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04/02/2014 9:13 PM ·Spoilers

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I'm bringing you the next of my character profile posts. Today's on the Ardat-Yakshi. This one dedicated to Kristian. Spoilers from ME3 and previous games. Please wait for me to finish. See comment...

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  • Ness

    04/02/2014 9:21 PM ·Spoilers

    "Ardat-Yakshi" comes from an old asari dialect used when ancient asari still huddled around campfires meaning "Demon of the Night Winds" It is a genetic condition effecting 1% of the asari population.

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    04/02/2014 9:28 PM ·Spoilers

    The condition effects pure blooded asari, which is a possible source for the social stigma. The disease is completely undetectable until the asari reaches sexual-maturity. Instead of a gentle melding

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    04/02/2014 9:42 PM ·Spoilers

    of nervous systems during mating, the afflicted burns through that of their mate's, hemorrhaging the brain, leaving them lifeless husks or dead. After, the afflicted's own nervous system is enhanced.

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    04/02/2014 9:46 PM ·Spoilers

    The ardat-yakshi becomes smarter and their biotic power increases, so many ardat-yakshi become addicted to the rush from killing. Therefore most afflicted choose to live in isolation after diagnoses.

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    04/02/2014 9:53 PM ·Spoilers

    They live in seclusion in monasteries under strict schedules and observation. Those that follow the rules and learn to control their urges are rewarded with trips off world and even reintegration.

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    04/02/2014 10:00 PM ·Spoilers

    But some ardat-yakshi do not choose seclusion. They run. The asari government endeavors to keep the condition a secret. They can not allow one free. Justicars drag the afflicted to the monasteries.

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    04/02/2014 10:09 PM ·Spoilers

    In the most extreme cases, the afflicted will embrace their condition. In such cases the ardat-yakshi are placed on Justicar hit lists. This is a nesessity. They leave behind astronomical body counts.

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    04/02/2014 10:24 PM ·Spoilers

    Ardat-Yakshi have been documented enslaving entire villages by dominated the minds of their prey. In one case the enslaved would bring young asari to the afflicted as a sacrifice. Such an ardat-yakshi

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    04/02/2014 10:35 PM ·Spoilers

    can develop powers that rival that of an asari matriarch. An ardat-yakshi's ability can increase exponentially if they kill enough making them deadly opponents for the Justicar sent to hunt them down.

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    04/02/2014 10:45 PM ·Spoilers

    Ardat-yakshi are predisposed to psychopathy. They are also sterile. They are natural loners, incapable of long term cooperation. Ancient asari legends hold them as gods of destruction in myths.

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    04/02/2014 10:57 PM ·Spoilers

    In 2186 the reapers began harvesting asari with latent or active AY genes to convert them into powerful troops called banshees. As only ardat-yakshi can be mutated, it is lucky they are so few.

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  • Kristian

    04/10/2014 2:39 PM ·Spoilers

    Fantastic, thanks for including this. So remember, on multiplayer when that banshee is using biotic jumps to get closer... she just wants you, thats all.

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