Phoenix Logs/Leaders/Voridus

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The corrupter.

Voridus is many things that his elder brother is not: glory-seeking, vicious,

curious, and spontaneous. Gifted with an intuitive understanding of Forerunner

systems, he has ruthlessly exploited the Ark for new resources and knowledge

since the Banished arrived, culminating in his recent harnessing of infusion gel.

Infusion gel is a perfected form of the energetic meta-materials and strained-

bond lattices used in Covenant fuel rods, and is one of the materials pumped

throughout the Ark in great rivers to keep the installation functioning.

Unfortunatly, the prototype infusion technology Voridus created produces

corrosive and mutagenic sludge during operation. Not that this has stopped

Voridus from field testing new weapons that actually harness these dangerous

by-products.

As a leader, Voridus has bent his considerable intellect to perfecting the military

uses of infusion gel, utilizing it in powerful Infused Mine explosives and creating

an Infused Wake of corrupting energy with targeted bombing runs. With Salt

the Earth he spreads energy pools, while the Invigorating Frenzy leader ability

heals allies that are in energy pools. Cataclysm triggers the energy pools latent

potential, resetting their duration and significantly increasing the damage they

cause to enemy units (even those in the air). When not manipulating gel, his

Combat Spoils leader ability orders his units to salvage a small amount of

resources when dealing damage to enemy buildings.