Post by Michael on Feb 15, 2011 15:53:05 GMT -7
Humans:
The people that remain have one thing in common: they have a certain combination of luck and a will to survive that has seen them through these past ten years of chaos. Many of them can hardly remember what life was like before - each day trying to survive tends to make thoughts of that peaceful existence seem like a distant, meaningless dream. But for most it had been a pleasant time, as advances in technology had forged ahead and made what had once been a luxury into a seeming necessity. How different things are now! Even in safer havens like New Eden survival is not guaranteed, even if the help of a large community makes it more possible.
Cyborgs:
Before the collapse of humanity, it was commonplace for people to have failing or injured body parts replaced with electronic versions. And in some circles, it was popular to do so even when it was otherwise unnecessary - all a part of keeping up with the latest technology, and extensive replacements could impart things like super-human strength to that part of the body. At the time the word 'cyborg' was applied only to those people who took that practice to the extreme and chose modifications that were blatantly obvious instead of a facsimile of the real thing, but over the past ten years it's come to mean anyone with any electronic implant or prosthesis.
While these electronic parts were well made and generally functioned better than what they replaced, over the past ten years a problem has developed; if they break, it's almost impossible to find anyone with both the expertise and equipment necessary to repair it. This is especially a problem for anyone with an implant that replaces a vital organ or interfaces with the brain. And while smaller electronics are able to run off the power gleaned from the cyborg's own body, those with larger or more extensive modifications have a difficult time keeping themselves charged with energy such a limited resource.
Androids:
Once the property of wealthy people or corporations, the odd android can still be found among the ruins of old towns. Humans bent on survival usually ignore them or harvest them for spare parts, however, since most of them were designed to maintain households, provide companionship, or do other mundane but totally useless tasks to those with a survival mindset. And most models are relatively unintelligent, though a rare few actually exceed human intelligence by a bit. And they need precious energy in order to function. An odd few can be found, however, where there is someone with the expertise required to reprogram them to do something worth the amount of energy they expend - they're especially good for dangerous or difficult tasks.
The people that remain have one thing in common: they have a certain combination of luck and a will to survive that has seen them through these past ten years of chaos. Many of them can hardly remember what life was like before - each day trying to survive tends to make thoughts of that peaceful existence seem like a distant, meaningless dream. But for most it had been a pleasant time, as advances in technology had forged ahead and made what had once been a luxury into a seeming necessity. How different things are now! Even in safer havens like New Eden survival is not guaranteed, even if the help of a large community makes it more possible.
Cyborgs:
Before the collapse of humanity, it was commonplace for people to have failing or injured body parts replaced with electronic versions. And in some circles, it was popular to do so even when it was otherwise unnecessary - all a part of keeping up with the latest technology, and extensive replacements could impart things like super-human strength to that part of the body. At the time the word 'cyborg' was applied only to those people who took that practice to the extreme and chose modifications that were blatantly obvious instead of a facsimile of the real thing, but over the past ten years it's come to mean anyone with any electronic implant or prosthesis.
While these electronic parts were well made and generally functioned better than what they replaced, over the past ten years a problem has developed; if they break, it's almost impossible to find anyone with both the expertise and equipment necessary to repair it. This is especially a problem for anyone with an implant that replaces a vital organ or interfaces with the brain. And while smaller electronics are able to run off the power gleaned from the cyborg's own body, those with larger or more extensive modifications have a difficult time keeping themselves charged with energy such a limited resource.
Androids:
Once the property of wealthy people or corporations, the odd android can still be found among the ruins of old towns. Humans bent on survival usually ignore them or harvest them for spare parts, however, since most of them were designed to maintain households, provide companionship, or do other mundane but totally useless tasks to those with a survival mindset. And most models are relatively unintelligent, though a rare few actually exceed human intelligence by a bit. And they need precious energy in order to function. An odd few can be found, however, where there is someone with the expertise required to reprogram them to do something worth the amount of energy they expend - they're especially good for dangerous or difficult tasks.