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AlexanderHowl · 11-17-2017, 01:35 PM

Ascension-1

Ascension-1 is the textbook example of a Metamorphic Virus gone out of control. The point of divergence occurred during the Summer and Autumn Period of China with the destruction of the Qin by the Chu. Without the influence of the Legalist philosophy, the great burning of non-Legalist documents did not occur in the Chu Empire, allowing for the scientific revolution to occur in the Chu Empire in the 5th century AD. By 1000 AD, the Chu Empire had successful conquered the Earth through simply possessing a technologically superior civilization (the equivalent of early TL8).

By 1500 AD, the Chu Empire had expanded throughout the Sol System and had achieved TL11 (TL12 in biotechnology). The Metamorphic Virus plague was an experimental longevity treatment that escaped the lab where it was located. By 1550 AD, the vast majority of the human species had been replaced by Ascended Ones through the Sol System. The last surviving remnant of humanity left the Sol System in 1600 AD in an STL colony fleet, as the Ascended Ones wanted any immune humans to leave the Sol System.

The Ascended Ones gain ST+10, DX+4, IQ+4, HT+4, Appearance (Attractive), Combat Reflexes, Extended Lifespan 4, Less Sleep 4, High Pain Threshold, and Night Vision 4. Female Ascended Ones receive Reproductive Control while Male Ascended Ones receive Deep Sleeper. They also gain Gregarious, Intolerance (Human), and Sense of Duty (Ascended Ones). The Intolerance (Human) comes from an unconscious reaction to the scent of humans while the Sense of Duty (Ascended Ones) comes from an unconscious reaction to the scent of Ascended Ones.

When a normal human is exposed to an Ascended One, the human must make a HT-3 roll to avoid becoming infected by the Metamorphic Virus. If they fail, they start to transform into an Ascended One and are capable of infecting any human being that they encounter. When the Ascension-1 was first discovered, a small outbreak occurred before the I-Cops were able to control the spread of the Ascended Ones on Homeline. The infected and transformed were annihilated by the I-Cops before the infection could spread and the Infinity is carefully monitoring Ascension-1 for anything that could lead to paratronic technology. While Infinity has developed an experimental vaccine against the Metamorphic Virus, Infinity knows that it would be incapable of mass production to prevent infection across hundreds of timelines if the Ascended Ones developed paratronic technology.

11-17-2017, 01:35 PM	#280
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Lucy's Choice: Let's make Lucifer Parallels! Ascension-1 Ascension-1 is the textbook example of a Metamorphic Virus gone out of control. The point of divergence occurred during the Summer and Autumn Period of China with the destruction of the Qin by the Chu. Without the influence of the Legalist philosophy, the great burning of non-Legalist documents did not occur in the Chu Empire, allowing for the scientific revolution to occur in the Chu Empire in the 5th century AD. By 1000 AD, the Chu Empire had successful conquered the Earth through simply possessing a technologically superior civilization (the equivalent of early TL8). By 1500 AD, the Chu Empire had expanded throughout the Sol System and had achieved TL11 (TL12 in biotechnology). The Metamorphic Virus plague was an experimental longevity treatment that escaped the lab where it was located. By 1550 AD, the vast majority of the human species had been replaced by Ascended Ones through the Sol System. The last surviving remnant of humanity left the Sol System in 1600 AD in an STL colony fleet, as the Ascended Ones wanted any immune humans to leave the Sol System. The Ascended Ones gain ST+10, DX+4, IQ+4, HT+4, Appearance (Attractive), Combat Reflexes, Extended Lifespan 4, Less Sleep 4, High Pain Threshold, and Night Vision 4. Female Ascended Ones receive Reproductive Control while Male Ascended Ones receive Deep Sleeper. They also gain Gregarious, Intolerance (Human), and Sense of Duty (Ascended Ones). The Intolerance (Human) comes from an unconscious reaction to the scent of humans while the Sense of Duty (Ascended Ones) comes from an unconscious reaction to the scent of Ascended Ones. When a normal human is exposed to an Ascended One, the human must make a HT-3 roll to avoid becoming infected by the Metamorphic Virus. If they fail, they start to transform into an Ascended One and are capable of infecting any human being that they encounter. When the Ascension-1 was first discovered, a small outbreak occurred before the I-Cops were able to control the spread of the Ascended Ones on Homeline. The infected and transformed were annihilated by the I-Cops before the infection could spread and the Infinity is carefully monitoring Ascension-1 for anything that could lead to paratronic technology. While Infinity has developed an experimental vaccine against the Metamorphic Virus, Infinity knows that it would be incapable of mass production to prevent infection across hundreds of timelines if the Ascended Ones developed paratronic technology.