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Gobindi Virus

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this deadly strain of virus was discovered by the ancient Gobindi race, which eventually contracted it and was wiped out by it. It was re-developed by the Empire's Biological Warfare Division for use as a weapon. A sample of the virus was entombed in a huge ziggurat, built by thre Gobindi in an effort to stop it from spreading. Before they were all killed by the virus, the Gobindi managed to discover a cure for its actions. However, they were unable to administer it in time. they managed to carve its formula on the stepped walls of the ziggurat, in case the virus escaped. It thrives in hot, humid envirnments, but was initially not very contagious, requiring a liquid medium to move from one host to the next. Imperial scientists discovered a way to allow to move through the air. The virus itself resembled a tiny, horned eel, and wrapped its host in a coating of green slime to maintain its environment. This slime allowed the host to move about, thereby increasing the chances of further transmission.