Lord of Pestilence Profile — Fusobacterium necrophorum
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Some suspect that Fusobacterium necrophorum can live unnoticed among the friendly Lords of Buccal Bay, but they are rarely seen unless they are wreaking havoc on Soma, so it’s hard to say with certainty. It’s more likely that as other pestilence agents enter the area, F. necrophorum take the opportunity to […]
nerdmed101 Lords of Pestilence, The Healing Blade Fusobacterium necrophorum, Lord of PestilenceLord of Pestilence Profile — Bacillus cereus
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Bacillus cereus are hardy reproducers. They lay spores that can survive temperatures of up to 100 degrees Celsius—the boiling point of water—in the hot swamps surrounding the banks of the aqueduct through the Southern Dam region. Once the marshy water drops below 50 degrees, the spores begin to germinate. They emerge […]
nerdmed101 Lords of Pestilence, The Healing Blade Bacillus cereus, Lord of PestilenceLord of Pestilence Profile — Clostridium perfringens
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Clostridium perfringens are common residents of the waste aqueduct, where they often keep to themselves. But they aren’t always so peaceful. They can rear a nastier side when provoked, disrupting the aqueduct ecosystem, causing significant unrest among its inhabitants, and even escalating their attacks to kill. The smell of decaying flesh […]
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This horrific basilisk is a dreaded foe. With the advantages of its amphibious lifestyle and a shielding protein carapace, B. anthracis is a formidable threat to Soma. It used to be completely vulnerable to the valiant Beta-Lactam Apothecaries, although nowadays there are increasing reports of resistance. And as is typical of many Lords in the […]
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Last year when I got my hands on a copy of Healing Blade, I tore open the box full of anticipation. Cool artwork! And a science theme! Games about science have been an interest of mine for some time. Games are fun and science is fascinating. Combine the two and you can potentially get quite […]
nerdmed101 Games, The Healing Blade, UpdatesApothecary Profile — Doxycycline
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Doxycycline is a slight warrior, but she packs a punch. She can effectively counter attacks by a wide range of Pestilence agents, including the formidable Bacillus anthracis, and is even deployed proactively when the threat of invasion is high. It is important that she not be stationed on Soma for too […]
nerdmed101 The Healing Blade apothecary, DoxycyclineLord of Pestilence Profile — Coxiella burnetii
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Coxiella burnetii are evil creatures, which revel in torturing all manner of Soma inhabitants. They are some of the most invasive of all the Pestilence agents that threatens Soma’s wellbeing, with only a few individuals capable of entering through the Respiro Forest and subsequently multiplying and spreading throughout the land. They […]
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Description (Healing Blade Lore) Tigecycline is a younger Apothecary, giving her the advantage of unfamiliarity. She was only 13 years old when she was thrust into battle following many fruitless attempts of the more seasoned warriors to take down Pestilence agents like Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii had frustrated the Apothecary Army. Like […]
nerdmed101 The Healing Blade apothecary, TigecyclineLord of Pestilence Profile — Yersinia pestis
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Yersinia pestis are one of the most ancient scourges to haunt the globe, and have been responsible for the deaths of countless other worlds in the deep past, starting even before the Apothecary Healers began offering protection to Soma and other lands. In fact, these Pestilence agents were only discovered centuries […]
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