Bestiary

Perviums are a specialized kind of Net-Spider determined to move people through the pattern as fast as possible. They hide in the Umbra in the Computer Web, attaching themselves to highly trafficked websites, sites that engage in high volumes of data sharing such as torrent sites, and sites that allow video streaming. They grow fat on each data packet exchange — the larger the packet, the better.

When someone with broadband internet access visits one of the sites, the Pervium downloads itself to the computer, similar to a virus. Once there, it pushes the bandwidth of the user’s signal, making it larger and capable of sucking down more data at once. Each download is a little faster, load times are shorter, and streaming is more precise. As the Pervium works, the user becomes more and more dependent on the Pervium’s speed, and soon craves faster internet access. As the victim begins searching for ways to increase her internet speed, such as cleaning her system, applying open DNS server addresses, or making adjustments to her router, the Pervium doubles the internet speeds these adjustments would normally produce. The Perviums’ ultimate goal is to download the user as one large data packet.

Glass Walkers are aware of the Perviums, but are unsure of their purpose or goals. They often bind them as fetishes to their own computers, creating mobile broadband connections with faster than normal speeds.

Rage: 6, Willpower: 7, Gnosis: 8, Essence: 21

Charms: Calcify, Control Electrical Systems, Short Out, Solidify Reality

Image: When manifested, Perviums appear as normal men and women, dressed in khakis and a polo shirt lacking any specific logos. The Perviums found in the CyberRealm look like frequency waves of colored energy.