
Once they discover it is a reciever of limitless energy, from an unknown source, the species is controlled by it to worship the relic and to create copies of the original. Because of overpopulation, the species depletes all available energy and becomes desperate in finding new sources.īy this time, the Black Marker is revealed to the species.

The sole purpose of guiding a species into civilization is for the species to grow in numbers and overpopulate. There, the Black Marker emits an electromagnetic signal that guides and teaches forms of life into civilization, forcing evolution of certain sentient species. The creation of a Brethren Moon begins with a Black Marker being sent to a hospitable planet. This results in the activation of the Markers, known as the Convergence Event, and pulls all of the infected in space to create another Necromorph Moon. The ultimate purpose of the Markers is to create a Necromorph Moon (also known as Brethren Moons), by spreading an alien contagion that reanimates dead cells and kills all life in the area. Both are functionally similar, serving as emitters of an electromagnetic signal that both compels sentient beings to create more Red Markers and reanimates necrotic tissue into Necromorphs. Red Markers are artificial copies of Black Markers, created by intelligent civilizations.

Black Markers originate from extra planetary sources, traveling through space until they impact a planet. Two types of Markers are known to exist: Black Markers and Red Markers.
