Brain Tick

Brain Tick
Distant Fringe Sophont
Base Information
Classification	Parasite
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence	Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Insectoid
Size	2.0 liters
Weight	1 kg
Culture
Languages	Native Language
Social Structure
Technological Epoch	TL:0-3
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Unknown World
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Primary Star
Atmosphere
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	No
Source
Reference	Ade Stewart - Distant Fringe
Canon	No
Also see

The Brain Ticks are the henchmen and servants of the Thrax, the villains in the popular entertainment series Infinitys Shore. They are a Minor Non-Human Race with a non-humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)

Brain Ticks are relatively small, typically the size of a fist, and with rudimentary or childlike intelligence when separated from a host. They attach to a host organism and hijack them, paralyzing them and over the course of a few hours physically assimilating themselves into their victims body. They take over their victims' neurological functions, gaining the benefit of their intellect and access to some of their memories.

The host body can only accommodate a Brain Tick for a limited period of time. When that time is up, the body rejects the tick, which typically tears its way out of the victim. The Brain Tick can also be surgically removed. If the host is killed the Brain Tick will attempt to escape from the body. If the Brain Tick is killed but the host somehow survives, they generally suffer from psychological issues

Some powerful psions are able to host a Brain Tick but retain control of their mental faculties.

History & Background (Dossier)

Brain Ticks are the henchmen and servants of the Thrax, the villains in the popular entertainment series Infinitys Shore.Brain Ticks are provided with unwilling hosts by the Thrax.

Many Infinitys Shore stories feature Brain Ticks infiltrating Lon Beon inside a known character. An entire story cycle surrounds a plot by Brain Ticks to take over the High Command of Lon Beon.

Astrography

This race is primarily located in the following areas:
Uncharted Space:

• Thrax Sector
  • Multiple Subsectors

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Unknown World

World Listing: 1105

Significant communities of this race are known to dwell within the following systems and worlds:

No world articles for Brain Tick

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Tom Chlebus
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science