Approved Species The Terribilis Virus

[Darth Moskvin]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To Create a Woman-made Virus
• Image Credit: XIII
• Canon: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Links: N/A

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Scientific Name: The Terribilis Virus
• Abbreviation: TV
• Common Name: Waking Nightmare
• Virus Family: Xyloben
• Origins: The Hollow / Dathomir
• Other Locations: Galaxy Wide (easily dispersed)
• Description: Under a microscope, the virus is black in color, with a blue hue around it. The shape of the virus resembles that of a skull.

PHYSICAL INFORMATION

• Morphology: Skull Shaped
• Size: 50 Nanometers
• Color: Black w/ a Blue hue
• Distinctions: The virus is considered to be a living virus and can infect those through inhalation.

VIRUS SPECIFICS

• Source: Synthetic
• Host Species: Most (98%) Sentient Species (i.e. Humans, Twi'leks)
• Host Range: Broad
• Viability: Any
• Lethality: Non-Lethal
• Severity: High
• Infectivity: Very Low
• Modes of Transmission: Airborne (Inhalation)
• Incubation Period: Within Minutes
• Re-Infection: Yes, hosts can be re-infected.
• Vaccine/Cure: By consuming a liquidized form of the plant, Death's Embrace

SYMPTOMS & EFFECTS

• Nightmarish Hallucinations
• Fear Induced Frenzy Outbursts
• Disembodied Voices (mentally)

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Strengths:

• Extreme Acting: Once dispersed, the virus acts quickly, seeking hosts through airborne measures; infecting the host through the inhalation process.
• High Survival Rate: Unlike most viruses where they either require a host immediately or have a short window to infct, the TV does not. It can remain in the air for several hours before it finally dies off.

Weaknesses:

• Non-Lethal: TV is a non-lethal virus, rather opting for a psychological assault.
• Method of Dispersing: TV can be easily dispersed since it is airborne and has a long survival rate.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

The TV, another creation from the mind of Darth Moskvin, was designed to induce fear and madness into those infected by the virus, rather than simply kill. However, death can occur or be caused due to the severity of the hallucinations the individual is experiencing.

The virus attacks the brain, seeking the darker, morbid regions of an individual's mind for the more haunting or fear-inducing hallucinations. These visions vary from one individual to another, soley based on what the individual finds frightening or disturbing. In some cases, these visions can lead to a mental breakdown resulting in an irreversible state of madness. Though the virus itself does not directly kill the host, it does indirectly play a role in a host's death from varying scenarios.

An infected host can be forced into frenzied outbursts or acts of extreme violence including murder and mass killing from the fear induced visons. In most cases, when the mental collapse has begun, disembodied voices haunt the host's mind, though not real in nature, they are real to the infected. These voices can range from various historical dealings of the infected, from a repeated chiding from a parent to an imaginary argument from a peer or stranger; the result is always the same, the collapse of the host's sanity.

The infection will last for a lifetime, if left uncured. The virus itself can only be transmitted through the exchange of bodily fluids like blood and saliva.

 

[Teyla Sal-Soren]

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