Terran -
Terrans are your run-of-the-mill humanoids, who have colonized and adapted to space. It is said the their ancestors fled a dying world and years later re-united to form what later became the Republic.
Gael-Noir -
The Gael-Noir are an advanced humanoid species with a phenomenal capacity for Psi. They are so highly adept at harnessing their psi that many Gael-Noir for-go training with their bodies to focus on utilizing their psi. As such these particular Gael-Noir tend to have a gaunt and frail appearance.
Uraor -
The Uraor are, for lack of a more apt description, a scavaging barbaric horde. They call no single place home for few worlds can sustain them for long. A stark contrast to the Gael Noir the Uraor are a race totally devoid of psi, and they seem to revel in this fact. However, the Uraor have a rather interesting abillity; while at rest a Uraor can heal him/herself. Because of this the Uraor are unable to accept medical aid and thusly rely on their own healing(all known forms of medical aid are un-effective on Uraor physiology, and Uraor beliefs strongly disdain it's use).
Krynean -
Once a powerfull race, the Kryneans had only recently united it's tribes in peace before the Uraor stumbled upon their homeworld. Durring the siege of their homeworld many kryneans were shocked back into warfare and their old primal ways. Each tribe held it's own place in their society and each had developed with it's own beastial traits causeing the tribes to seperate themselves from one another. Most of the Kryneans that survived their homeworld's seige have succomed to their beastial sides and now hunt the Uraor for vegence. However the Krynean race does suffer from one set back in these technology driven times; they cannot utilize cyberware of any kind and as such disdain it completely(mainly due to their abnormal genetic structure).
Vel-Teh -
An enigmatic race of wandering engenieers and technicians, the Vel-Teh are peacefull neutralist thinkers. They adore new ways of thinking and advancing technology. It is due to Vel-Teh assistance that the Republic was able to create the Constructs/Type II's.
Half Breed Krynean -
Some Kryneans have been known to mate with Terrans, the outcome of such a coupling has become known as a Half breed. When such occurs the offspring tends to have less krynean traits than their parent but find cyberwear to be less of a flaw. As such they can utillize it to a degree. However a Half Breed can be more Terran or more Krynean.
Constructs/Type II's
Type II Terrans, also known as constructed Terrans were first created by the Republic after the Vel-Teh took intrest in the project. The outcome was a completely sentient race of artifical beings. Utillizing data gathered from the Uraor(techniques for organic replication and maintaining) allowed the Type II's to even look more "acceptable." However, the Type II technology was soon perverted and used to emulate senators, assasinating them and manipulating votes. Type II's soon became both feared and hunted, and the Republic, began to shatter from the chaos created.
Bioids -
Being developed alongside the Construct project was the idea of a artifical race of sentient beings that were completely organic. When ways started to come into being to detect and hunt Type II's those who had perverted tossed them aside to try a new form of attack on the Republic. A purely organic android became undetectable by current technoliges and allowed the various groups to alter votes or get rid of rivals. But in the end both Bioids and Constructs were doomed to be feared, although sentient many still debate wheather or not they are alive.
The Republic -
While Fragmented and short-handed the once noble Republic still strives to perserve the peace of it's citizens and re-unite it's wayward colonies.
The Purgeists' Party -
An anti-artificial life movement the Purgeists Party seeks to erradicate all Bioid and Type II's in existance.
The Federated Union -
An off-shoot of the Republic, the Federated Union wishes to unite the people but strives for technology and industry as a focal point.
Confederated Commonwealth -
An off-shoot of the Republic the ConFed Commonwealth seeks to unite the people but shuns the exsclusive tech and industry outlook of the Federated Union. Favoring instead agriculture and concerns of it's citizens.
A.D.U. -
An Independant faction made up of ex-Republic peace officers who patrol areas that can 'pay them as best they can.' The A.rmored D.efense U.nit was once an expeiditionary unit that roamed the Republic policeing it, functioning as wandering millitary unit always at the ready for deployment. Now they do so without any governmental leash. It was due to the Republic's shattering that lead to the cease of funding of the A.D.U.
Rogue Alliance -
A loose-knit alliance of people who wish to be left alone, to do as they please.
The Endless Dawn Movement -
A pro-life movement that seeks the freedom and end to Bioid/Type II persecution.
© 2000 Matthew Gill
