Load & Human Biology
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Unlocking Vestibules
In rare cases, people are born with a Vestibule and Chambers, but their Vestibule is only unlocked when placed under extreme physical or emotional stress. Vestibules with larger passageways allow Load to diffuse into and out the body at a faster rate. Larger Chambers allow accumulation of Load, functioning as reservoirs.
The size of a person’s Chambers or Vestibule passageway cannot be trained or conditioned. They grow naturally larger over time in the presence of areas dense with Load, most commonly battlefields.
Development of Load Tattoos
Due to Load being incompatible with Human biology, the body adapts to this new stress or is physically altered by it. It is unknown whichever is the case. The use of Load is present on the human body, as it develops tattoos. The placement of these tattoos correlate to the application of where Load is designated. Tattoos on the hands and arms would indicate use of Load on those limbs. The density and amount of tattoos a person develops is dependent on the limb Load is applied to most, it constantly changes throughout one’s life. The intricacy and complexity of these tattoos reflect mastery of the use of Load.
Integration of Load into the Body
As a Specialist diffuses Load throughout their service, small amounts of Load permanently diffuses and integrates into the body through muscles, tendons, and neurons, providing enhanced physicality. This effect is lessened in Dead-Zones.
Diffusing outward at higher rates causes enhanced physicality to temporarily intensify.
Specialists that had recently opened their Vestibule will experience rapid growth in physical prowess, but quickly falls off as time passes.
Most Specialists will experience skin puncturing and bruises from firearms and brief dazing from small explosives. However, direct artillery strikes can potentially be lethal.
Human Perception of Load
Stagnant load has no properties, but when a Specialists begins diffusing their Load outwards, the eyes of nearby soldiers lose focus, experience minor vertigo and lose depth perception. Specialists instead feel a sense of Load being expelled at a location. In Overburdened lands, the Load density masks the location of diffusing Specialists and soldiers experience mild loss of all senses.
Veterans and experienced soldiers experience a lesser effect from Load Signals and Overburdened Land, some aren’t affected by it due to prolonged exposure.