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The '''Hysk''' were an extinct race of giant, upright insects with multiple | The '''Hysk''' were an extinct race of giant, upright insects with multiple calliper-limbs and concentric mandibles. They were known throughout [[Mutter's Spiral]] as being "oppressive, totalitarian, unmerciful and antisocial" creatures. | ||
It was [[UniMedia Franchise Orbital]] (largest off-world news conglomerate in the Spiral) that sought to exploit these creatures as objects of fear. For hundreds of years, long after their [[extinction]], they generated a [[hologram]] (identifying itself as [[Myskhurr]]) and reproducing the illegal drug [[Chronex]] (which gave the illusion of extending life while ultimately bringing death). All this was to command the ratings in a scandal that nearly ran across the colonies before being exposed by one of their reporters, ([[Huksley]]), aided by the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Season (short story)|The Infinity Season]]'') | It was [[UniMedia Franchise Orbital]] (largest off-world news conglomerate in the Spiral) that sought to exploit these creatures as objects of fear. For hundreds of years, long after their [[extinction]], they generated a [[hologram]] (identifying itself as [[Myskhurr]]) and reproducing the illegal drug [[Chronex]] (which gave the illusion of extending life while ultimately bringing death). All this was to command the ratings in a scandal that nearly ran across the colonies before being exposed by one of their reporters, ([[Huksley]]), aided by the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Season (short story)|The Infinity Season]]'') |