Psi Corps

During the early 22nd Century, telepaths were being discovered within the Human populace. Due to fear and prejudice, and in part to protect the privacy of others, the Psi Corps was formed in 2150.

This is an organisation where those who show telepathic abilities are brought up. Children from a young age who have telepathic potential are often sent here and trained, fed and housed by the Corps. Membership in the Psi Corps is compulsory for all telepaths regardless of their Psi rating. The only ways around this law are to take sleeper drugs on a regular basis (which inhibits one's psi ability), though often these have negative side effects, or to go to prison.

The Psi Corps as of 2258 onwards is a large organisation with many divisions. Telepaths that test out on the P5 - P6 scale generally do commercial work, mediating at business meetings and so on. A portion of their earnings goes back to the corps. There are also military liasons and legal divisions.

The Psi Rating is as follows:

P1 - P2 Telepathic abilities are minimal and erratic: mild empathy, some blocking abilities. Telepaths at this level are not officially 'taken in' by the Corps; however, the Corps tracks and logs them for genetic purposes.

P3 - P4 Mildly stronger than the above abilities. These telepaths serve functionary roles within the Corps; their jobs range from manning Psi Corps testing facilities to public relations and bureaucratic positions.

P5 - P6 Can receive strong emotions, and some detailed information in brief bursts. Telepaths of this rating usually belong to the Commercial Telepath Corps.

P7 - P9 Can receive strong emotions, and some detailed information in brief bursts. At his level, leadership positions within the Corps are available: from administrating the numerous testing and training centers to managing the Commercial Telepath Corps.

P10 - P11 Powerful enough to rip the information out of a resisting person. Telepaths of this level are hired mostly as teachers or indoctrinators of other telepaths.

P12 - A telepath of this level either becomes a Psi Cop or dead. A Psi Cop is given the authority to enforce all Alliance laws governing telepaths and is charged with recovering rogue telepaths. The scanning range of a P12 telepath is greatly increased when in hyperspace, allowing him or her to pinpoint the location of ships through thought waves emanating from the crew.

P13+ - Genetic therapy can push a telepath beyond normal limits. At this level, telepaths begin to sense the universe at its component levels. Insanity is a very real danger since the massive psi abilities are unstable to an untrained mind. Telekinesis, empathy, and telepathy are at a very high level, allowing the telepath almost god-like powers. Only one known human has been able to ascend to this level and survive. Unfortunately for the Corps, the subject, Jason Ironheart, killed the lead researcher on the project and erased the experiment data. He was later thought killed while trying to escape Babylon 5.

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