The LEGACY VIRUS

While research into this deadly virus is relentlessly being pursued by renown scientists like Moira McTaggert, Hank McCoy, Rory Campbell and Nathaniel Essex (Mr.Sinister) the cure still doesn't seem to be within their grasp. While the victim count keeps rising every attempt to stop it has been in vain. The Virus created by the enigmatic Cable clone and adoptive son of Apocalypse, Stryfe, is a construct of a genius who was literally way ahead of his time.

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Below is a description of the game effects, a list with victims and a short history.

Game Effects:

Because the Virus attacks the DNA which houses the character's mutant powers for each point decrease in Endurance the character's powers increase by 1 point (all of them). However, it becomes increasingly difficult for the character to control his powers, every time he uses his powers he must make a Psyche FEAT (at another -1CS for every lost Endurance rank with a minimum of Sh-0) or his powers go wild (the exact effects are up to the Judge, for characters with energy emission powers the most probable result is a full power blast that inflicts an entire area). When the character has reached Pr Endurance he can no longer control his powers and they can activate at any moment.
Finally every stage increase will be accompanied by a spreading rash on the character's skin.
At the characters death all his powers will go off at once at maximum effect.
Until now a sole exception to this scenario seems to be the mutant and former Weapon X subject Maverick, one of the stages of his decease triggered the return of his long lost powers and even increased them, he is now back to full health and ability although the Virus still slumbers in his body waiting to resurface.

List of victims:

Short History:

Empyrean

F - Ty(6)
A - Gd(10)
S - Ty(6)
E - Ex (20)
R - Ex(20)
I - Ex (20)
P - Ex(20))
Health: 42
Karma: 60
Popularity: 0
Resources: Rm (30)

Known Powers:
Empyrean is an energy vampire who thrives on the energy of the dying, he uses this energy to extend his life and increase his health. He loses 10 points a day, should his energy fall to 0 his stats fall to Fe until he is able to drain.
For every Endurance point lost due to the Legacy Virus he gains 5 points, he can also drain mutant powers with Mn ability.
The side effect for the legacy victims is however that their pain is relieved and that they don't suffer the penalties. They do however not gain the increase in power. Empyrean can drain from up to 10 areas away.
When Empyrean drains the energy of an unwilling victims, the victim must make a Psyche FEAT vs. AM intensity or be stunned for 1-10 rounds and suffer Ex damage.
Empyrean can also release the energy for up to Am energy attacks

Talents: Business, Genetics, Physics

Contacts: Brotherhood of evil mutants

In Brief: Jonathan Chambers father Timothy was a mutant who couldn't control his powers and who was supposedly killed in a car crash at age 38 when Jonathan was 13, it is rumored that Jonathan killed his father by draining him.
Jonathan then became a famous media Scientist with his book on mutants "Fatal Attractions" being a large bestseller. He then bought an island from the former CEO of an AIM front company along with all the secret scientific and protective facilities and hired two leading geneticist to work with him. He set up a colony for Legacy victims to leech their energy and although under surveillance of the U.S.government and a visit by the X-Men his activities still continue.