Vanlouen-Lemming Morphogenetic Index

A scale designed to objectively represent the level of transformation The Bog has caused in an individual. Determined with the application of the Vogel-Biss Test.

0 -  No contact with The Bog in any way whatsoever, normal

1 - Has made contact with the Bog, mild mental changes, initial diarrhea stage. Most individuals remain at this point for their entire lives, as even a cursory interaction with the Bog will leave lasting changes.

2 - Very mild physical changes, typically under the skin, more drastic mental changes

3 - Noticeable physical changes, drastic mental changes (may act as entirely different person)

4 - Drastic physical changes, mental state is radically distinct from whatever it was before Bog contact

5 - Radical physical transformation, inclusion of traits from other species (at this point in the Bog-Morphing process, most organisms tend to “stabilize” and cease further developments)

6 - Physical changes begin to grossly defy natural laws. Organisms this far gone tend to disappear into the Bog altogether, perhaps becoming part of something greater, or worse, collapsing into physical non-existence entirely.