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Line 1: − Named for the [[Taurian Concordat]] world of [[Brisbane]], the '''Brisbane Virus''' is a bloodborne degenerative nerve disease without a known cure that leads to death after around two years.<ref name=BW>''Bad Water''</ref> On Brisbane, it is also referred to as "'''Bad Water'''" by the local population, a name for the condition that seems to be unknown or at least not in use elsewhere.<ref name=BW/> + Named for the [[Taurian Concordat]] world of [[Brisbane]], the '''Brisbane Virus''' is a degenerative nerve disease without a known cure. The most notable sufferer of the Brisbane Virus was [[Janice Calderon]], the only daughter of [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Thomas Calderon]], who contracted the disease while visiting Brisbane during a grand tour of the Concordat in [[3038]]. <ref>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', pp.13, 14</ref> <ref name=TP2E-27>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', p.27 "Taurian Concordat - Personalities - Jaince Calderon"</ref> <ref name=FMP-57>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 57 "Taurian Concordat - Personalities - Jaince Calderon"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 47</ref> − − The most notable sufferer of the Brisbane Virus was [[Janice Calderon]], the only daughter of [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Thomas Calderon]], who contracted the disease while visiting Brisbane during a grand tour of the Concordat in [[3038]]. <ref>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', pp.13, 14</ref> <ref name=TP2E-27>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', p.27 "Taurian Concordat - Personalities - Jaince Calderon"</ref> <ref name=FMP-57>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 57 "Taurian Concordat - Personalities - Jaince Calderon"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 47</ref> Jaince Calderon contracting the Brisbane Virus has resulted in increased focus and resources to cure the virus, especially among those who wish her to adopt the Protectorship. In [[3055]] Janice traveled to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] for a promising experimental treatment, unfortunately it required constant retreatments and was only partially successful at best, still leaving her confined to a wheelchair.<ref name=TP2E-27/> <ref name=FMP-57/> As of [[3064]], the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]]'s College of Biology/Medicine was rumored to have developed both a cure for the virus and a means of reversing the nerve damage it caused,<ref name=FMP-57/> claims that many people across Concordat cited as evidence of the [[Federated Suns]] perfidy and desire to manipulate the Taurian realm, their "refusal" to provide the cure to hamper [[House Calderon]]'s control and ensure the collapse of the Concordat. Others claimed the Federated Suns were behind the rumor, hoping to convince Janice to travel to [[New Avalon]] so she could be replaced by a body double much like [[Operation Doppelganger|Operation GEMINI]], while some believed the Davion cure definitely existed as the Brisbane Virus was a Davion bioweapon all along.<ref name=HMPS-104>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 104 "Taurian Concordat - Winter of Discontent? - Rumors in the Shadows"</ref> Jaince Calderon contracting the Brisbane Virus has resulted in increased focus and resources to cure the virus, especially among those who wish her to adopt the Protectorship. In [[3055]] Janice traveled to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] for a promising experimental treatment, unfortunately it required constant retreatments and was only partially successful at best, still leaving her confined to a wheelchair.<ref name=TP2E-27/> <ref name=FMP-57/> As of [[3064]], the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]]'s College of Biology/Medicine was rumored to have developed both a cure for the virus and a means of reversing the nerve damage it caused,<ref name=FMP-57/> claims that many people across Concordat cited as evidence of the [[Federated Suns]] perfidy and desire to manipulate the Taurian realm, their "refusal" to provide the cure to hamper [[House Calderon]]'s control and ensure the collapse of the Concordat. Others claimed the Federated Suns were behind the rumor, hoping to convince Janice to travel to [[New Avalon]] so she could be replaced by a body double much like [[Operation Doppelganger|Operation GEMINI]], while some believed the Davion cure definitely existed as the Brisbane Virus was a Davion bioweapon all along.<ref name=HMPS-104>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 104 "Taurian Concordat - Winter of Discontent? - Rumors in the Shadows"</ref> Line 9:
Line 7: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − *''[[Bad Water]]'' (short story) *''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]'' *''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]'' *''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' *''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
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| − | Named for the [[Taurian Concordat]] world of [[Brisbane]], the '''Brisbane Virus''' is a | + | Named for the [[Taurian Concordat]] world of [[Brisbane]], the '''Brisbane Virus''' is a degenerative nerve disease without a known cure. The most notable sufferer of the Brisbane Virus was [[Janice Calderon]], the only daughter of [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Thomas Calderon]], who contracted the disease while visiting Brisbane during a grand tour of the Concordat in [[3038]]. <ref>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', pp.13, 14</ref> <ref name=TP2E-27>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', p.27 "Taurian Concordat - Personalities - Jaince Calderon"</ref> <ref name=FMP-57>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 57 "Taurian Concordat - Personalities - Jaince Calderon"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 47</ref> |
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| − | The most notable sufferer of the Brisbane Virus was [[Janice Calderon]], the only daughter of [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Thomas Calderon]], who contracted the disease while visiting Brisbane during a grand tour of the Concordat in [[3038]]. <ref>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', pp.13, 14</ref> <ref name=TP2E-27>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', p.27 "Taurian Concordat - Personalities - Jaince Calderon"</ref> <ref name=FMP-57>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 57 "Taurian Concordat - Personalities - Jaince Calderon"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 47</ref> | ||
Jaince Calderon contracting the Brisbane Virus has resulted in increased focus and resources to cure the virus, especially among those who wish her to adopt the Protectorship. In [[3055]] Janice traveled to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] for a promising experimental treatment, unfortunately it required constant retreatments and was only partially successful at best, still leaving her confined to a wheelchair.<ref name=TP2E-27/> <ref name=FMP-57/> As of [[3064]], the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]]'s College of Biology/Medicine was rumored to have developed both a cure for the virus and a means of reversing the nerve damage it caused,<ref name=FMP-57/> claims that many people across Concordat cited as evidence of the [[Federated Suns]] perfidy and desire to manipulate the Taurian realm, their "refusal" to provide the cure to hamper [[House Calderon]]'s control and ensure the collapse of the Concordat. Others claimed the Federated Suns were behind the rumor, hoping to convince Janice to travel to [[New Avalon]] so she could be replaced by a body double much like [[Operation Doppelganger|Operation GEMINI]], while some believed the Davion cure definitely existed as the Brisbane Virus was a Davion bioweapon all along.<ref name=HMPS-104>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 104 "Taurian Concordat - Winter of Discontent? - Rumors in the Shadows"</ref> | Jaince Calderon contracting the Brisbane Virus has resulted in increased focus and resources to cure the virus, especially among those who wish her to adopt the Protectorship. In [[3055]] Janice traveled to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] for a promising experimental treatment, unfortunately it required constant retreatments and was only partially successful at best, still leaving her confined to a wheelchair.<ref name=TP2E-27/> <ref name=FMP-57/> As of [[3064]], the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]]'s College of Biology/Medicine was rumored to have developed both a cure for the virus and a means of reversing the nerve damage it caused,<ref name=FMP-57/> claims that many people across Concordat cited as evidence of the [[Federated Suns]] perfidy and desire to manipulate the Taurian realm, their "refusal" to provide the cure to hamper [[House Calderon]]'s control and ensure the collapse of the Concordat. Others claimed the Federated Suns were behind the rumor, hoping to convince Janice to travel to [[New Avalon]] so she could be replaced by a body double much like [[Operation Doppelganger|Operation GEMINI]], while some believed the Davion cure definitely existed as the Brisbane Virus was a Davion bioweapon all along.<ref name=HMPS-104>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 104 "Taurian Concordat - Winter of Discontent? - Rumors in the Shadows"</ref> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]'' | *''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]'' | ||
*''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' | *''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' | ||