Phoenix Logs/Flood Lore/Blightlands


 * Parasitic expansion.


 * The Flood can survive and grow in almost any environment, but it thrives in a
 * surprisingly narrow band of habitability. The interior of Flood hives provide a
 * controlled environment for accelerated growth, but in time an entire planet's
 * biosphere can be altered to approximate these ideal conditions.


 * Blightlands are the first step of this coversion process: areas around
 * established hives filled with specialized Flood growths which harvest the vitality
 * of the soil, soak up solar energy, and consume all native life within its
 * boundaries. While they briefly flower with a grotesque vitality, ultimately these
 * zones are themselves consumed to provide raw materials for city-sized spore
 * towers and colossal stacks of strange Flood organs that finish the planet's
 * ruination.