The war cloud, also known as fog of war, was a Nihil gas weapon capable of knocking individuals unconscious and disabling starship systems. War clouds could be launched from gas torpedoes to puncture ship hulls. Nihil masks protected the marauders from the gas' effects.
The war cloud gas was invented by the cybernetic human scientist Doctor Zadina Mkampa.
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