Xalerii

The Xalerii are a species of parasitic cells that develop harsh mutations to any host body, turning them into biomass or into guardians of the Biophe. They are extremely deadly, and there no known cure or way of extracting the disease from an infected individual. They were created millions of years ago by an ancient race known as the Eldrazii, this was in response to the various Fyrea dieties creating guardian races to combat conscripted races. The genome and DNA are based of parasitic insects inhabiting a Garden World, the insects would latch onto a host and replace the hosts dna to suit its second stage of life.

Infection
Once the parasite has latched onto a host, it begins to "plug-in" - spreading the Xalerii bacteria activating junk DNA, causing biological changes that create a sentient mind inside the infected host. It acts by affecting the protein encoding regions of the promoter introns in each cell. The bacterias cell contain RNA and the reverse transcriptase enzyme, allowing it to insert its own genetic code into living cells. It enters, re-purposes and changes the cell, replicating previously dormant non-coding segments of DNA

The bacteria can determine whether or not the host can become a Xalerii biomorph, or begin digesting the inards for biomass consumption.

Methods of infection include:
 * Physical Contact - Open skin contact contracts the lifeform easy, this includes cuts and scratches
 * Waterborne - Xalerii lifeforms thrive in H2O-rich enviroments and spread quickly in small bodies of water such as lakes, rivers and small seas
 * Airborne - Moist enviroments can allow the bacteria to change its biological shape allowing attachment to water particles, as such jungle enviroments are prefered to Xalerii initial attacks