Durability as CON Action Check 17+/16/8/4
Movement s 32 r 22 w 8 # of actions 3
Reaction Score A/3
Mutations: None
Defects: None

Attacks
Claws (2) 16/8/4 d4s/d6s/d4w LI/O
Plasma cutters 12/6/3 d6w/d8w/d12w En/G
Constriction - d3w/phase LI/O

Defenses armor 2d4 (LI), d6+2 (HI), d6+3 (En)
+3 vs melee
+2 vs ranged

Skills
Athletics- climb 8; Acrobatics- dodge 9; Stealth- hide 4, sneak 3; Computer Science- hacking 12, programming 12; Knowledge- deduce 12; Navigation- astrogation 12; Physical Science- Astronomy 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12; Security- set/disarm traps 12; Technical Science- invention 10, juryrig 12, repair 12; Awareness- perception 12; Investigate- search 12, track 10. 

Description
The steel worm is actually a very intelligent alien. It looks like a 2.5 meter long, .35 meters wide serpent made up of steel wires. There is a grouping of 12 limbs, including 2 with claws and 2 plasma cutters, .4 meters from the anterior end. It does not have any recognizable sensory "organs"- these are redundant and spread through out the body. Because of this it is impossible to surprise a snake and gives it some of its amazing skills. Near the posterior end there are 4 things that look like fuel tanks about .3 meters long. These contain extra organic material for the CNS. The only portion of the worm that is not metallic are the cybernetic brain which runs almost the whole length of the body and the contents of the tanks. The snake can alter its brain to suit its current needs and wants and uses the tanks contents to do so. Its intelligence can not be understated. 

Encounter
When a steel serpent encounters a totally organic lifeform, it attempts to infect it with nanobots that will change it into another steel snake. It does so by spraying a cloud of nanobots 3X4X3 meters in size. If it encounters a cyborg, it will leave it alone unless attacked. If assaulted, a steel snake will use its claws and plasma cutters until it can escape (except plants which it will kill if possible).

Habitat
Unknown. In the lab the snakes have set up a death trap maze that will allow them to capture and transform more animals. They have also had enough time to decipher English and all computer languages used in the lab. 

Society
Unknown. They seem to work together well, but this might be due to the imprisonment.

Shadows Notes:
Unlike the Specimens, the steel snakes are alien in origin. The one captured is called a silver snake (due to its coloration). The GM is encouraged to alter the steel snake stats to his own tastes for the silver. Likewise with the conversion process from sentient to snake. All the personal that were converted are the steel snakes. All the steels follow the silver's commands and are still working on cracking the AI and thus allowing them to escape. They control all but a few of the weapons in the lab (the others are still under the AI's control). If the silver is slain, the steels are not incapacitated, and will begin there own agendas- singly or in groups.