====== Mutating Vector ======

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The first clue that led to the discovery of the vanished [[xyth:ships:troy|Troy]] carrier came with a lone [[xyth:ships:vector|Vector]] that suddenly appeared deep in the northern regions of the galaxy, far from where the [[xyth:ships:troy|Troy]] was last seen. That [[xyth:ships:vector|Vector]] had somehow travelled 1000s of lightyears, which was impossible for such a ship, and made all the more curious when it became clear the vessel was unmanned. The ship had clearly been in contact with Mith'ri'aeil, as evidenced by the typical purple goo on its hull. However, the ship was somehow not being damaged by the substance, which normally would eat its way through the hull and eventually would consume the entire vessel if it could not be stopped in time.

The [[xyth:ships:vector|Vector]] was equipped with a prototype of the AI system that was in testing and would eventually be used to pilot the [[xyth:ships:delta|Delta]] class fighters, and at first it was believed it was this AI that had caused the ship to resurface in [[xyth:humans|human]] controlled space. When the [[xyth:ships:vector|Vector]] started exhibiting ever more stranger and stranger behaviour, it was blamed on the faulty AI up until the point where the ship started performing feats that it wasn't technically capable of, such as short-range dimensional travel.

Further research brought to light that the ship was under control of a Mith'ri'aeil specimen, or rather that the ship had become a Mith'ri'aeil creature. It was the first case of Mith'ri'aeil enslaving an object. Up until that point, [[xyth:humans|humans]] had only witnessed [[xyth:caescix|Caes'cix]] creatures being captured and enslaved, resulting in Mith'ri'aeil-[[xyth:caescix|Caes'cix]] hybrids with capabilities vastly superior to either race. The affected [[xyth:ships:vector|Vector]] eventually had to be destroyed to keep it from infecting other ships or even entire bases.

====== Related articles ======
  * [[xyth:start|Xyth main page]]
  * [[xyth:mithriaeil|Mith'ri'aeil race overview]]