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Generation Disease
One of the most sadistic weapons in the PRA arsenal, Generation Disease is specifically engineered to effect only a single species. The disease is lethal within minutes, causing death from massive internal hemmorhaging. Symptoms include swelling, black vomit, weeping blood, sweating blood, bloody feces, bleeding from the mouth, nose, and ears, bloody secretions, bloating, and death. The disease is only active in post-pubescent members of the species, and is carried in the bodily fluids, such as blood, vomit, and saliva. The disease is transmitted by the pre-pubescent members, who typically infect the parents via a kiss.

This bioweapon will soon be going on sale at Pale Rider Arms on the International Mall. (http://s6.invisionfree.com/International_Mall/index.php?showforum=128)

i wonder how combat effective you weapon really is, as front-line soldiers would rarely transmit fluits with pre-pubescent people (we hope). Against civillian concentrations this would be most horrific, yet crude.

This weapon is in no way, shape or form intended for combat operations, although blood splatter is also an effective method of spreading the disease.

true, and we do see potential. Although we do reccomend 'cleaner' alternatives that get the people on your side. The last thing you want is to have to defeat an army and then crush a resisting populace. Its much better to have them turn on their own troops.

After this weapon is used, there IS no populace left to resist. Surviving pre-pubescents die upon reaching puberty.

Further tests indicate that lethality is 100%, even when specimens were provided with top-of-the-line hospital care. The longest lived specimen, a male Elf aged 32, survived for 1 hours and 21 minutes, although he had experienced blood loss of 721%, and was deemed brain-dead after minute 7.

This weapons seems rather limited in terms of transmission capabilities. It is transmitted by one age group, yet active in another.

Cumbersome and ineffective. Easily detected that pre-pubescents are not affected which then leads to isolation of the only carriers.

:;NovaTech Corporation
::Foreign Sales Representative
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What's the point in slaughtering the whole population?
You can't enslave the dead ones...

If survivors are requested, a life-span can be added to the disease by PRA's geneticists. Thus, the disease would die out before the children reach puberty. Thus, slaves that ARE taken are more docile, and less likely to rebel successfully once taken.

Also, we believe that you underestimate the ability of this disease to spread. Children are perfectly capable of spreading the virus to other children, and attempts to quarantine an entire generation would undoubtably fail. Even if it did succeed, much of the targets infrastructure (schools, prisons, etc) would be crippled.

OOC: Ya know, I really expected more humanitarian outcry over this one... There's still time to get some in!

I like this virus, and I would buy some of it (along that you have a cure developed)

I must say, I like my virus better.... think "Dawn of the Dead" crossed with season 3 of 24.

Oh yes, there is a cure developed. The trick is getting it to the infected persons quickly enough. The cure only stays in the system for a week, so repeated doses are neccessary.

OOC: Still open for humanitarian outcry here. Seriously!

Semi-Official Republican Statement

We hereby outcry your genetically-modified disease...mass death...huge losses of life...immoral...dishonourable...pure evil...various references to fascism and or communism...threat to blockade...veiled threat to invade and destroy said disease..usual posturing...you get the picture...

Random Official at Lunch-Break

His Majesty's Government officially condemns the creators of this "Generation Disease" as being cruel, sadistic, inhuman swine, and informs them that if they should ever happen to set foot on Romandeosian soil, they shall have little hope of survival.

~ Representative of the Kingdom of Romandeos.

Semi-Official Response:

Not modified at all, really. "Created from scratch" would be a better term.
-Random Nation-Ruling AI

OOC: By the way, Otagia, do you need a test subject? Hehehehe.

OOC: Romandeos: I have about twenty thousand, but thanks for the offer. Just one thing: what species are you? ;)

How would this work being delivered by naval guns?

Could that work, if I just covered a whole area in it?

OOC: Romandeos: I have about twenty thousand, but thanks for the offer. Just one thing: what species are you? ;)

Romandeos is, at the moment, an all-human nation. My offer was meant to be a proposal for a thread in which the Generation Disease is deployed against Romandeos to show potential purchasers how it workes outside the laboratory.

And are you about to sell these? I'd buy something, sounds like a useful tool when getting rid of my neighbours.. I MEAN, EVIL PEOPLE!! krhmmh.

Romandeos is, at the moment, an all-human nation. My offer was meant to be a proposal for a thread in which the Generation Disease is deployed against Romandeos to show potential purchasers how it workes outside the laboratory.

Sacrifise for science, eh? :D

Sacrifise for science, eh? :D

Romandeos would obviously be an unwilling participant in such a test, and yes, you might call it that.

OOC: Well, I seem to be getting an AWFUL large response from MT nations. Needless to say, this was unintended, as I RP in the FT universe. Still, I will selling this on the Modern front, as the interest seems to be high enough. In fact, I might just start an MT storefront. PRA Creative Weapons Division... I like. And Romandeos, I might just take you up on that test. Talk to me on MSNIM, my addy is blaestwin@hotmail.com.

IC: McKagen: Dispersal via naval bombardment would be feasible, as mere contact with infected tissue is almost guaranteed to be fatal. Delivery would be possible via specialized shells, filled with blood or other fluids harvested from infected specimens, or an aerosol version there-of. It should be noted that standard NBC protection gear, properly used, would prevent infection, limiting effectiveness against prepared targets.

How many people need to be infected before it is guarenteed to spread without being completly stopped?

There is no set number, as quarantine and preventive measures can vary in effectiveness. Shelling an entrenched target with adequate NBC gear would result in low-to-zero casualties and infection. However, shelling a unprepared target with no NBC protection could quickly result in an epidemic, with casualties ranging from 30-100%, again depending on the effectiveness of quarantine. Also, any nation with sufficient stocks of the vaccine would be virtually immune to the disease.

Well,

One thing I do with all my viruses is make them genetically changable for the creator (me,) but provide a vaccine to the original copy.

That way if I have to use it on someone that bought the original vaccine and virus it won't work on my version.

Well, due to the fact that a vaccine must be antibodies harvested from SURVIVORS of the disease, or be a weakened version (VERY difficult with this stuff, as even weakened, it is most likely going to be 50%(+) lethal). The current vaccine is only available through PRA, and is a specially engineered counter agent, not a killed or weakened agent, or antibody injection. Add the fact that we at PRA DO constantly change the formula, and the disease is extremely difficult to counter without PRA sanction.

You said this was originally designed for FT nations, (that would be me, too)

How does one deliver this conventionally in FT? Conventionally meaning not by putting an agent onto a planet who casually spreads it.

There are countless options for FT dispersal. Stealth aircraft (active camo, radar diminishing surfaces, etc.) could easily dispense the agent in an aerosol form over target cities, and orbital bombardment with custom-tailored shells is still always an option. There's also the option of dispersal via Spec-Ops agents, possibly under cover of a diplomatic visit, or covertly planting dispersal units in the education facilities where the agent truly comes into its own.

Orbital Bombardment seems interesting... also, if I could develope a shell that didn't look like a shell... we could pull in for a refueling stop and shoot one off while at dock.

Contaminated gifts are also always an option, and contaminating the exaust vented by a launching spacecraft would also be possible.

For your review, a near-final version of the agent is posted here.

Generation Disease
One of the most sadistic weapons in the PRA arsenal, Generation Disease is specifically engineered to effect only a single species. The disease is lethal within 24 hours, causing death from massive internal hemmorhaging. Symptoms include swelling, black vomit, weeping blood, sweating blood, bloody feces, bleeding from the mouth, nose, and ears, bloody secretions, cranial swelling, bloating, and death. Death is most often caused by exsanguination, organ failure/loss, and/or cranial detonation. Symptoms begin approximately ten to fifteen minutes before death (23 hours after infection), although the subject is infectious the entire period. The disease is only active in post-pubescent members of the species, and is carried in the bodily fluids, such as blood, vomit, and saliva. The disease is transmitted by the pre-pubescent members, who typically infect the parents via a kiss. The disease particle can penetrate skin easily, allowing surface contact with infected materials to be lethal.

If survivors are requested, a life-span can be added to the disease by PRA's geneticists. Thus, the disease would die out before the children reach puberty. Therefor, slaves that ARE taken are more docile, and less likely to rebel successfully once taken. Otherwise, children will die once they reach puberty.

Tests have indicated that the disease is 100% lethal, and 100% contagious, with ALL exposed subjects infected on first contact. The longest lived subject, a 31 year old Elven male survived for 1 hour and 21 minutes, although he suffered blood loss of 721%, massive organ failure of the lungs, heart, and kidneys by minute 19, and was deemed brain-dead by minute 7. The runner-up was a 56 year old dwarf, who lasted for 1 hour and 13 minutes.

Currently, agents have been developed for Homo Sapiens (humans) Draco Sapiens (Rhunfolk), Harconans, Elves of various types, dwarves of various types, and Little Green Men. Additional agents can be developed on demand with a sample of the requested species' DNA.

Talk to me on MSNIM, my addy is blaestwin@hotmail.com.

Will do.