual's abdomen.
SYMPTOMS & EFFECTS
- Swollen Lymph Nodes
- Swollen Hands
- Trouble Breathing
- Extreme Body Temperatures
- Jaundice
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
Strengths:
- Killer: TSHV is a very potent virus, with a 99.9% kill rate if left untreated. It works quickly with deadly efficiency.
- Sneaky Severity: The virus has a low severity rate, the symptoms resembling that of a common cold or a low flu strain. However, that is just a facade, for the virus is already moving toward its full potency. Only with the visual symptom of jaundice does the chance of curing the infected of this virus becomes evident; and time is short.
- Quickly Curable: Despite the effectiveness TSHV possesses in terms of causing fatalities, it is by the easiest of all viruses to cure; with the proper vaccine. Once a vaccine is administered, the virus will die within thirty to forty-five seconds.
- Short-Life Expectancy: Outside a living host, the virus will die almost immediately.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The Spectral Harvest Virus, dubbed Death's Children, targets the underdeveloped immune systems of young children from birth to age seven; where several factors determine how developed their immune systems are such as genetics, nutrition, and environment. The virus was created mainly to cull children to prevent the growth of Force wielding individuals in the galaxy, and since most species that are Force sensitive can be traced to birth, sometimes doesn't manifest itself until further years in the child's age.
Unlike her previous created virus, The Morrow's Whisper, that attacks the midi-chlorians of already established Force wielders of any age, the SHV is like a prequal to the Morrow's Virus, or a preventive measure to unalive any potential, or suspected, Force sensitive children. As deadly the virus is to infants and young children, it has both a short life expectancy and a quick curable rate.
Due to the nature of the virus' main focus, it is rarely employed upon the galaxy, and mainly in those areas among the galaxy that produce high rates of Force sensitive children. Also, the virus is only known to one individual only, Darth Moskvin, and only can be used by her and only her. It's another way for the Sith Lord to aid in her conquest to permanently eradicate the Force from the galaxy.
Note: This is only for submissions purposes to add to her virus creations. It will never be used in roleplay threads but can be mentioned.