Isamu Xenon

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The Arcinians, though generally amicable and friendly on the face, are a bit of a sketchy race if you dig deep enough into their history, with all kinds of rumors abound about suspicious scientific endeavors, and the mysterious subterranean lab in the core of Titanim houses many of their most...concerning works. Isamu Xenon was one of the few Arcinians employed in the labs who seemed to have any semblance of a conscience. In fact, his greatest and most terrible project- the Xenon Virus- was originally intended as a revival serum, to give his colleagues and, one day, the entire Arcinian race a second chance at life. Being adapted from a very infective, but otherwise quite minor, pathogen, it was intended to keep body functions running if already in the body upon death, or kickstart them if administered shortly after death. It was also not intended to be able to spread. However, an assortment of faults in the genetic code resulted in discoloration of the skin and eyes, as well as the virus being able to spread through blood.

Being made in the lab meant that it was likely to be rigorously tested- on an...assortment of different subjects- before it was even considered finished by its creator. In fact, due to an unfortunate chain of events, Isamu himself ended up being one of the final test subjects before the virus broke containment and escaped into the wider world. Though harmless early on and barely even noticed in Titanim itself, the further it spread, the more it mutated. Soon, it started showing its effects before the victim had even died, degenerating the brain and reducing the infected to zombies. Isamu was lucky- since he'd been directly administered the lab strain, he was mostly unaffected, aside from the aforementioned discoloration. After he came back to life, showing the Xenon Virus's symptoms, he was kicked off the team and abandoned at the outskirts of Titanim, leaving him to find his way on his own. He eventually made contact with his old colleague Axel Elwood, who was now living in Windsong Square, and the two arranged to meet by Glimmer Lake. Isamu had managed to smuggle out a few samples of early virus strains, and handed them to Axel to see if he could help perfect them.

Nowadays, Isamu, Axel, and a small group of friends live in the Drifters' Refuge, most of them having become Xenon Zombies through one method or another. Isamu, being an Arcinian, is a natural-born scientist, and the lab strain of the virus has barely erased any of his natural smarts and intrepid nature. Though best at biology-related work, he's shown a knack for robotics as well, and has started doing more robotics work after being extricated from the Titanim lab, due at least in part to bad memories regarding his studies in the biology field. Though close with everyone, he's closest with Axel and Agana- Axel being his former colleague-turned-boyfriend, and Agana being another unfortunate victim of the labs' heartless nature.