Event: Neural Parasite

Type: Universal / Exploration (Ground)
The Neural Parasites are a dangerous form of life.
The Neural Parasite begin by infecting the scout party or hero that discovered them, these characters now operate under the control of the neural parasite. They will then begin an effort to infiltrate and subvert/infect others in an effort to gain control of key individuals, facilities and starships.
The Neural Parasite will first spread to the ship that delivered the scout party/hero to the planet, those infected will follow orders as normal, though every time they encounter a new unit or hero, they will attempt to infect and infiltrate them as if an Elite level espionage unit/hero. If they fail, then they are detected, if not then they continue as normal.
Once the Parasites have infected around 20 units/heroes, they will occasionally deviate from assigned order in an effect to improve infiltration efforts.
Counter-Espionage units/Heroes have a chance to detect the Neural Parasite infiltration. Once detected they must track down the source (original host) and kill it. Detected parasites will fight near by units. If the original host is killed, all the parasites die and those infected return to normal.
Category:Event
Category:Exploration Event
Category:Ground Exploration Event
Category:Universal Event