Secronom is a secretive corporation headquartered in Oceanyka, primarily staffed by biologists, chemists and doctors. Its secrets are sought-after by every world government for their potential to revolutionise human healthcare, perhaps even holding the secret to immortality. Their commercial products are:
- Nerotonin 1 - A bio-engineered bacteria which comes in handy liquid nutrient packages, its nitrogen-fixation abilities unmatched. Nerotonin 1 is capable of turning vast swathes of deadlands into vibrant, lush farmland when coupled with fertilisation and ample irrigation.
- Nerotonin 2 - A bio-engineered virus, putting cell regrowth on total overdrive, though there is a risk for developing cancer. Nerotonin 2 is capable of forcing the body to repair and regrow any tissue, though full limbs and organs are out of the question.
- Nerotonin 3 - A bio-engineered hunter-killer virus, capable of outright eliminating cancer in approximately 25% of those who suffer from this disease before being consumed by the body's immune system.
- Nerotonin 4 - [REDACTED] A viral bioweapon gone out of control.
- Nerotonin 5 - [REDACTED] ...................................................................................
- Nerotonin 6 - [REDACTED] A bio-engineered prion meant to induce psychic powers, though it invariably makes the victim go mad.
- Nerotonin 7 - [REDACTED] .......................................................
- Nerotonin 8 - [REDACTED] A viral mutagenic agent which in conjunction with N-4 creates monstrosities.
- Nerotonin 8B - The ultimate miracle cure. A version of the Nerotonin 2 virus which is capable of making the body regrow limbs and organs, destroy any foreign organisms and eliminate cancers. Single doses of Nerotonin 8B can fetch for dozens of millions of dollars abroad. Sufficient doses of N-8B can grant functional immortality, though mental decay is still inevitable.
But this is not an exhaustive list, as Secronom offers one-off or prototype agents, as well as medical operations and conventional medicine. The corporation is able to accomplish this thanks to a CRISPR gene-editing machine found in the depths of an abandoned Precursor base, with which experiments have been conducted since the mid-1950s. By the mid-1960s Secronom possesses three of these machines, each of them hidden and guarded zealously, though the location of one of them is known; the Lindavista Underground Laboratories.