Final Stager

A "Final Stager", more colloquially known as Zombies, or infected, are individuals whom have succumbed to Malaysian Rabies. Figures have suggested that up to 99.9% of the planets Human population may be dead or Infected. The means or creation of the Virus is currently unknown, however it is thought that it may be linked to the Revenant project.

Initial Outbreak
Details are spotty as to when the first individual was infected with Malaysian Rabies, however most agree that the first individual was infected in early 2007. The virus spread slowly at first, with early infectees taking up to a week to turn. However, as more individuals were infected, and insufficent response was given, the Virus picked up momentum. By Mid 2007, the Virus had landed on the shores of North America.

Final Stager Biology
Final Stagers are well know for their generally dishelved, rotting apperance. All Final Stagers older than 36 hours are slow and otherwise poorly co-ordinated. They display a pack mentality, grouping together, forming what is known as a "Horde". A horde consists of no fewer than 20 infected, and has no clear leader. Instead, when they react to stimulus, whatever the larger group of the horde starts to do, the rest tends to regroup and follow. They possess little to no intelligence, beyond animal instincts, however Final Stagers have been known to open doors, and possess rudimentary crafting skills, in some extrordianary cases. Most of the time, however, this is just a mistaken "Feral" sighting. Ferals are an ultra-rare mutation of the "Z Virus". For some reason, the virus does not shut down core bodily functions, but still does sizeable brain damage. this causes them to go insane. Ferals are noted for their ability to build traps, and also are capable of speaking. Therefore, responding to someone crying for help isn't always a good idea

Animal Communicibility
It has been observed that some animals, most notably Ostriches, are able to be infected. For other animals, there has been little to no research, however it has been suggested that some species of small rodents are also capable of contracting the virus. There has also been reports of Dogs being infected, however this has not been proven yet.