Race: Cogite (Just me having a little fun, this should probably be changed)
Reference: Cogman-male, Cogmaiden-female, Cogites-plural, Cognitian-adj
Description: Victorian era styled cyborgs utilising steam based hydraulic limbs, visual references can be found
here,
here,
here,
here and finally
here. Or, my avatar.
Background: Cogites are generally humans who have undergone various procedures to integrate steam/clockwork technology into themselves; although technically not really a separate race in the usual sense, their alienation from non-Cogite society as a result of their outlandish appearances has warranted such a description. Because they possess biological brains the Cogites (unlike Artilects) are capable of performing psychic feats, however considering the substantial psychological effects upon the mind that result from being Cognitized (verb) few dare stretch the limits of their sanity any further.
Attributes
(Stats Mod)-Body of Brass: Immune to Pain.
(Stats Mod)-Mentally Unstable: Sanity cannot exceed a maximum of 50%.
(Ability)-Cog Cannibalism: Can sacrifice health to fix tech or repair Artilects/Cogites.
(Ability)-High gear: Increased performance at increased fatigue loss.
Race: Avian
Reference: Lord-male, Lady-female, Avie (ave-i)-plural, Avian-adj
Description: 4-5ft literally angelic winged humanoids those proportions are reminiscent of young adolescent humans (lanky, big eyed) and are often seen wearing lightweight silk clothing and heavier but easily discarded robes, for warmth. Like regular humans the males tend to be slightly denser and as a result have much larger wings; when tucked to the back female wingtips extend to the upper thigh, whilst in the same posture the male’s wingtips extend almost to their ankles.
Background: Although their true origins are unknown the earliest accounts of Avie in society come from ancient religious texts whereby they are said to have come from the land of the gods. Of course human geneticists are quick to refute this claim and exhibit genetic traits shared by Avie and the Psionites, suggesting a common evolutionary ancestor (much to their mutual disgust). Regardless of what the truth may be the Avie are commonly associated with the mystical as they exhibit a astounding proficiency at performing psychic feats. Yet another reason why there is very little love to be lost between them and the Psionites, as both sides are extremely competitive, egotistical and unashamedly narcissistic, such is the prerogative of a psychic it seems.
Attributes
(Stats Mod)-Delicate: All Health loss and Pain is amplified by a factor of x2.
(Stats Mod)-Divinity: Sanity regeneration amplified by a factor of x2.
(Ability)-Flight: <See Flight Rules>
(Ability)-Psychic Restoration: Restores Sanity of target at the cost of one’s own.
(Ability)-Inner Peace: Psychically negates the received pain of targets by x2
Race: Artilect
Reference: Artilects-plural, Artilectual-adj
Description: Analogue constructs built from brass and iron, with painted ceramics used to emulate the appearance of human flesh; the overall effect being something like a beautifully crafted animate doll, or a robotic mockery of life from the depths of the uncanny valley.
Background: Created by humans as servitors these unliving automatons turned out to be applicable to psychic attack, completely undermining all prior assumptions that they were little more than fancy robots. Apparently sufficiently advanced analogue cogitation engines function so similarly to the living brain that these entities could be regarded as individual entities in their own right. Although opinions are still mixed, since some aspects of society still maintain that they have a right to own Artilects as pseudo-slaves based upon the justification that an Artilect cannot perform psychic feats and thus lacks a true mind or soul. However most people are willing to treat Artilects with at least some degree of respect and many are uncomfortable with the idea of enslaving something that doesn’t need sleep. Artilects themselves are conscious individual entities whom seem to posses a sort of quiet wisdom, seemingly grateful for existence itself and desiring little more than to be useful; philosophers attribute this state of mind to the inability to feel pain and postulate that if an Artilect were to learn to feel love it would result in dramatic psychological change with unknown results.
Attributes
(Stats Mod)-Body of Brass: Immune to Pain.
(Stats Mod)-Automaton: Utterly incapable of psychic feats.
(Stats Mod)-The Unliving: Artilects cannot be killed, only damaged to incapacitation.
(Ability)-Reset: Can restore 25% of sanity per round, but cannot act while doing so.
Still to come:
Humans, Lycanthropes, Psionites