Steve Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 Teleios has come up with a new experiment. A brain parasite. This body horror monster is a larval creature that enters its hosts through the nose or mouth and burrows its way to the brain without causing any significant damage to the target. Once within, it is able to fairly quickly take control of the target and maintain a high level of fidelity to the original personality. Once in control, after a day or two to settle in, it begins to spawn a few new larva in the sinus cavity. Infected beings seem to have a mild sinus condition. A small batch of them was released at a frat party at Millennium City University by one of his agents, the master of biochemistry intending to see how well they work and how quickly they can propagate through the student and faculty population, as well as into the city beyond before discovery. One intended limitation in their design is that they are unable to affect beings that are too dissimilar from standard humans, like many aliens and those with the so-called mutant or metahuman gene. Teleios did this as a safety precaution for his own well being. What might he discover with this experiment? How far might they spread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gauntlet Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 You should also check with one of your players to see if one of them might be interested in having their character be infected by one of the Larva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 15 Author Report Share Posted February 15 One use I could foresee would be as sleeper agents. If they have programmed directives beyond hiding their true nature, reproducing and infecting more humans, quite a bit of intrigue could be built up. Beast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 There was a Robert A. Heinlein book that might be worth raiding for ideas. similar premise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Democracy Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 On 2/16/2024 at 6:00 AM, Scott Ruggels said: There was a Robert A. Heinlein book that might be worth raiding for ideas. similar premise. My first author thought was Frank Herbert, and now I need to go look at my bookshelf and see if I have mixed up my Herberts and Heinleins. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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