Valik
Professor of Alchemy
Intent: To give Valik a tool with which to research the nature of the Force
Development Thread: If Necessary
Manufacturer: Valicore Engineering
Model: The Common Cold
Affiliation: Valik
Modularity: Can be modified in it's approach, allowing it to be changed it's form to hit resistant immune systems, allowing reinfection. This process, while simple, is tedious and time consuming, with the forging of one new strain requiring 2-3 days.
Production: Minor
Material: Sith Alchemized Virus Material
Description: Created by Warren Valik through a combination of Sith Alchemy and Art of the Small the Force Enhanced Common Cold is ironically no more deadly than the normal common cold. Common symptoms include runny/stuffy nose, itchy/sore throat, coughing, congestion, slight body aches or mild headaches, excessive sneezing, low grade fever or mild fatigue. It is notably less infectious than the normal common cold, only infecting through contact with the body's inner systems(such as contact with an open wound, ingestion, injection, etc). The major difference between the normal Common Cold and the Force Enhanced Common Cold is that Force Users have an extremely stronger resistance to it. Where a normal sentient will remain puffy nosed for a few days, a week at most a Force User will be able to fight off symptoms in mere hours, half a day at worst. While this does allow for easy sorting of non/FU's the fact that's construction requires two unique skill sets means that production levels only allow for the testing of a dozen or so subjects a week, making use as a force tracker extremely impractical. It is also notable that due to the extremely minute and harmless nature of the virus it is nearly undetectable as a product of Sith Alchemy, only detectable with use of Art of the Small or an extreme familiarity with Alchemy(which aside from Valik himself is only [member="Rave Merrill"]).
Additional Note: As viruses are not technically considered alive and have no say in a large number of the species template I figured Tech was the best place to put this. If the staff wishes it moved to species I'll eagerly re-write the submission to fit their template.
Development Thread: If Necessary
Manufacturer: Valicore Engineering
Model: The Common Cold
Affiliation: Valik
Modularity: Can be modified in it's approach, allowing it to be changed it's form to hit resistant immune systems, allowing reinfection. This process, while simple, is tedious and time consuming, with the forging of one new strain requiring 2-3 days.
Production: Minor
Material: Sith Alchemized Virus Material
Description: Created by Warren Valik through a combination of Sith Alchemy and Art of the Small the Force Enhanced Common Cold is ironically no more deadly than the normal common cold. Common symptoms include runny/stuffy nose, itchy/sore throat, coughing, congestion, slight body aches or mild headaches, excessive sneezing, low grade fever or mild fatigue. It is notably less infectious than the normal common cold, only infecting through contact with the body's inner systems(such as contact with an open wound, ingestion, injection, etc). The major difference between the normal Common Cold and the Force Enhanced Common Cold is that Force Users have an extremely stronger resistance to it. Where a normal sentient will remain puffy nosed for a few days, a week at most a Force User will be able to fight off symptoms in mere hours, half a day at worst. While this does allow for easy sorting of non/FU's the fact that's construction requires two unique skill sets means that production levels only allow for the testing of a dozen or so subjects a week, making use as a force tracker extremely impractical. It is also notable that due to the extremely minute and harmless nature of the virus it is nearly undetectable as a product of Sith Alchemy, only detectable with use of Art of the Small or an extreme familiarity with Alchemy(which aside from Valik himself is only [member="Rave Merrill"]).
Additional Note: As viruses are not technically considered alive and have no say in a large number of the species template I figured Tech was the best place to put this. If the staff wishes it moved to species I'll eagerly re-write the submission to fit their template.
