# Blood of Ko
## Category
Serum / [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]]-Infused Mind-Control Substance / [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] Tool
## Known Facts
- Blood of Ko is an [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]]-infused serum.
- It was created by [[Warwick Thistlebloom]] and [[Keth]].
- [[The Brotherhood]] uses it for mind control.
- Victims controlled by Blood of Ko can be commanded by someone linked to or holding an [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] shard.
- The range of control appears to be unlimited.
- Severe pain can break or disrupt the control.
- All 200+ residents of [[Voran's Well|Voran’s Well]] were infected with the Blood of Ko.
- [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]] used an [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] shard in a ring on the altar to will the controlled cult members free.
- The haze lifted from the controlled horde and they fled, restored to their old lives.
- [[Elena]] called the control ring an abomination.
- [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]] destroyed the ring by stamping on it.
- [[Pipe]] gathered the fragments into a handkerchief.
## Current Holders / Users
- [[The Brotherhood]]
- [[Merric Veil]], likely
- [[Warwick Thistlebloom]], as creator under unclear circumstances
- [[Keth]], as co-creator
- [[Pipe]] may have fragments of the destroyed control ring.
## Connected To
- [[The Brotherhood]]
- [[Ko]]
- [[Keth]]
- [[Warwick Thistlebloom]]
- [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]]
- [[Voran's Well|Voran’s Well]]
- [[Polark]]
- [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]]
- [[Pipe]]
- [[Elena]]
- [[Merric Veil]]
- Mind control
- Votary
- Apostles
- Crusaders
## Open Questions
- Can Blood of Ko be cured fully?
- Does it leave lasting effects?
- Can it be detected?
- Can it be replicated?
- Does [[Keth]] still have the formula?
- Does Warwick know how to reverse it?
- Does Merric have more?
- Why is it named Blood of Ko?
- Is it actually connected to [[Ko]], or named for religious authority?
- Why did pain interrupt the control?