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The Infected

Vampires are detectable biochemically by the Harz-Greenbaum blood series, or virologically by testing for presence of Human-Metahuman Vampiric Virus (HMHVV).
(sr1, 188)(sr2, 231)

In the Sixth World, vampires are real. Those who become infected with HMHVV transform into a different creature, depending on their metatype and the source of infection. The impact of the change varies...some go mad, some retain their intellect and sanity. All of them become something more, or less, than metahuman. There is no prevention. There is no cure. Forget Bela Lugosi, this is the Twenty-First century omae, and you need to deal with it. People will hate and hunt you for what you are, groupies and vampire wannabes will flock to feel your forbidden touch. You may have lost the sun, but you can gain so much more. Even magic. Yeah, magic. Magic is part of you, you can't deny that once you cross over. Once you become one of them. The Infected.

• Proclivities
• Strains
• Odd Relations
• The Infected
• Magic and the Infected
• The Ordo Maximus
• De Vries
• The shella
• Ghoul Power
• Cures and Vaccinations
• The Infected Timeline
• References

Anthrophagus
One of the greatest terrors of the Infected is the desire or need for most of them to consume metahuman blood or flesh. While far from a universal trait, it is the most common and abhorred of their practices. Vampires, nosferatu and their variations display a need for blood as sustenance, while ghouls and wendigo require metahuman flesh to survive. The wendigo is surely the most fearsome of the cannibalistic Infected, for many of them encourage others amongst the uninfected to participate in the same ghoulish feasts. The anthrophagus properties of HMHVV do not appear to extend to HMHVV II, reports of cannibalism from such Infected are not unknown, but may be a result of the mental trauma from the change rather than any biological necessity or desire.

Essence is transferred only in the presence of strong emotion. This can be a lover's passion, the terror of an unqilling victim, or the rage of a defeated enemy, but it must be strong and it must be personally directed at the being. This usually requires some transfer of physical material, such as blood for a vampire or flesh for a wendigo, though often only a token amount...A being cannot Drain Essence from a fiercely resisting victim. Either the victim participates willingly or he must be physically or magically subdued. The psychic stimulus of the being's touch (such as a vampire's bite) opens an empathic link between the being and his victim, who will feel the same ecstasy at being drained. The release of endorphins and other changes in body chemistry triggered by this experience can addictive...and the subject will actively cooperate in hopes of receiving another session. This will, of course, lead to a rapid loss of Essence and the death of the addict.
(sr1, 176)(sr2, 217-8)(crt, 10)

Animaphagus
The second terror of the Infected lies not in their desire for metahuman flesh or blood, but for metahuman essence. Essence is a somewhat tenuous term, equated both with the health of the central nervous system and the spiritual wholeness of the body. Many of the Infected possess the need to drain psychic energy (read: Essence) from a victim in order to continue to function. To many, this is a greater abomination even than the consumption of flesh; it is reasoned, and not without cause, that the Infected consume no less than the soul or life-force of the victim when they drain them, permanently marring or destroying their spirit. The two acts, animaphagus and anthrophagus, are often combined, as when a vampire drains Essence and blood at the same moment from a victim.

Infection
When a being that Drains Essence (such as a vampire) has reduced a victim's Essence to 0, the victim will sicken and apparently die. Shortly after this "death," the individual will return to life as a being of the type that drained his Essence (Essence still equals 0). Such "newborn" creatures are dangerous, Though they are barely conscious of their new state, instinct will drive them to satisfy their hunger any way they can.
(sr1, 177)(pna, 11)(sr2, 218)(crt, 11)

The infection only seems to reach its full virulence in a magic-rich environment, but there are indications that both virus and vampires were present before the Awakening.
(sr1, 188)(sr2, 231)

HMHVV doesn't have a dispersal vector: it must be spread directly from individual to individual.
(pae, 53)

HMHVV is one of the few viruses for which no one's yet found a corresponding zeta-interferon, which means there's no good defense against it.
(thrt, 34)

Magical Diseases
The Awakening has led to the development of several different magical pathogens, diseases that only develop and thrive in the presence of certain levels of magical energy. Many magical viruses are retroviruses, viruses that incorporate into the DNA of their host organism and cause changes in the genetic code. These changes can lead to the gradual transformation of the host organism over time. Perhaps the most famous of these viruses is the Human-Metahuman Vampiric Virus (HMHVV) and its many variants.
(twl, 110)

The Infected
Beyond the stigma of the cannibal lies the stain of the plaguebearer. The Infected are not abhorred only for the dietary habits that some of them possess, but for the simple fact that they are diseased. The Human-Metahuman Vampiric Virus and its variants are retroviruses that change the DNA of their metahuman hosts, transforming them into something different. The Infected are feared for their ability to turn you into one of them...or in the case of those who cannot spread the virus, hated as a reminder of what you might become. A few actually seek out the Infected, lusting either for the power of the virus, eternal life, or some romantic idealized state. Some of the Infected are only too happy to oblige such fools, while others are more selective of those they choose to infect. Some even destroy their victims before they can change, to prevent spreading their curse. Some may pity the Infected as metahumans inflicted with a dreadful disease, for such they are. Certainly, some ghouls are born infected, and know no other life.

The Human-Metahuman Vampiric Virus (HMHVV)
The primary strain of HMHVV is the most worthy of the name. The pattern of infection for this disease results in many paranormal beings familiar from myth and legend, all of whom suffer a gradual loss of Essence, which must be replaced by periodic feeding on the psychic energy of others, usually accompanied by vampiric or cannibal activities. No current means exists to fight against HMHVV infection, although infection only truly occurs after a victim has been fully drained, and then the change is said to take three days. No reliable vaccine, tailored zeta-interferon or gene therapy has successfully immunized a subject against HMHVV. All such infected show a marked sensitivity to sunlight as well.

...infected with a virus similar in effect to Human-Metahuman Vampiric Virus (HMHVV), but without the manifestation of the vampiric aspects of HMHVV infection.
(pna, 22)

Interestingly, the HMHVV-II strain does not induce vampiric tendancies or abilities, as does the Type I strain. The two strains are otherwise directly related.
(pae, 46)

The Jarka-Criscione strain of the virus-that's HMHVV-II, for you scientific illiterates out there-causes severe neurological and physiological deterioration in all races, including humans.
(thrt, 35)

The Jarka-Criscione Strain (HMHVV II)
Unlike the primary strain of HMHVV, the Jarka-Criscione strain retrovirus does not induce vampiric tendancies, Essence Loss, or the ability to feed off the psychic energy of others. Typically, this retrovirus is passed on to offspring or by contact with infected tissues or body fluids. There is no concrete information on the effects of this retrovirus on dwarfs, elves or orks, and it is possible that these metahuman subspecies are immune to the virus...or it is lethal to their systems. Interestingly, HMHVV-II is also the only retrovirus shared between metahumans and a non-metahuman humanoid species, the sasquatch.

The Krieger Strain
Ghouls are the result of the Krieger strain retrovirus. Initially mistaken for a further form of Goblinization, ghouls were later properly categorized among the Infected. Unlike the other HMHVV strains, the Krieger strain takes much longer to process, and can be stopped or resisted prior to the full transformation, resulting in individuals with partial effects of the virus.Children of ghouls are usually, though not always, born ghouls. They may also be infected soon after birth. It can be spread by contact with bodily fluids as well. The Krieger strain retrovirus does create a cannibalistic dietary need, but the ghoul does not lose or drain Essence and often feeds off of corpses rather than the living. Several corporations are competing for a grant from Dunkelzahn's Will to create a synthetic flesh suitable for consumption by ghouls. The long-limbed Sasbonsam of West Africa are the result of the Krieger-Laluah Strain, a variant of the normal Krieger strain.

...the Bruckner-Langer strain of the virus, which transforms humans into nosferatu but kills other metatypes.
(thrt, 35)

The Bruckner-Langer Strain
This strain, isolated in 2046 but much older than that, kills any metahuman subspecies except Humans, who express as Nosferatu. The very rare Elf with the right genes may also succumb, but will require very specific dietary needs in order to survive: a very rare blood type which may be connected to magical potential and is only present in Elven and Human metatypes (there is a fatality factor in vitro if a dwarf, ork or troll fetus carries this blood type.)

Odd Relations
With all of the variants of HMHVV about, there's bound to be a few oddities. If that wasn't enough, metahumans have a tendancy to meddle with things and create abominations of their own. Where HMHVV is concerned, Man and Supernature have conspired to bear some very weird fruit:

Bandersnatch
The bandersnatch results from a sasquatch infected with HMHVV-II. The presence of the virus in both bandersnatch and loup-garou implies a relationship between the two, who are the only species known to be able to pass on the HMHVV-II virus by contact. Which species was the original carrier of the strain is unknown.

Chupacabras
Originally discovered in the Caribbean, and later in Madagascar, the chupacabras is equal parts lizard, monkey, and vampire. As far as anyone can ascertain, the chupacabras was genetically engineered. Why, no one knows. It's tissues show the pattern of HMHVV when subjected to the Harz-Greenbaum blood series, but it does not carry the virus. This, and the chupacabras' need to drain blood and Essence, suggests that someone attempted to combine the RNA of the HMHVV retrovirus with the DNA of a genetic chimera (possibly a combination of rhesus monkey and iguana.) Why, however, is a mystery.

Drop Bears
This Awakened variant of the harmless indigenious Australian Koala Bear appears to have been changed by a virus similiar to HMHVV. Although no vampiric qualities result, the drop bear is a meat-eater that lands on it's prey from a height.

Mutaquas
Somewhere between urban legend and laboratory nightmare, the mutaqua, genetically altered and animalistic trolls living in the sewers of London, appear to be the result of the genetic manipulation of the HMHVV virus by the Ordo Maximus. The Ordo has been working on seperating the RNA for specific powers and weaknesses from the various HMHVV variants in an attempt to create a super-strain. So far, their research has produced abominations such as the mutaqua, which shows heightened allergy or vulnerability to common household cleaners.

Creating a true pawn, rather than simply dominating a thrall by fear, is an art known to few. A victim must be drawn close to the point of death and then fed from the nosferatu's own breast...The pawn remains weak for days after its creation, during which time its master cares for it, often using drugs and magic to deepen the pawn's dependancy. ... There appear to be two distinct patterns of active agents, both operating at peripheral and central neural sites. What little evidence we have points to a viral agent conjugating with seroproteins to form a cellular-penetrating complex capable of altering a whole range of cellular functions. The virus closely resembles HMHVV, but the seroprotein conjugation appears to be unique in each affect individual, making it difficult to develop an antibody or imunizing agent.
(pae, 105)

Even more dangerous are the vampires' studies of the creatures known as vampiric pawns. Currently, such creatures can only be created by a lengthy process involving significant quantities of the vampire's own infected blood, often combined with drugs and magical coercion.
(thrt, 35)

Vampiric Pawns
Derogatively known as "Igors," the Vampiric Pawn is an addict slaved to its master by biochemical and psychological means. They are dependant on their master for regular infusions of Essence and virus-laden blood to sustain their systems. While powerful and hardy, a vampiric pawn does not carry a known strain of HMHVV, but a close relative. There is no evidence that should the Vampiric Pawn die from Essence Loss or wounds, it will not rise as one of the Infected. It seems unlikely that a vampiric pawn whose master is slain can long survive, but it is possible that another vampire or nosferatu may be able to sustain them.

Active magic is much commoner in humans infected with the virus than among the uninfected. It is unknown whether this is due to side-effects of the virus or preferential selection of magic-capable individuals by its carriers...With their long life span, they have the potential to become powerful magicians. it seems likely that legends of vampiric powers are based on the magical prowess of individual vampires.
(sr1, 188)(sr2, 231)

All known wendigo have been active shamanic magicians. Though most carried fetishes of predatory totems such as the wolf, some had items of unidentified affiliations.
(sr1, 189)

Always magically active...Rarely, nosferatu may join a hermetic group in order to develop further resources. ... Nosferatu always follow hermetic traditions...
(pae, 74)

At least three known European groups of nosferatu hermetic exist, not including the remnant of the Aachen-Koblenz-Wiesbaden circle, of which hald were destroyed, and the rest went underground. The Order of the Reborn is the bloodiest of the bunch: a group of anti-Semitic, anti-metahuman nosferatu upper-crusts...You don't want to know the warped magical rituals they get up to, believe me.
(pae, 75)

Magic and the Infected
The Infected are creatures of magic. The retrovirus itself existed before the Awakening, and yet only manifested in those infected with it during mana spikes until the Awakening. For this reason, many of the Infected possess innate or parabiological abilities, such as the dual-nature of the Ghoul or the ability to transform into mist of the banshee. Many also display an active ability to wield magic, learning spells and summoning spirits. In this respect, the Infected are little more limited than normal metahumans: Nosferatu are always hermetics, and wendigos are always shamans (often toxic shamans, given their natures, but not always), while any of the other infected may be of any Way at all. Some of the Infected are more disposed toward learning magic than others; those with extended lifespans, for example. Others, while they may possess the ability, lack the intellect: the HMHVV virus and its variants is well known to degrade and snap the intellect of the mortal mind, often rendering the Infected mad or little more than an animal. Some engineered strains even destroy the Infected's ability to wield magic.

But why is the Talent more likely in the Infected? Some say it comes because the Infected are more likely to choose magicians as victims (after all, who else can fight one of the Infected?). Some say the virus activates or creates the so-called Magus Factor (a genetic complex that allows a metahuman to use magic) while mucking with DNA. No one really knows. Or is telling.

Most people believe the harmless facade that the Ordo Maximus has delibrately constructed; they see this hermetic order as a social club for well-heeled Britons with an interest in-though not necessairily a talent for-matters arcane. Many wealthy and powerful individuals join the Ordo out of intellectual curiousity or as a mark of status, and these unknowing pawns pour their fortunes into the organization's coffers without ever progressing beyond the lowest ranks of initiation. ... At it's highest levels, the Ordo is the tool of a secret cabal of at least half a dozen vampires-perhaps more-all skilled initiates who use the Ordo's funds and political connections to conduct biomagical research...they seek to create variant strains of HMHVV, new viruses that will confer the strengths and weaknesses of vampirism at the Ordo's sole discretion.
(thrt, 32)

The Ordo Maximus
The Ordo Maximus is a powerful British hermetic initiatory group-cum-social club for the upper classes. Wealthy and noble members rarely extend beyond the outer circle of members, using the Ordo as a source of contacts and influence. The inner circle appears to be no more than a standard, secretive and powerful hermetic initiatory group...and one with access to cybermantic techniques. The Ordo has established lucrative deals with megacorporations, namely Fuchi and its successor Novatech, to instruct its mages in cybermantic magic for use at their hidden Delta clinics. But the highest levels of the Ordo is made of a cabal of vampire magicians, learned not only in cybermancy but said to possess a technique where their Essence Drain can lessen the enormous drain of cybermantic rituals.
Supposedley the heart of a global Vampire Conspiracy, the Ordo Maximus also engages in genetic research regarding the HMHVV virus...either hoping to create a super-strain or perhaps simply to eliminate their own inherent weaknesses. It wsa the Ordo Maximus that sponsored Dr. Oslo Wake and the Terminus Project from 2058 until the 2060 when it was destroyed. Likewise has the Ordo been accused of attempting to contact some metaplanar monstrosity...the accuracy of this is unknown, as nothing has been heard of it for years. Whatever else is is, the Ordo Maximus is rich, and powerful, and wise. And run by a bunch of vampires with no morals at all. The Ordo are alleged to hang out at the Body Bank in Switzerland.

...he became known as an exceptional mage and an initiate of the Ordo Maximus until he dropped out. ... While others were hunting toxics or insect shamans, de Vries became convinced that a secret society of vampires was working to awaken some metaplanar monstrosity that would make those menaces look like old women.
(pr, 14)

...De Vries was a member f the Ordo maximus himself, though he dropped out in 2053.
(thrt, 32)

DeVries didn't quit the Ordo, he was blackballed after breaking into the Grand Chancellor's private chambers looking for proof of who-knows-what...
(thrt, 32)

Martin de Vries
AKA Stalker. The foremost vampire in the Sixth World, an accomplished hermetic mage, and a former initiate of the Ordo Maximus has long and publicly accused the Ordo of any number of heinous acts. He is, also, the main source of information about the Ordo Maximus. Surprising to many, de Vries is a vampire himself, who subsists off the Essence of those he slays! The story of how de Vries became one of the Infected is long, but suffice to say it occured after a particularly deadly and phyrric victory, where he lost his weapon focus and his life. De Vries often engages vampires in Essence-Draining duels, where his unique Essence Focus gives him an edge. Fanatical about his goal, de Vries has had some spectacular successes, such as shutting down the Ordo Maxmius-funded Terminus Project in Seattle in 2060.

So, what exactly is a shella? It's a spectral wendigo. A creature that likes to practice cannibalism with its host body (the urge of the wendigo) and feed from the life energies of dying people.) ... The possession is not continuous. The shella's influence is strongest at full moon (when ... cannot resist it) and weakest at new moon (when it cannot ... enter body for ... days). ... The shella is only able to enter when a prospective host is very stressed, injured, or otherwise emoting tremendous fear, panic and pain.
(pr, 87-8)

First, he likes to snack on their livers and spleens. Then, he likes to run a knife around the throat and back of the victim's neck in a full circle, a ritual semi-decapitation inflicted on the body.
(pr, 86)

The shella
Unique among spirits is the shella, which possesses a victim (which may or may not need be an ork, it seems somewhat unclear) and incites them to perform murder and ritual cannibalism, not unlike the manner of one of the Infected. The origin of this spirit is unknown.

I know some people out there choose to call my kind monsters, flesh-eaters, abominations. But I've seen the humanity of my people. I've learned their sorrow, their pain, first-hand...from working among them, and then by becoming one of them.
(ucas, 81)

Ghoul Power
Unlike most of the Infected, ghouls are truly pitiable. They didn't ask to be what they are, they're victims of a disease that leaves them blind, odiferous and often mentally retarded, and they need to feed on metahuman flesh. Relatively weak by the standards of the Infected, ghouls are often the subject of bounties and relentless persecution. Many, sentient ghouls and non-Infected metahumans alike, have politicked for equal rights and treatment for ghouls. Sometimes this comes about when ghouls form their own communities, such as the Cabrini Refuge in Chicago or the sasabonsam nation of Asamando in West Africa. Asamando is an example of a pro-active ghoul community, eager to stand on equal feet commercially and politically with other nations. Thelma Luala, the Queen of Asamando, has brokered deals with DeBeers-Omnitech for mining rights within her country. Her large pool of ghoul labor works ceasely mining the stores of diamonds, gold and other minerals in the nation. After Dunkelzahn's bequests, she has attempted to gain United Nations recognition, so far without avail, although the Atlantean Foundation has offered its assistance in exchange for exclusive excavation rights. The discovery and mining of orichalcum in Asamando during the Year of the Comet, however, has weighted the stakes considerably in her favor. A more tragic case is the Cabrini Refuge, created in Chicago as a reservation for North American ghouls who requested asylum. The Cabrini Refuge is a much more unfortunate case. A legal reservation created in the worst neighborhood of the city of Chicago, subject to assaults and harassment almost from the first, and then government betrayal when the Special Order was suddenly repealled, the ghouls of the Cabrini Refuge stubbornly defended their new-found home. The outspoken and charismatic ghoul leader Tamir Grey, a former relief worker who became infected while tending to the ghouls in the refuge. For a time during after the Cermak Blast, Ghoultown was the safest havens in the Chicago Containment Zone, and many metahuman survivors allowed themselves to be infected in order to join. That ended in 2058 with Operation Extermination, as Ares' FAB-III Delta bacteria latched onto dual-natured ghoul and insect spirit alike. The Cabrini Refuge was almost entirely depopulated. However, the Cabrini Refuge had an important impact throught he diares of Tamir Grey, one of their most charismatic and prominent leaders, released during the UCAS elections of 2057. Such was the impact that Dunkelzahn, in his Will, left two bequests regarding ghouls, neither of which has been claimed as of yet. Asamando has repeatedly attempted to claim the status of first ghoul community recognized by the United Nations, but has so far not accomplished this goal, even after the discovery of orichalcum in Asamando during the Year of the Comet. Recently, the Ghoul Liberation League has become the most outspoken group for ghoul rights through legal channels, while the ghoul gang known as the 162s are out for whatever they can get.

Cures and Vaccinations
HMHVV is a retrovirus that changes the DNA of the host. What's more, many would argue that a spiritual change results...either from the DNA alterations or the gruesome behaviors that the Infected must undergo, or both. Reversing the process would require, at minimum, changing the subject's DNA back to it's original configuration, a hideously complicated process requiring nanotechnology and fraught with difficulty because of the paranature of the Infected. Playing with genes involving magical powers is dangerous and unpredicatable.

Strictly speaking, a cure for HMHVV does not exist. While the genetic research and manipulation of the Human Metahuman Vampiric Virus itself has advanced with great strides, modern gene therapy still cannot reverse the transformations wrought by HMHVV. Magic has so far proven ineffective in treating the disease either: Sam Verner, a shaman powerful enough to enact the Great Ghost Dance, with the most powerful focus and power site he could find, was unable to reverse the change that made his sister a wendigo. Theoretically, some combination of advanced genetech and magic might be able to reverse HMHVV...but not in 2064. A vaccine is another bag of bones entirely, as they say: Shiawese has successfully tested a vaccination against HMHVV, but even they aren't sure if it's 100% effective.

The Infected Timeline

1810

• First known reference to Luther von Hayek, the elven nosferatu.

• The Human-Metahuman Virus and its variants activates, creating vampires, wendigos, dzoo-noo-qua and others of the Infected.

• The Krieger Strain activates, creating ghouls. Initially mistaken for a form of Goblinization
• The sizable sasabonsam population of the Baule and Anyi in West Africa, some 25,000 individuals, migrate north to the Upper Volta river.

• The nation of Asamando is formed along the Upper Volta.

• Dwarves in France are the first to succumb to a specific strain of HMHVV, becoming Goblins.

• Special Order 162 creates the Cabrini Refuge in Chicago, quickly nicknamed "Ghoultown."

• Luther von Hayek, elven nosferatu, attempts to reduce non-elven metahumanity to pliable cattle using a virus of his own design. Destroyed by a rogue member of the Order of the Sun, Moon and Stars.

• Tamir Grey's diaries are published.
• Dunkelzahn's Will offers monies for the creation of synthetic flesh for ghouls and for the first recognized ghoul nation. Yakashima/Biogene begins research on the former while Asamando strives for the latter.

• Operation Extermination destroys the Cabrini Refuge.
• Ghoul Liberation League is founded.

• Hitomi Shiawese, daughter of Tadeshi Shiawese, is carefully dosed with an experimental vaccination against HMHVV and then purposefully seduced by the vampire aidoru Shinanai, who drains her to the point of death before her recovery. Hitomi recovers, and does not become one of the Infected.

• The Ordo Maximus-funded Terminus Project is shut down by Martin De Vries and his associates.

• Orichalcum discovered in Asamando

• A possible alliance is formed between Tamanous, the Body Bank, the Black Crysantheums, and a Filipino restaurant chain that secretly caters to the Infected.

Resources

FASA (Shadowrun)

7101 Shadowrun First Edition

• Rules and material concerning banshees, ghouls, vampires and wendigos.
• First mention of the Human-Metahuman Vampiric Virus (HMHVV).

• Rules and material concerning bandersnatches, dzoo-noo-qua and loup-garou.
• First mention of the Jarka-Criscione strain (HMHVV II).

• Rules and material concerning Fomorians, Goblins, Nosferatu and Vampiric Pawns.
• First mention of the Jarka-Criscione strain (HMHVV II) and the Bruckner-Langer strain.

• Description of Martin de Vries, the Ordo Maximus, and de Vries' Essence Focus.
• Description of the shella (spectral wendigo).

• History of Tamir Gray and ghouls in Chicago.

• The Ordo Maximus has vampires /and/ access to cybermancy.

• Section on the Infected (as they are called for the first time.)

• Section on the Vampire Conspiracy, Martin de Vries, and the Ordo Maximus

• Dunkelzahn leaves a bequest for creating edible synthetic flesh for ghouls, as well as for establishing a ghoul community recognized by the United Nations.

• Section on Asamando
• Rules and material on abat, amalanhig, boroka, busaw, chupacabra, mangalock, sasabonsam, and sukuyan.

• Brief snippet on how the banshee as a false spirit.

• History of Tamir Gray and ghouls in Chicago.
• Rules and material for ghouls.

• Rules and material for loup-garou.

• Rules and material concerning banshees, ghouls, vampires and wendigos.

• Rules and material concerning abat, bandersnatch, banshees, busaw, chupacabras, dzoo-noo-qua, fomorians, ghouls, goblins, loup garou, nosferatu, sasabonsam, suyukan, vampires, vampiric pawns and wendigos.

Fanpro (Shadowrun)

10650 Year of the Comet

• Orichalcum rush in Asamando.
• Infected less likely to SURGE.

• Rules and material concerning drop bears.

• Rules and material concerning magical diseases.

• Rules and material concerning ghouls.

• Ordo Maximus hang out in Body Bank in Switzerland.

• The 162s and Ghoul Liberation League come out.
• Atlantean Foundation negotiating with Asamando for exclusive excavation rights in exchange for international recognition.
• Tamanous supplying ghouls with fodder for protection again.

• Shiawase/Pala researching possible HMHVV vaccine...or possibly a cannibal variant of HMHVV that would force the Infected to feed on each other.
• An HMHVV-infected panda bear - likely apocryphal.
• First mention of gaki - a rare breed of Asian ghoul - and of pennaggolans - an even scarcer breed of Infected.
• Members of the Body Bank in Switzerland, Tamanous, and the Filipino Bahay ng Isa restaurant chain dealed to relocate to Japan to continue the restaurant's operations.

• Fourth Edition descriptions of ghouls, vampires, and wendigo.

• Tamanous member listed as a potential contact.

The Novels
Find Your Own Truth (Secrets of Power Trilogy Volume III)

• Twist attempts a magical ritual to reverse his sister's transformation into a wendigo.

• Material concerning elven nosferatu.

• Shiawese Biotechnology develops an experimental vaccination against HMHVV.

• De Vries and company stop the Mafia and Dr. Wake from creating a legion of genetically engineered vampires.

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