Gnosia

"While often exaggerated, Gnosia don't differ much from humans. Some of us lose control, and act rashly... But... We do have a constant urge to destroy humanity. That's what truly defines us. ~ Yuriko"

The Gnosia are people or human-like animals and AI that got infected by the Gnos. As a result of the vision they receive, the fabric of their brains undergoes an alternation that connects them to the Gnos and changes them into the carriers of its will. Their purpose is to send as many human minds as possible to the Gnos, though not every one of them is completely aware of what the exact consequences of their actions are, often believing they're simply „eliminating humans” or „saving them”.

The technique of warping is based on pan-possibility calculation, which allows the Gnos to make it possible for them to think and move freely during a warp, even though the time is frozen for everybody else experiencing it. Furthermore, it enables them to perform cyberization on one person per warp. To conduct it, all Gnosia that are active and present on the ship that is currently warping have to make contact with the chosen individual. Gnosia touching one person together causes their skin to swell up and peel back, eventually completely erasing their physical form and transferring their conscious existence to the realm of recalculation, where they become one with the Gnos.

While LeVi is able to detect the Gnosia presence on the D.Q.O., it is impossible for her to determine which one of the people onboard is an infectee, but they may be exposed via the analysis of dimensional waves or Doctor examination.

Even though the infection affects how the Gnosia look, they're still able to regain and keep their original appearance when and for how long they want.

Gameplay
See: Roles

Trivia

 * Yuriko's the only one whose appearance doesn't change whether she's the Gnosia or not