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Whenever someone dies near a Marker, from whatever reason, their minds and souls are absorbed into the obelisk and sent straight into the hive mind network of the Brethren Moons. In this collective and nightmarish MentalWorld, constructed and inhabited by the minds of the untold number of assimilated beings that comprise the Moons, the minds of the newcomers are then pounded into submission by the collective will, driving them completely over the edge into rabid, screaming madness and beyond, to the point that if they weren't fanatically psychotic followers beforehand, they will almost certainly be once it's done. Then, once they are broken, these tortured "Marker Spirits" are projected back out into the physical world through the obelisk into any vulnerable people they come across with the sole goal of tricking and coercing them into doing their bidding, the signs and symptoms of this psychic assault being is referred to as Marker Sickness.
When the time comes to start an outbreak, the Marker will unleash forth the craziest among their disembodied ranks, usually those who have been long dead or hit hardest by the MindRape of the collective will, to possess the nearby corpses and rise again as Necromorphs. As a result, the behaviour of the possessed are animalistic, hyper-violent and so obedient that the thought of doing anything other than attacking the living to spread the infection is deemed by them as completely irrelevant. The Guardians are the only exception to this because unlike the others, they are there more as a punishment than to complete a task, being those who are strong-willed enough to resist the insanity that has claimed their fellows in undeath.
When the time comes to start an outbreak, the Marker will unleash forth the craziest among their disembodied ranks, usually those who have been long dead or hit hardest by the MindRape of the collective will, to possess the nearby corpses and rise again as Necromorphs. As a result, the behaviour of the possessed are animalistic, hyper-violent and so obedient that the thought of doing anything other than attacking the living to spread the infection is deemed by them as completely irrelevant. The Guardians are the only exception to this because unlike the others, they are there more as a punishment than to complete a task, being those who are strong-willed enough to resist the insanity that has claimed their fellows in undeath.
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Whenever someone dies near a Marker, from whatever reason, their minds and souls are absorbed into the obelisk and sent straight into the hive mind network of the Brethren Moons. In this collective and nightmarish MentalWorld, constructed and inhabited by the minds of the untold number of assimilated beings that comprise the Moons, the minds of the newcomers are then pounded into submission by the collective will, driving them completely over the edge into rabid, screaming madness and beyond, to the point that if they weren't fanatically psychotic followers beforehand, they will almost certainly be once it's done. Then, once they are broken, these tortured "Marker Spirits" are projected back out into the physical world through the obelisk into any vulnerable people they come across with the sole goal of tricking and coercing them into doing their bidding, the signs and symptoms of this psychic assault being is referred to as Marker Sickness.
When the time comes to start an outbreak, the Marker will unleash forth the craziest among their disembodied ranks, usually those who have been long dead or hit hardest by the MindRape of the collective will, to possess the nearby corpses and rise again as Necromorphs. As aresult, result of this long-term psychological degeneration, the behaviour of the possessed are animalistic, hyper-violent and so obedient that the thought of doing anything other than attacking the living to spread the infection is deemed by them as completely irrelevant. The Guardians are the only exception to this because unlike the others, they are there more as a punishment than to complete a task, being those who are strong-willed enough to resist the insanity that has claimed their fellows in undeath.
When the time comes to start an outbreak, the Marker will unleash forth the craziest among their disembodied ranks, usually those who have been long dead or hit hardest by the MindRape of the collective will, to possess the nearby corpses and rise again as Necromorphs. As a
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Whether the original creators of the Markers are still alive is impossible to know. They may have ascended to some higher plain of existence, or they may have been absorbed by their own creation. Either way, they would likely be horrified by the destruction they unintentionally wrought.
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Whether the original creators of the Markers are still alive is impossible to know. They may have ascended to some higher plain of existence, or they may have been absorbed by their own creation. Either way, they would likely be horrified by the destruction they unintentionally wrought.wrought.
[[WMG: The Markers are metaphysical portals into a nightmarish realm that absorbs the consciousness/souls of those who have died within its sphere of influence.]]
Whenever someone dies near a Marker, from whatever reason, their minds and souls are absorbed into the obelisk and sent straight into the hive mind network of the Brethren Moons. In this collective and nightmarish MentalWorld, constructed and inhabited by the minds of the untold number of assimilated beings that comprise the Moons, the minds of the newcomers are then pounded into submission by the collective will, driving them completely over the edge into rabid, screaming madness and beyond, to the point that if they weren't fanatically psychotic followers beforehand, they will almost certainly be once it's done. Then, once they are broken, these tortured "Marker Spirits" are projected back out into the physical world through the obelisk into any vulnerable people they come across with the sole goal of tricking and coercing them into doing their bidding, the signs and symptoms of this psychic assault being is referred to as Marker Sickness.
When the time comes to start an outbreak, the Marker will unleash forth the craziest among their disembodied ranks, usually those who have been long dead or hit hardest by the MindRape of the collective will, to possess the nearby corpses and rise again as Necromorphs. As a result, the behaviour of the possessed are animalistic, hyper-violent and so obedient that the thought of doing anything other than attacking the living to spread the infection is deemed by them as completely irrelevant. The Guardians are the only exception to this because unlike the others, they are there more as a punishment than to complete a task, being those who are strong-willed enough to resist the insanity that has claimed their fellows in undeath.
[[WMG: The Markers are metaphysical portals into a nightmarish realm that absorbs the consciousness/souls of those who have died within its sphere of influence.]]
Whenever someone dies near a Marker, from whatever reason, their minds and souls are absorbed into the obelisk and sent straight into the hive mind network of the Brethren Moons. In this collective and nightmarish MentalWorld, constructed and inhabited by the minds of the untold number of assimilated beings that comprise the Moons, the minds of the newcomers are then pounded into submission by the collective will, driving them completely over the edge into rabid, screaming madness and beyond, to the point that if they weren't fanatically psychotic followers beforehand, they will almost certainly be once it's done. Then, once they are broken, these tortured "Marker Spirits" are projected back out into the physical world through the obelisk into any vulnerable people they come across with the sole goal of tricking and coercing them into doing their bidding, the signs and symptoms of this psychic assault being is referred to as Marker Sickness.
When the time comes to start an outbreak, the Marker will unleash forth the craziest among their disembodied ranks, usually those who have been long dead or hit hardest by the MindRape of the collective will, to possess the nearby corpses and rise again as Necromorphs. As a result, the behaviour of the possessed are animalistic, hyper-violent and so obedient that the thought of doing anything other than attacking the living to spread the infection is deemed by them as completely irrelevant. The Guardians are the only exception to this because unlike the others, they are there more as a punishment than to complete a task, being those who are strong-willed enough to resist the insanity that has claimed their fellows in undeath.
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At some point, the aliens lost control of the Brethren Moons, whether because their mechanisms of control broke or were sabotaged, or just because the Moons overpowered their control through force of will. The Moons then turned on and destroyed their creators, now free to act upon their own agenda to subsume the entire galaxy.
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At some point, the aliens lost control of the Brethren Moons, whether because their mechanisms of control broke or were sabotaged, or just because the Moons overpowered their control through force of will. The Moons then turned on and destroyed their creators, now free to act upon their own agenda to subsume the entire galaxy.galaxy.
[[WMG: The Markers were Originally Created for a Totally Different Purpose.]]
At some point in the unimaginably distant past (at least several hundred million years ago, but probably several billion), the Markers were designed by a species hoping just to foster the development of other intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe. In line with that purpose, the Markers were granted artificial intelligence with two simple goals. First, and primarily, they were to encourage the evolution of sapient species through making subtle genetic changes at appropriate times. If that goal were to be attained, then their goal would transition to having that species produce more of them, to spread intelligence throughout the Universe. ''If it were to prove impossible'', though, then the Marker's mission would change to directly controlling non-sapient life and forcing it to produce a new Marker.
As the ages wore on and more and more Markers were produced, mistakes were inevitably made in some of the new copies. Finally,one was produced that lacked the safeguards implemented by the creators of the first Markers. Rather than focusing primarily on spawning and nurturing intelligent life, it opted to spawn as many copies of itself as possible through any means necessary, following the rules of evolution that govern biological life. Eventually, descendants who chose to simply reanimate dead flesh rather than utilizing mind control proved the most successful, since their servants had no consciousness that could resist. They also began to produce bodies for themselves, the Brethren Moons, who would meet the basic criteria for "intelligent life", the nurturance of which was still an objective.
Whether the original creators of the Markers are still alive is impossible to know. They may have ascended to some higher plain of existence, or they may have been absorbed by their own creation. Either way, they would likely be horrified by the destruction they unintentionally wrought.
[[WMG: The Markers were Originally Created for a Totally Different Purpose.]]
At some point in the unimaginably distant past (at least several hundred million years ago, but probably several billion), the Markers were designed by a species hoping just to foster the development of other intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe. In line with that purpose, the Markers were granted artificial intelligence with two simple goals. First, and primarily, they were to encourage the evolution of sapient species through making subtle genetic changes at appropriate times. If that goal were to be attained, then their goal would transition to having that species produce more of them, to spread intelligence throughout the Universe. ''If it were to prove impossible'', though, then the Marker's mission would change to directly controlling non-sapient life and forcing it to produce a new Marker.
As the ages wore on and more and more Markers were produced, mistakes were inevitably made in some of the new copies. Finally,one was produced that lacked the safeguards implemented by the creators of the first Markers. Rather than focusing primarily on spawning and nurturing intelligent life, it opted to spawn as many copies of itself as possible through any means necessary, following the rules of evolution that govern biological life. Eventually, descendants who chose to simply reanimate dead flesh rather than utilizing mind control proved the most successful, since their servants had no consciousness that could resist. They also began to produce bodies for themselves, the Brethren Moons, who would meet the basic criteria for "intelligent life", the nurturance of which was still an objective.
Whether the original creators of the Markers are still alive is impossible to know. They may have ascended to some higher plain of existence, or they may have been absorbed by their own creation. Either way, they would likely be horrified by the destruction they unintentionally wrought.
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Once upon a time, an incredibly advanced alien race created the first Markers as an advanced weapon. They were designed to be placed in strategic locations on inhabited planets, driving the inhabitants to madness and eventual Necromorphism.
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Once upon a time, an incredibly advanced alien race created the first Markers as an advanced weapon. They were designed to be placed in strategic locations on inhabited planets, driving the inhabitants to madness and eventual Necromorphism.
Necromorphism, and avoiding the need for war that could cost millions of lives and risking defeat.
