	UNITED STATES
	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C. 20549
	SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*

ViroPharma Incorporated

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.002

(Title of Class of Securities)

928241 10 8

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2005

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o	Rule 13d-1(b)
ý	Rule 13d-1(c)
o	Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 928241 10 8

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Gaia Offshore Master Fund, Ltd.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		ý
		(b)		o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Cayman Islands corporation

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			5.		Sole Voting Power 0

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 0

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 0

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0%

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Promethean Asset Management, L.L.C.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		ý
		(b)		o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware limited liability company

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			5.		Sole Voting Power 0

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 0

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 0

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0%

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO; HC

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) James F. O’Brien, Jr.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		ý
		(b)		o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. Citizen

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			5.		Sole Voting Power 0

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 0

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 0

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0%

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN; HC

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Promethean Investment Group, L.L.C.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		ý
		(b)		o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization New York limited liability company

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			5.		Sole Voting Power 0

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 0

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 0

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0%

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO; HC

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Gaia Managers LLC

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		ý
		(b)		o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware limited liability company

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			5.		Sole Voting Power 0

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 0

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 0

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0%

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO; HC

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Gaia Offshore Fund Ltd.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		ý
		(b)		o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Cayman Islands corporation

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			5.		Sole Voting Power 0

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 0

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 0

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0%

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO; HC

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Promethean Managers LLC

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		ý
		(b)		o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware limited liability company

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			5.		Sole Voting Power 0

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 0

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 0

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0%

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO; HC

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Gaia Partners LP

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		ý
		(b)		o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware limited partnership

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			5.		Sole Voting Power 0

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 0

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 0

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0%

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN; HC

Item 1.
	(a)	Name of Issuer VIROPHARMA INCORPORATED
	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices 397 Eagleview Boulevard Exton, Pennsylvania 19341

Item 2.
	(a)	Name of Person Filing
	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
	(c)	Citizenship

		Gaia Offshore Master Fund, Ltd c/o Promethean Asset Management, L.L.C. 55 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor New York, New York 10003 Cayman Islands corporation Promethean Asset Management, L.L.C. 55 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor New York, New York 10003 Delaware limited liability company James F. O’Brien, Jr. 55 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor New York, New York 10003 U.S. citizen Promethean Investment Group, L.L.C. 55 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor New York, New York 10003 New York limited liability company Gaia Managers LLC 55 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor New York, New York 10003 Delaware limited liability company Gaia Offshore Fund Ltd. c/o Promethean Asset Management, L.L.C. 55 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor New York, New York 10003 Cayman Island corporation Promethean Managers LLC 55 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor New York, New York 10003 Delaware limited liability company

		Gaia Partners LP 55 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor New York, New York 10003 Delaware limited partnership

	(d)	Title of Class of Securities Common Stock, par value $0.002 per share
	(e)	CUSIP Number 928241 10 8.

Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
	(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	o	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	o	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
	(e)	o	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	o	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
	If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. o

Item 4.	Ownership
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
GAIA OFFSHORE MASTER FUND LTD. PROMETHEAN ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. JAMES F. O’BRIEN, JR. PROMETHEAN INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C. GAIA MANAGERS LLC GAIA OFFSHORE FUND LTD. PROMETHEAN MANAGERS LLC GAIA PARTNERS LP
	(a)	Amount beneficially owned: 0
	(b)	Percent of class: 0%
	(c)	Number of shares as to which the person has:
		(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 0
		(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0
		(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0
		(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0

Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ý

Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not Applicable.

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
See Item 2 above.

Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable.

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable.

Item 10.	Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated this 1st day of February, 2006

/s/ James F. O’Brien, Jr.				GAIA OFFSHORE FUND LTD.
James F. O’Brien, Jr.
				By:	Promethean Asset Management, L.L.C.
GAIA OFFSHORE MASTER FUND LTD.				Its:	Investment Advisor

By:		Promethean Asset Management, L.L.C.		By: /s/ James F. O’Brien, Jr.
Its:		Investment Manager		Name: James F. O’Brien, Jr.
				Title: Managing Member
By:	/s/ James F. O’Brien, Jr.
			Name: James F. O’Brien, Jr.	PROMETHEAN MANAGERS LLC
			Title: Managing Member
				By:	/s/ James F. O’Brien, Jr.
PROMETHEAN ASSET					Name: James F. O’Brien, Jr.
MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.					Title: Managing Member

By:	/s/ James F. O’Brien, Jr.
			Name: James F. O’Brien, Jr.	GAIA MANAGERS LLC
			Title: Managing Member
				By: Promethean Managers LLC
				Its: Managing Member
PROMETHEAN INVESTMENT
GROUP, L.L.C.				By:	/s/ James F. O’Brien, Jr.
					Name: James F. O’Brien, Jr.
By:	/s/ James F. O’Brien, Jr.				Title: Managing Member
			Name: James F. O’Brien, Jr.
			Title: Managing Member

GAIA PARTNERS LP

By: Gaia Managers LLC
Its: General Partner
By: Promethean Managers LLC
Its: Managing Member

By:			/s/ James F. O’Brien, Jr.
			Name: James F. O’Brien, Jr.
			Title: Managing Member