It is believed by Unitologists and individuals affected by Marker Dementia that the Markers themselves are responsible for encouraging the evolution of sentient species through an altered version of their signal, with the ultimate goal of creating a species intelligent enough to build Red Markers.Īfter a host world has been reached, the Black Marker will fall dormant for a time, reactivating only once the dominant lifeform of the host planet has achieved a certain level of technological advancement. In the case of Earth, the Black Marker was carried inside of an asteroid that struck the Yucatán Peninsula around 65 million years ago, wiping out the dinosaurs. The Moons reproduce by producing Black Markers within themselves, which they then eject and allow to travel through space at sub-light speeds before impacting a suitable host world. This blood-mad crusade against biological life has gone on for countless centuries, leaving entire star systems completely devoid of even the most basic microbial life. The Brethren Moons, also known as Blood Moons, are a species of moon-sized necrotic lifeforms that have spread throughout the universe with but a single goal in mind: to consume all organic life. We will all be made whole.' -The Brethren Moons about the Markers and their intentions. All worlds will be consumed and become one.

Meanwhile, Unitology grows into one of the dominant religions in the galaxy.History Source and Convergence ' Even now, we see them. Markoff goes on to create copies of the original Black Marker destroyed in Chicxulub. Altman dies in a Necromorph attack and becomes a false martyr, with future generations hailing him as the church's founder. Altman almost escapes, but Markoff, a local militia leader who reveals his true loyalty to the Marker and the genesis of Unitology, captures him.

Eventually, those corrupted by the Marker start worshiping Altman for his resistance.Īt the end of the novel, the Marker causes the initial outbreak of Necromorphs. During the excavation process, Altman realizes that, while it drives others to commit murder and suicide, the Marker's power does not affect him.

While investigating a gravitational signal, Altman finds the Black Marker in a crater near the town of Chicxulub. This obelisk-like object causes people to hallucinate and - as revealed later - has the power to reanimate the living corpses that 'Dead Space' calls Necromorphs. In the novel, Altman uncovers the first Marker humankind has encountered.

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