Erbil L5

	This article is about a piece of terminology in Ciconia When They Cry.

Erbil L5 (アルビールＬ５, Arubīru L5) is a virus created in B3W by an unknown country that targeted specific crops and destroyed them, causing famines in the Middle East. First discovered in Erbil, Iraq, it is believed to be one of the causes for World War III.

At the start of A3W, the ABN admitted the country who created Erbil L5 into their faction and destroyed every trace of the virus. Future storage and development of viruses and bioweapons would become prohibited worldwide.

Story

For You, the Replaceable Ones

In Chapter 17, Erbil L5 suddenly re-emerges because of the Three Kings and destroys 30% of the world's crops before being suppressed. The ABN, which was unharmed by the outbreak, is implicated in the virus's spread. Rethabile suggests that the ABN was experimenting on their crops to protect them from Erbil outbreaks.

In Chapter 21, Erbil L5 mutates and breaks out again, attacking ABN crops.

Trivia

• Erbil L5 may be a reference to one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the Black Rider. "Erbil" (アルビール, Arubīru) could also be written as "Arbil", which is "libra" backwards. Libra is a zodiac sign associated with scales, and the Black Rider, representing famine, is often depicted as wielding a pair of scales.