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Supposedly warriors who could when angry enter a berserk rage either naturally or with the aid of drugs. They were reputed to wear animal skins as armour. As revealed in [[The Mark of the Berserker]] at least one form of Berserker came about through the use of alien technology.
'''Berserkers''' were a warrior race who used [[Berserker Pendant|pendants]] to control people. Berserkers could, when angry, enter a berserk rage either naturally or with the aid of drugs. They visited [[Earth]] at some point during the [[Viking]] age, where they were mistaken for [[Human]] warriors wearing animal skins as armor. They left behind at least one Berserker Pendant, which fell into the hands of [[Jacob]], and later, [[Paul Langer]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Mark of the Beserker]]'')


A talisman that gave the bearer the ability to order people to do as they wished also changed the person using slowly into a Berserker. At every use the talisman would slightly change the bearer both physically and mentally until the bearer desired to complete the transformation to a Berserker. The only cure if done early enough is to remind the person affected who they are so that the memories will assert their human identity.
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===Appearance===
During transformation the skin of the user develops prominent veins over the surface. The final form has the appearance of a man wearing animal skins.
 
===History===
The [[UNIT]] archives record one occurrence in at a barracks in Ealing west London in 1940. The same talisman appears to have been lost due to bombing.


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Revision as of 08:18, 2 February 2009

Berserkers were a warrior race who used pendants to control people. Berserkers could, when angry, enter a berserk rage either naturally or with the aid of drugs. They visited Earth at some point during the Viking age, where they were mistaken for Human warriors wearing animal skins as armor. They left behind at least one Berserker Pendant, which fell into the hands of Jacob, and later, Paul Langer. (SJA: The Mark of the Beserker)

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