Compound X

Compound X is a substance used in the production of Adrena-Time. It is a highly complicated formula that is harvested and refined from the metabolic waste of primordial life forms called xenocytes.A. Pahlavi's Terminal, message to Jasper Low, CHEM Lab (Gorgon)Ambrose Lab Notes 3Jasper Low, on Project Gorgon and the formula of Adrena-Time, Olympus Orbital Pharmaceutical Station (Olympus) Millions of xenocytes are needed to refine even a dash of the compound, and immense amounts of the compound were mined from the subterranean caverns of Gorgon by Spacer's Choice. The excrement is a fine powderAmbrose Lab Notes 2 and it is notoriously difficult to enrich due to its "fussy" molecular structure.A. Pahlavi's Terminal, Unplanned sabotage event, CHEM Lab (Gorgon) The compound was not designed for human consumption, but an "almost perfect" batch is 75 percent compatible with human metabolism.
The compound provides a massive boost to productivity and energy-levels in small doses. In higher doses it is harder to enrich, and if not enriched well enough, the protective layers that inhibit side-effects are not present. It is habit-formingOlivia Ambrose's terminal, message to Jasper Low about Adrena-Time concerns, Synthesis & Manufactory Center (Gorgon) and even in its refined state, repeated usage damages the synaptic patterns of the brain.A. Pahlavi's Terminal, Work fortifies the spirit, CHEM Lab (Gorgon) The side-effects include paranoia, violence, psychosis and intense anxiety.
==Xenocytes==
Xenocytes are the source of Compound X. They are single-celled microbial life forms that grow beneath the surface of Gorgon, and the compound they secrete cannot be found anywhere else in nature. Xenocytes are sensitive to their ecosystem, and any attempt by Spacer's Choice to port them off-world killed them every time. They persist on the asteroid despite the harsh circumstances, and Olivia Ambrose believes that they require adversity to thrive.
==Additional information==
*The word 'xenocyte' likely comes from the prefix xeno- meaning 'foreign' and the suffix -cyte meaning 'cell.'
==References==
Category:The Outer Worlds