Feralize
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Feralize is a chemical stimulant developed by The Society and employed as a combat drug, particularly for consumption by pilots of quadrupedal ProtoMechs.[1]
Research into quadrupedal ProtoMechs such as the Basilisk (Quad) indicated that the primary obstacle to their effective deployment was the difficulty that the pilots encountered in operating a quadrupedal 'body' via Direct Neural Interface. This had led the scientists of Clan Smoke Jaguar to conclude that quadrupedal ProtoMechs were not a viable avenue of research.
However, further experimentation by The Society determined that a pilot who had undergone surgery to remove certain brain functions would become more predisposed to go about on four limbs, and this individual was better suited to operation of a quadrupedal ProtoMech, although they could only operate it with assistance from another party remotely handling the necessary cognitive tasks.[2]
Feralize was designed as a temporary, chemically-induced replication of this effect.[2] A single dose of Feralize could be self-administered through injection by a ProtoMech pilot while operating their ProtoMech, with a duration of between seven and twenty-two hours. Once under the effect of the drug, the user entered a state of frenzied rage - while it improved their aggression, it also made them unpredictable and highly difficult to control. [1]
The drug was deemed necessary for training pilots of quadrupedal ProtoMechs, although once a pilot had been successfully trained, it was no longer necessary for them to take Feralize to operate a quadrupedal ProtoMech. However, the drug was also highly addictive, and many pilots continued to take it after their training was complete, including while in combat situations.[1]
Additionally, while the effect was temporary, long-term users of Feralize suffered permanent cognitive damage, and often acted as though in a permanent state of intoxicated aggression.[2]
It was also noted that the introduction of Feralize and necrosia into the same body would quickly result in endotoxic shock, with death occurring within six minutes.[1]