"Any guesses what it's used for?"
"Well it would definitely affect brain chemistry, so it could be used as some kind of a drug or stimulant I suppose."
- Dr. Ariel Hanson and Jim Raynor discussing terrazine(src)
A canister of terrazine
Terrazine gas is a mysterious potent psionic reagent. It is sought by protoss, zerg and terrans alike.[1] The protoss consider it "the Breath of Creation"[2] (literally translates as such via Khalani). The Tal'darim believe that terrazine is a gift from the xel'naga to allow communication with them.[3]
Terrazine smells like blood.[3]
Terrazine is similar to vespene gas, and contains additional organic substances.[4][3] Its effects are unpredictable,[5] though it possesses mind-altering qualities[4] that can have adverse effects on terrans but positive effects on ghosts, increasing their psionic power by 1 or more points on the Psi Index scale and, through the regeneration of brain cells, allowing them to overcome memory wipes and other such treatments. At least some spectres can also more easily resist mind-reading and can avoid picking up unwanted thoughts.[3]
Terrazine, stabilized by a little jorium, is inhaled by spectres like a drug. If the spectre keeps to a strict schedule, the side effects are minimized.[3]
History
The refinery on Mar Sara
Terrazine was first discovered by terrans on Demon's Fair in 2501. Project Shadow Blade was commissioned for the creation of spectres, but it was shut down within the year.[3]
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Mar Sara featured a Dominion-operated "Vespene" Refinery 1138, a terrazine refinery on Mar Sara, disguised as a vespene refinery,[6] which was infested by zerg and had to be rescued by Nova (a ghost) and other Dominion forces.[7]
The Second Great War
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Terrazine altar on Bel'Shir
During the Second Great War, Gabriel Tosh commissioned Raynor's Raiders to steal terrazine from protoss altars on Bel'Shir. The altars were guarded by the Tal'darim, who regarded the gas as a sacred gift from the xel'naga, and refused to give the terrans any. The Raiders took what they needed by force.[8]
Tosh intended to use the terrazine to create an army of spectres. He stored his terrazine in a terrazine tank on Avernus Station.[9]
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