Cyborg (Psypher)

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 * subraceOf=Cyborg
 * inheritTraits=Yes
 * hasSetting=Psypher Universe;
 * hasDescription=The cyborgs are direct descendants of regular (true) humans, but since the schism it is clear that they consider themselves as something more than humans now.

Cyberterrans, Cyborgs, Borgs, they go by few names as other races are still struggling to identify them properly. There used to only be human based cyborgs in the early stage of their existence but, since they went and formed their own society far away from humans, some dwarves and even mutants have been converted to their ranks.

Let’s start with the earliest of their origin. What Nova did with the technology they found on Eden and the one they were given by dwarves was more that just build robots and other machines, they tried to create the perfect human. Two schools of thought, not unlike the two existing factions, were present in the company and, as such, two different projects were launched.

The Meelan theory, what we now know as K9s, was the most popular due to the likeness of the subjects and the fame of Dr.Meelan.

The Cyborg Project was less known and publicized as it pushed the boundaries of morality in its experiments. The first months were of a gruesome nature as most subjects rejected the implants or had a neural overload that caused brain hemorrhages. The biggest breakthrough was when a team led by the human, Eva Smith, the dwarf Gull the Keen and the elf Varrell, combined the three races distinct technologies together.

The dwarven knowledge of crystals, the elven proficiency of local plants and wildlife and the human engineering were all combined in an array of implants and serums that were grafted on a subject. After a few adjustments, the first Cyborg was a success. The mental potential had been increased by 95%, the metabolism of the subject healed faster and could sustain more force before being injured and, most importantly, the subject could access computers by brainwaves.

Instead of selling their research to the military, the trio decided it would be best to make it public knowledge. The resulting chaos proved how naive they were.

The Schism
While the K9 incident had successfully been hidden by the government, the cyborg transformation process was now publicly known and instead of being regulated, a myriad of small shady clinics jumped on the occasion to offer the surgery.

The usually queer and grotesque results rapidly created a kind of divide in the public opinion. Humans were looking less and less like… well humans. Add racism and years of tension and conflict in the mix and the result is a civil war that leveled 2 cities and split humanity in what we now know as Naturals and Evolved. The cyborg and some dwarves that had been on their side left Genesis and went to establish their own city that they ended up calling Terminus.

For decades they then warred with Natural-owned cities while slowly establishing theirs. They convinced mutants to join them but weren’t able to do the same thing with the elves that ended up joining the other side. The advanced technology they had gave them a serious advantage that bridge the gap of the number difference.

It is impossible to enter Terminus if you do now have a very specific chip implanted in you as it is surrounded by a force field that only allows passage to those wearing that chip. As such, Naturals never were able to invade the Evolved capital. }}