The '''termination implant ''' was a device attached to the [[brain stem]] of [[Vorta]] operatives of the [[Dominion]]. It was triggered by hand with a gesture that applied pressure with the index finger behind the right earlobe and the thumb under the jaw. When the device was activated (voluntarily) by the owner, it caused near-instant, painful death . Its purpose was to prevent Vorta, and the strategic information they possessed, from falling into enemy hands.* ''(though the [[Founder]]s told the Vorta that death would be painless, this has proven not entirely true). Its purpose '' The implant was to prevent Vorta – triggered by hand, with a gesture that applied pressure with the index finger behind the right earlobe and the strategic information they possessed – from falling into enemy handsthumb under the jaw. [[category:engineering]][[category:misc tech]]