Ferrendo is still under the effects of 'Machian's Dilemma', a device that enhances its user's physical, spriritual, intellectual and cybernetic abilities - by several orders of magnitude - for a random duration of time. Once the effects wear off, the user is said to become thoroughly exhausted and feeble for a full year. The longest recorded duration of the effect (besides Ferrendo) is held by the Dwarf Fen, who experienced the effects for almost 11 months before suddenly collapsing during a routine flight. Ferrendo has been under its effects for almost 12 years and counting ...