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The black fluid is a dense, pitch-black liquid found on [[Calima|Calima]], which takes over living animals and turns them into the [[The sunken|The sunken]]. | |||
== In Descent (2258) == | == In Descent (2258) == | ||
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It looks like a natural pitch or resin, perfectly homogeneous, and pools in places such as the [[The black pool|The black pool]]. It seeps from the eyes and mouth of the creatures it controls and clings to them instead of dripping. From their bodies it shoots out tentacles and smaller tendrils that pierce, probe and consume flesh. It draws its movement from the host's own biological energy: when the host dies, the fluid goes inert and spills harmlessly. | |||
The researchers find that it is the liquid form of the same isotope present as gas in the atmosphere, Gadolinium-128, inexplicably stable and held at minus 8 degrees whatever the surrounding temperature. | |||
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<div class="calima-quote">It looked like a natural pitch or resin of a pure black color, and extremely homogeneous.{{Source|Descent|Part 3}}</div> | |||
<div class="calima-quote">The collected black fluid appeared to be the liquid condensation of the same isotope present as gaseous molecules in the atmosphere: Gadolinium-128. Inexplicably stable, it maintained a cold minus 8 degrees in that form, regardless of the ambient temperature.{{Source|Descent|Part 3}}</div> | |||
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Revision as of 12:46, 30 October 2026
The black fluid is a dense, pitch-black liquid found on Calima, which takes over living animals and turns them into the The sunken.
In Descent (2258)
How it works
It looks like a natural pitch or resin, perfectly homogeneous, and pools in places such as the The black pool. It seeps from the eyes and mouth of the creatures it controls and clings to them instead of dripping. From their bodies it shoots out tentacles and smaller tendrils that pierce, probe and consume flesh. It draws its movement from the host's own biological energy: when the host dies, the fluid goes inert and spills harmlessly.
The researchers find that it is the liquid form of the same isotope present as gas in the atmosphere, Gadolinium-128, inexplicably stable and held at minus 8 degrees whatever the surrounding temperature.