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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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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/>
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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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*''[[Bad Water]]'' (short story)
 
*''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
 
*''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
*''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''

Latest revision as of 11:16, 28 February 2024

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.[1] 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.[1]

The most notable sufferer of the Brisbane Virus was Janice Calderon, the only daughter of Protector Thomas Calderon, who contracted the disease while visiting Brisbane during a grand tour of the Concordat in 3038. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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.[3] [4] 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,[4] 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 GEMINI, while some believed the Davion cure definitely existed as the Brisbane Virus was a Davion bioweapon all along.[6]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Bad Water
  2. The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook), pp.13, 14
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook), p.27 "Taurian Concordat - Personalities - Jaince Calderon"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Field Manual: Periphery, p. 57 "Taurian Concordat - Personalities - Jaince Calderon"
  5. Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 47
  6. Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 104 "Taurian Concordat - Winter of Discontent? - Rumors in the Shadows"

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