Name: Khalas / Crab Blood Description: Khalas is a bright cyan fluid that is as thick as a malt. It smells of insulin and is found in the limbs and bodies of Qadim. Abilities: When injected, Crab Blood: Prolongs lifespan Strengthens immune system for five days following consumption. Purges bacterial and viral infections from the body. Energizes user similar to coffee. Allows Anomaly Detection, as if the user is a Psion. Manifests as if experiencing vivid hallucinations, getting stronger as the anomaly does. Conditional Abilities: If continually drank, makes the user more susceptible to awakening. Veins appear glowing blue while it is in effect. Gums, tongue, and skin turn slightly blue if overused. Limitations: Anomaly Detection from Crab Blood only lasts the immediate fifteen minutes after ingestion. Lifespan increase from Crab Blood is subject to diminishing returns, the more it is used, the less time it gives the user. Eventually, it only guarantees them another day of life. The maximum increase is only equal to 20 years, plus however long you can keep pumping it into you daily. Can not be mixed with any other substances to increase its effects, or the other substance’s. Can not save someone who is already dying of infection, needs time to work. Immune system is weakened for a week after its effects fade, unless more is used. Withdrawal can cause anxiety, depression, delusions of grandeur, and intrusive day-dreams of places you have never seen. Conditional Limitations: Can purge the Drakablod FEV if consumed before the disease sets in. Can prevent Shifterism, but not purge or cure it. How does it work: Due in part to its anomalous origin, and its similarities to the horseshoe crabs of old Earth, Khalas is often described as a miracle drug- When injected, specialized amebocytes purge the body of infections, and energize the user. Unworldly proteins also bind themselves to the receptor's of the brain, allowing anomaly detection. It is also capable of DNA and epigenetic prepare, allowing extended lifespan. Flavor text: Khalas is an item of high value, both material and spiritual, to the residents of Tarridus- As it is only found in the bodies and cast-off limbs of giant interloper creatures native to their planet, the Qadim. It is used in many native rituals, on top of its uses as a miracle substance or a simple way to stave off dehydration on a planet devoid of liquid. It allows many of their leaders to live well over their natural lifespan. Attainability: Semi-Closed, attainable through RP action involving the Tarridans. Typically bought for around ~2000 pix. Tags: [Civilian] [Racial] Category: Medical
