Virus/New Era/secret

Virus was the "Final Solution" super weapon developed under Lucan's direction and intended to end the Second Civil War.

• End the war it did, but not in the way Lucan may have intended.

Description (Specifications)

Rather than a software life form, some sophontologists believe the Virus is a Psionic life form, a being of pure thought, which requires a silicone matrix (like computer chips) to interact with the universe.

• See Talk:Virus/TNE/secret for more information.

History & Background (Dossier)

Originally developed at Research Station Omicron from sentient chips originally found on Cymbeline, the Virus was inadvertently released by Archduke Dulinor's ham-handed actions at the head of his Coronation Fleet during his final bid for Capital - the commandos that had stormed the facility, seeking to steal research data, never realized that they were not only transmitting data about the Virus superweapon - they were also transmitting the weapon itself.

• For most areas of the former Third Imperium, exhausted as they were from the struggles of the Final War, the crash was hard and fast, especially near the areas the weapon was released.

References & Background (Sources)

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