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Author: Prof. Dr. med. Teresa Martinez LL.M.

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"Contessa"

Date of Birth: 14th of Feb. 824 A.S.

Nationality: None

Race: Biologically Libertonian

Husband: None

Children: None

Residence: The Pendragon

Gender: Female

Hair Color: Auburn

Height: 1.67m

Occupation: Experiment

Titles: None

Traits: Silent Studious Gullible Suggestible

Medical Record: Biologically engineered human Ages 64 times faster than normal Treated with Deus Formula

Criminal Record: None

Status: Alive

The idea of "Contessa" came up right after Dr. Martinez finished the first run of the Deus Formula on the test subject the client Cordelia Lyell had provided. Given that the Formula seemed to have no adverse effects on the test subject's body, the Doctor decided that it was time to 'stress test' the Deus Formula and see how it would hold up when confronted with an immense workload.

The Deus Formula fulfills two functions within the client's body. Firstly, the nanobots injected into the blood stream check cells systematically for damaged telomeres and regenerate them if they find damaged ones. Secondly, they 'police' the body in pursuit of defective cells and kill them to prevent them from dividing uncontrollably. The second part was added after the first test of the formula, as it became clear that cells that were regenerated to the point where they could exceed the limit of 56 divisions before their inevitable death were more likely to produce cancerous cells. It was therefore necessary to prevent cancer from countering the intential effort of the Formula, which is to achieve biological immortality.

It was unclear how stable the nanobots would be if exposed to a human that would be genetically more prone to cancer already, and before any commercial use of the Formula could be made, it needed to be tested whether they would stop working after a while in such a scenario. This is where "Contessa" came into play. In order to ascertain whether a catastrophic failure would be likely, the Doctor created a clone of a colleague she had on Planet Los Angeles, altering the genome to cause the newly conceived life to age at an alarming rate. Given the accelerated cell division, the Formula would face an immense stress test.

What the Doctor didn't rightly consider was the fact that, after the test was completed, there was the very real possibility of "Contessa" actually being immortal and therefore was likely to remain with Cauldron for quite a while. Given the immense speed of the growth, "Contessa" has not had the chance to undergo a regular schooling process either. Up until now, the experiment seems to be stable, with no deviancies discernable so far. Because of this, the Doctor took it upon herself to teach "Contessa".

The Doctor had the hypothesis that the nanobots might inhibit the patient's ability to form long-term memories, given the way they worked. However, if the sample size of one is to be believed, this does not seem to be the case, as "Contessa" display an adequate memory of things she has encountered so far, rememering faces and shapes.



Constitution:

22nd of October 824 A.S.

"Contessa" is a small-ish girl with auburn hair and stout build. Physically, she is hardly stronger than an adolescent girl despite being biologically aged at around twenty four plus/minus two years. Given her unnatural 'childhood', "Contessa" has not learned to speak or undergone a normal school life. Given that, her means of expressing herself are limited to gestures and facial expressions. Curiously, she does not seem to like to use her vocal chords to voice anything, maybe because she is actually self-conscious about the fact that she is unable to communicate the way other humans do.

Despite this handicap, the Doctor has taken up the task of trying to teach "Contessa". Given the way that human speech acquisition works, the window of opportunity is long gone. However, the Doctor is currently attempting to find a way to allow "Contessa" to learn how to speak and subsequently undergo a normal education process.