Phoenix Logs/Flood Lore/Infection Forms


 * A nightmare tide rises.


 * Flood infection forms are nightmarish homunculi spawned in massive numbers
 * for the singular purpose of converting all living creatures into carriers, tools, and
 * food for the parasite. The most commonly encountered infection forms have
 * soft, pod-like bodies with numerous tentacle-like appendages and a frond-like
 * array which acts as the creature's sensory system. Their tendrils are multi-
 * purpose locomotion systems and insidious methods of control.


 * Each tendril ends in nano-scale barbs which can latch onto the target's body
 * and cut through armor or environmental suits. Once the target is compromised,
 * infection forms inject Flood cells to hijack the victim's nervous system. Even if
 * the infection form is quickly removed, Flood cells in the wounds will slowly
 * consume the victim and turn them into quivering, spore-packed blisters.
 * Against unprepared victims the infection form bores into the body, quickly
 * mutating it into a combat form.


 * Though barely intelligent on their own, once an infection form infiltrates a
 * sentient creature they turn the victim's cognitive power to the furtherance of
 * Flood goals. Each is an insidious puppeteer, able to sift through memories of any
 * sentient creature to learn of military countermeasures, security access codes,
 * and the location of population centers. This information is then shared with
 * other Flood through their connection with the key minds.