Nanophage

The nanophage was the scorched earth tactic brought on by the elves at the end of the Darkness of Elves era. They wanted to ensure that the humans would score a Pyrrhic victory at the very best. Thus, they developed a new mutagen that would cause horrendous mutations and eventually death. Due to its dubious benefits, such as enhanced strength and a euphoric sensation with minor exposure, the outside clans of the Faj Tusarru revere it as Yutmaya.

The Nano-phage was developed in the late stages of the war as a Nano-weapon, it was designed to warp the genetic code of living creatures, replacing and recoding the RNA and DNA. It targets the recessive genes

in creatures to make them more predatory and deadly, morphing bone and muscle to make the subject an effective killer. When a subject is initially infected they will feel a sense of euphoria as the nanophage attaches to the endorphin receptors in the brain, it then spreads affecting the pituitary gland and hypothalamus these glands are hijacked and made to produce growth hormone which allows the virus to spread throughout the body and adapt the DNA as needed. Once initial infection has spread the body starts to morph and grow and shift, bone gets infused with nanites and drains iron from the surrounding tissue resulting in the formation of bio mechanical machinery and “Phagebone” a mix of nanites and bone. This material is routinely harvested from huge creatures known as bonebeasts, it has regenerative properties and is light and hard

Whilst the infection is not initially deadly it drastically effects the landscape and all surrounding wildlife and flora. Sustained contact will become deadly as the nano machines re-adapt the physiology to become a factory for airborne nannies. At this stage the only effective way of containment is flame.

At early stages the virus improves the natural abilities of its host, however this is short lived as it hijacks the growth hormones and causes uncontrollable mutations.