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| THE GLOSSARY |
| TENERSE or TRISOMODINE (TRISO): |
This drug is a very powerful chemical. It is a neuroleptic which controls the nerve pathways
of the brain that utilize the tissue chemical
dopamine for the transmission of nerve impulses. Developed to control severe psychotic behavior, it is made from distilling the alkaloid in the
Clavicepts purpurea fungi that infects grains of rye wheat and related grasses. When distilled it is purple in color with a cherry taste but is odorless.
It is given to a Reaper to keep him on cycle, to regulate his cycles and to control him since the drug is highly addictive. It is also given to him to help
the severe headaches Reapers are prone to experiencing. The drug is so potent, however, it can cause such bad headaches and acute nausea in susceptible humans.
When mixed with a variety of other liquids, tenerse produces various other effects:
(01. Milk: strong sexual arousal; aphrodisiac
(02. Ale: severe, irrational anger
(03. Water: potent sedative; hangover cure
(04. Wine: stupor, hallucinations, ear ringing
(05. Brandy: Uncontrollable anger
(06. Taro root:severe heightening of pain
(07. Vinegar: severe lessening of pain
(08. Fruit juice: poison
(09. Mead: madness, irrational behavior (depending on amount)
(10. Distilled Water: what Reapers take to control Transitions
By itself it can be a strong soporific which causes deep sleep. If used over a long period of time, it can cause blindness in a human. This is not
the case with Reapers whose parasites would prevent such a thing from occurring.
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| TERRITORIES, THE | After the Burning War
and the cataclysmic disasters that followed the dropping of numerous nuclear devices, what was once known as the United States was nearly destroyed. Massive
tsunamis obliterated nearly 1/3 of the country. The Territories are:
Pameny (PA, NY, VT, ME, RI, CT, VT, NH); Citadel (DE, MD, DC, NJ); Vircars (WV, VA, NC, SC); Micinoh (MI, IN, OH); Flagala (FL, GA, AL); Wismin (MN, WI);
Moilia (MO,IA,IL); Oklaks (OK, KS); Exasla (TX, LA); Armistenky (AR, MS, TN, KY); Nemcone (NE, Co, NM); and Calizonia (CA, AZ).
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| TRANSFERENCE | If at all possible, a small
amount of Sustenance should be given to the candidate prior to the Transference. If this is not possible, Sustenance must be given shortly upon the candidate's
reversal to human shape after the initial Transition. Reaper blood is preferrable for this procedure.
If it is a simple Transference (meaning one in which a Queen is not exchanged), the donor lays on his/her belly and the back is bared. A six inch slit is
made over the right kidney and a fledgling is extracted through the wound. The Queen will have instructed one of the parasites to donate itself. The parasite is
placed in a glass receptacle. The candidate is laid on his/her back, the back is bared and a duplicate incision is made. The donated parasite is then dropped onto
the recipient's back and will burrow down into the wound. The wound will close almost instantly.
If there is to be an exchange of Queens (with the recipient's Queen already dead or dying), the incision needs to be roughly one foot in length to accommodate
the larger size of the hellion.
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| TRANSITION | When the time of the male’s puberty comes upon him, a Reaper will undergo his first Transition. It is the increase in the levels of testosterone that causes this. Excessive levels of testosterone can bring on Transition outside a Reaper’s cycle and this is why when he is extremely angry, Transition will generally occur.
Transition occurs roughly quarterly.
The sequence of Transition begins with the Reaper’s body heat increasing. He will sweat profusely, his face and body slick with perspiration. Manifestation of the cycle beginning are: sweating, shuddering violently, pacing, groaning, raking his fingers through his hair, bending over the growing pain in his abdomen as his body begins to change. His eyes will begin to glow red and then the actual physical changes will begin.
Physical changes: His cheekbones will flare, become elevated, jawbone thrust out with a shriek, and his head will sweep back to form sharp, pointed ears. His nose will elongate to a wrinkled snout with wet, sucking sounds. His nostrils will widen and flare—the better to inhale scents. Sharp, yellowed fangs will erupt from his gums and protrude from leathery lips dripping thick streams of saliva. With a netherworldly howl of frustration and pain he will hunker down and turn his head from side to side in his agony, his chatoyant eyes seeking out any trace of warmth from which he can feed. He will drop to all fours and his torso will shorten as bones and cartilage move. Legs will shorten, hips and shoulders re-joint until there is no longer anything even vaguely human about his appearance. In undulating waves, his body will compact with the grinding, stretching, and popping sounds of bones separating, changing and organs rearranging themselves inside his body. Bristling fur will push outward all over his body to form a thick coat, his arms and legs will become those of a lupine-like creature, and his hands will become paws. His fingernails will grow at an alarming rate to become thick, horny plates that will eventually transform into curved claws as sharp as a dagger’s blade. His thirst will cause him to lurch like a drunken man as his parched throat demands Sustenance. All ability to speak will have left him and his human control will vanish as the parasites inside him whisper vile demands he can no longer ignore.
Transitions last anywhere from an hour to several weeks. This depends on the Reaper, how much Tenerse and Sustenance he has had before the cycle begins, and the levels of Testosterone in his body. It also depends upon whether or not the Reaper has mated. Mated Reapers will not endure Transition as lengthily as though who are not mated since mated Reapers regularly use up their high levels of testosterone.
Reapers can Transition out of cycle if there is need to but doing so will alter the natural cycle and could conceivably be dangerous for any human they are near.
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