Creature:Zombie Parasite

All creatures with this on their page and all those referenced within their page created by Honiahaka are part of the Harks 'story' that will become a number of arcs in the Galactic Adventures expansion

Maleficus combibo (from the latin evil or accursed and to drink up or suck in) or more commonly, the Zombie Parasite, is a parasitic pseudo-snail that causes a wide range of strange biological symptoms in it's host, attacking their flesh and skin causing lesions all over their body which gives their skin a raw or rotted look. It also destroys upper brain functions causing the infected to become little more than feral monsters who serve only to rear the next generation of parasites. It can result in dangerous infections that can sweep through entire empires if not quickly contained. This particular strain has caused no end of problems for the Harks on Ktaris VI.

Appearance on Ktaris VI


When the Harks started a bio-weapons initiative on the planet Ktaris VI, they spent a great amount of money acquiring a live sample of Maleficus combibo for study from a black market source. Unfortunately, during a border raid by the Icthys empire a stray bomb hit the weapons facility and the parasite was released on an unprepared population. Needless to say, it spread quickly thoughout the planet's ecosystem. The Harks empire quickly cordoned off the space surrounding the Ktaris system and sent several elite Dragoon Guard strike forces down onto the planet to quell the infection but, after losing many of them to the parasite, they gained permission from the United Galactic Federation to use a Planet Buster to stop the infection from spreading out to other worlds.