Pharmakon

The Pharmakon is one of three major factions within the Vega Conflict universe, consisting of sentient A.Is. Their hulls are highly advanced and are capable of phasing in and out of combat.

Pharmakon Hulls are designed to counter Umbra Hulls, but are weak to Altairian Hulls, marking the end of a circle of factions that emphasise a rock-paper-scissors effect.

History
The Pharmakon A.I were designed with the intention of governing its creators, until the arrival of the Xeno Plague. However, when it was discovered that stopping the Xeno Plague was very unlikely, the A.I resorted to extreme measures. If they couldn't stop the Xeno Plague at its source, they would prevent it from infecting new hosts. This caused them to run rampant, killing their creators with the technology it was gifted with and causing it to embark on a quest to destroy all sentient life.

They make their debut in Catalyst, interfering in Keres VII's assassination attempt on Bishop, allowing him to escape. Keres described them as machines who phased in with technology she has never encountered before.

In Cipher, they begin to wipe out all traces of sentient life in their path, and Sybil has received multiple distress calls from outlying colony worlds. Klavic, predicting that the Pharmakon would return after his ancestors narrowly escaped them, began work on technology that could be used to specifically counter the Pharmakon, hoping to be able to stop their rampage across the sectors.

In Duplicity, the Pharmakon Governance A.I. contacts the rebels directly, requesting a genetic sample of the residents of the Vega sector in order to work on developing a cure for the Xeno Plague that it has detected in the sectors there.

In Synthesis, it was revealed that they cured Bishop of his infection, leaving him in rage at what they had done.