A typical MMP consists of a propeptide of about 80 amino acids, a catalytic metalloproteinase domain of about 170 amino acids, a linker peptide of variable length (also called the hinge region), and a hemopexin (Hpx)-like domain of about 200 amino acids.

[…]Hath all his ventures fail'd? What, not one hit? From Tripolis, from Mexico, from England, From Lisbon, Barbary, and India? And not one vessel scape the dreadful touch Of merchant-marring rocks?

Any man-eater is called a requiem.

Black leather braces, chain-mail chest guards, and oval and circular shields are the clothing of choice for these women. Firelight flashes off of broadswords and deadly knives.