Transhuman Space Templates

 

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Parahumans

Parahumans are products of species gengineering, and incorporate nonhuman DNA sequences.  They are people that were genetically engineered prior to birth.  Many typical human deficiencies have been edited out or blocked, and many desirable traits have been enhanced.  Most parahumans are designed for specific environments or tasks.




Aquamorph 75 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST +1 [10]; DX +1 [20]; HT +1 [10]
Advantages: Amphibious [10]; Resistant to Disease (+3) [5]; Doesn’t Breathe (Oxygen Storage x100) [14]; Pressure Support (10x normal) [5]; Temperature Tolerance +1 [1]
Features: Feature: Smooth gray, mottled, or black skin; webbed fingers and toes.
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Page 116.



Arctic Aquamorph 66 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST +1 [10]; HT +2 [20]
Advantages: Amphibious [10]; Doesn’t Breathe (Oxygen Storage x100, -30%) [14]; Nictitating Membrane 1 [1]; Pressure Support (10x normal) [5]; Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Temperature Tolerance +2 (Comfort zone between 1F and 80F) [2]
Disadvantages: Overweight [-1]
Features: Feature: Very thick mottled or black skin; webbed fingers and toes.
Date: 2078                 Cost: $176,000
Description: This is a cold-adapted version of GenTech Pacifica's popular Aquamorph line (p. TS116) that is widely used in both hemispheres - the company is considering a variant adapted for Mars but so far demand is small. Arctic aquamorphs are distinguished from their temperate cousins by their huskier build and relatively short limbs; their bulk out of the water is seen as a minor hindrance but not a design flaw. Their ability to maintain a high body temperature works almost too well - they are very uncomfortable in any environment above 60F and can suffer heatstroke above 80F.
Reference: Transhuman Space Page 116.



Ariadne 53 points
 Attribute Modifiers: IQ +1 [20]; HT +1 [10]
Advantages: Appearance: Attractive [4]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Longevity [2]; Reproductive Control [1]; Sanitized Metabolism [1]
Disadvantages: Overconfidence (12) [-5]
Features: Altered Sex Ratio (Female-only births); No Appendix; Sexual Orientation: Lesbian; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave Page 116.



Ariadne II 61 points
 Attribute Modifiers: DX +1 [20]; HT +1 [10]
Advantages: Appearance: Attractive [4]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Extended Lifespan +1 [2]; Longevity [2]; Parthenogenesis [1]; Reproductive Control [1]; Sanitized Metabolism [1]; Versatile [5]
Disadvantages: Overconfidence (12) [-5]
Features: Altered Sex Ratio (Female-only births); Early Maturation; No Appendix; Sexual Orientation: Lesbian; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave Page 116.



Avatar: Female 70 points
 Attribute Modifiers: DX +1 [20]; HT +2 [20]
Advantages: Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Appearance: Beautiful [16]; Skill Bonus: Sex Appeal +3 [6]; Voice [10]
Disadvantages: Shyness [-5]; Unnatural Feature +2 [-2]
Features: Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability; Features: Exaggerated sexual characteristics.
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave Page 117.



Avatar: Male 85 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST +3 [30]; HT +2 [20]
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: Per +2 [10]
Advantages: Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Appearance: Handsome [12]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Skill Bonus: Sex Appeal +3 [6]
Disadvantages: Overconfidence (12) [-5]; Proud [-1]; Unnatural Feature +2 [-2]
Features: Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability; Features: Exaggerated sexual characteristics.
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave Page 117.



Brownie 39 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST +1 [10]; HT +2 [20]
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: Basic Move –1 [-5]
Advantages: Acute Vision +1 [2]; Acute Hearing +2 [4]; Catfall [10]; Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Longevity [2]; Immunity to Zero-G Bone Degeneration [5]
Disadvantages: Appearance: Unattractive [-4]; Disturbing Voice [-10]
Features: Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability; Feature: 3" shorter than average for ST. 15 lb. heavier for an unmodified person of their height.
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space: Fifth Wave page 115



Chiroptian 81 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST -1 [-10]; DX +1 [20]
Advantages: 3D Spatial Sense [10]; Acute Hearing +2 [4]; Acute Taste and Smell +1 [2]; Doesn't Breathe (Oxygen Storage, 25x, -50%) [10]; Extended Lifespan 1 [2]; Flight (Winged, -25%; Requires Low Gravity: 0.35 G, -30%; Nuisance Effect: No Fine Manipulators, -30%) [8]; Fur [1]; Immunity to Sickness [15]; Immunity to Zero-G Bone Degeneration [5]; Longevity [2]; Prehensile Toes [14]; Radiation Tolerance (Divisor 5) [10]; Sharp Claws [5]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Scanning Sense: Sonar [20]; Ultrahearing [5]
Disadvantages: Skinny [-5]; Unusual Biochemistry [-5]; Unnatural Feature (Bat-like face) +3 [-3]; Vulnerability: Crushing Damage (x2) [-30]
Features: Feature: Early Maturation; Feature: Due to hollow bones and slight build, weight is 50% of normal for height; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects
Date: 2077                    Cost: $167,000
Description: Chiroptian-series parahumans have a number of bat genes spliced into their genotype.  They have large, pointed ears, short silky fur, and sharp teeth.  Like bats, they have natural sonar, and they can fly by unfolding the large wing membranes on their arms.  However, they cannot use their arms for any other purpose while flying.
When Luna City was being constructed, Biotech Euphrates asked for the inclusion of a large dome where its young Chiroptian parahumans could live an fly.  Around 1,600 Chiroptians now live in Luna City.  Biotech Euphrates is evaluating this genotype for any unforeseen problems, and runs periodic medical checks on all Chiroptian residents.  While the Chiroptians were born and raised in a higher gravity to strengthen their bones, they were all moved here when they were between five and eight years old.
The Chiroptians are a modification of the experimental Camazotz parahumans.  They were originally created amidst predictions that the renewed Mars Terraforming project would give Mars a dense, earthlike atmosphere as early as 2110.  In a bold public relations move, Biotech Euphrates decided to create flying parahumans that could inhabit this new world.
Unfortunately, these early predictions proved incorrect.  The Chiroptians cannot fly or even live on Mars without additional biomods, and even the most optimistic predictions indicate that it will be ore than 50 years before air pressure on Mars will have risen sufficiently high to allow them to  soar through the Martian skies.  Several geneticists on the Chiroptian design team feared that the terraforming predictions were too optimistic and made certain that the first generation of Chiroptians would be long-lived enough to enjoy live on Mars, even if there were serious delays.  Some of these Chiroptians have emigrated to Titan or have found jobs in the larger low-g and zero-g space colonies.  However, many remain in Luna City and hope to eventually fulfill their destiny in the skies of Mars.
Reference: Transhuman Space: High Frontier page 78



Drylander 32 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST –1 [-10]; DX +1 [20]
Advantages: Reduced Consumption +2 [4]; Filter Lungs [5]; Nictitating Membrane +5 [5]; Night Vision +5 [5]; Resistant to Poison (+3) [5]; Temperature Tolerance +5 [5]; Scales [1]
Disadvantages: Skinny [-5]; Unnatural Feature +3 [-3]
Features: Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability; Transgenic Features: Catlike eyes, which reflect light at night, light coat of scales.
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description: Drylanders were designed to live comfortably in some of the world’s most arid regions, tending wilderness preserves or assisting in desert-reclamation projects. They appear nearly human from a distance, but have a number of transgenic features that become apparent up close. The type’s metabolism has been carefully altered to conserve water and deal with wind-blown dust. The large eyes have been radically modified, giving them keen night vision and protecting them with a nictitating membrane. As a result, Drylanders can function quite well in the cool desert night, and many of them prefer a nocturnal existence.
Drylanders were first developed in the Untied States. Many of the subspecies still live in the southwestern U.S., but others have spread to desert an steppe zones all over the world. The largest communities today are in Western Australia and Northern Africa, where major desert-reclamation projects are underway.
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave Page 114.



Guardian 150 points
Attribute Modifiers: DX +1 [20]; IQ +1 [20]; HT +2 [20]
Advantages: Appearance: Attractive [4]; Charisma +4 [20]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Extended Lifespan +1 [2]; Fit [5]; Hard to Kill +2 [4]; Longevity [2]; Pheromone Control (Beautiful) [28]; Voice [10]
Disadvantages: Overconfidence (12) [-5]
Features: Early Maturation; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability; Taboo Trait: Unattractiveness
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description: Officially, the Guardian parahuman template never existed. Just before the Pacific War, Chinese propaganda claimed that the template was being developed as a product of the TSA’s “Special Projects” division. The design was supposedly part of an attempt to create a genetic elite to rule over humanity. TSA leadership denied the charge, and Chinese officials never produced proof for the world community. Nevertheless, rumors persist that a number of Guardians were actually conceived, and may have grown to maturity in hiding since the end of the Pacific War. If rumors are correct, the Guardians (the name comes from Plato’s Republic) were engineered for two major goals. The first was natural durability. Guardians were to be slightly faster and more robust than unmodified humans, with cardiovascular modifications to make them fit and tough. The second goal was mastery of other human beings. Their mental balance was designed for personal pride and a willingness to command others. Physically attractive, with pleasant voices, they would be engaging from a distance or over a telecom channel. In person, they would be magnetic, the result of glands releasing dominance and sexual pheromones. These glands would not become functional until after puberty, but they would be under the Guardian’s conscious control.
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave Page 117.



Herakles 167 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST +2 [20]; DX +3 [60]; IQ +2 [40]; HT +3 [30]
Advantages: Appearance: Attractive [4]; Extended Lifespan +1 [2]; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards [30]; Less Sleep +2 [4]; Longevity [2]; Rapid Healing [5]; Sanitized Metabolism [1]
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12) [-10]; Increased Consumption +1 [-10]; Overconfidence (12) [-5]; Proud [-1]; Unusual Biochemistry [-5]
Features: Early Maturation; No Appendix; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description: Pushing the limits of genetic technology, the Herakles series represents one of the most elaborate Homo superior designs available in 2100. The first cohorts are only now approaching adulthood. The expense of the genotype (and its apparent problems) has limited the type’s appeal. There are only about 10,000 Herakles parahumans alive, most of them in Greece.
The muscles, skeleton, and nervous system have all been engineered for maximum performance. The immune system and overall biochemistry have been broadly modified to allow virtual immunity to toxins, infectious disease, and cancers. Several changes to cell structures allow dramatic extension of lifespan. Finally, modifications to the brain allow a Herakles to get by with very little sleep.
The sum of these modifications appears to have stretched the state of the art in human gengineering to its limit. Next-generation designs will probably supplement genetic alteration with symbiotic viruses or other techniques. For now, the Herakles is plagued with minor metabolic and psychological problems.
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave Page 116.



Hippolyta 125 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST +2 [20]; DX +1 [20]; IQ +1 [20]; HT +1 [10]
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: Per +1 [5] 
Advantages: Appearance: Attractive [4]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Damage Resistance +1 (Tough Skin, -40%) [3];  Easy Childbirth [1]; Extended Lifespan +1 [2]; Fit [5]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Immunity to Sickness [15]; Less Sleep +1 [2]; Longevity [2]; Night Vision +5 [5]; Rapid Healing [5]; Recovery [10]; Reproductive Control [1]; Sanitized Metabolism [1]
Disadvantages: Gluttony (12) [-5]; Increased Consumption 1 [-10]; Light Sleeper [-5]; Overconfidence (12) [-5]; Proud [-1]; Stubbornness [-5]
Features: Early Maturation;  No Appendix; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Male.
Date: 2081                    Cost: $190,000.
Description: The Hippolyta genotype is a modification of the Ziusudra parahuman, produced under license from Biotech Euphrates by Crane Genetics.  Hippolytas are physically similar to Ziusudra, although their heightened metabolism can sometimes give them away.  Hippolyta-series parahumans must eat twice as much as normal humans to maintain their health.  Hippolyta parahumans are fast, strong, and extremely durable.  They excel as fitness instructors, athletes, intelligence agents, law enforcement officers, and security personnel.  However, almost half of the customers who request this genotype are extremely wealthy woman who simply wish their daughters  to be strong, powerful, and able to defend themselves in all situations.  There are currently around 4,000 Hippolyta parahumans, about half of them living in Margaret.
Reference: Transhuman Space: High Frontier page 106



Kouros 41 points
 Attribute Modifiers: IQ +1 [20]; HT +1 [10]
Advantages: Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Hermaphromorph [5]; Language Talent [10]; Light Menses [1]; Longevity [2]; Reproductive Control [1]; Sanitized Metabolism [1]; Versatile [5]
Disadvantages: Attentive [-1]; Combat Paralysis [-15]; Unnatural Feature +3 [-3]
Features: Feature: No Appendix; Taboo Trait: Aggressiveness; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability; Features: Facial features and body shapes are strongly distinctive, but not recognizable as either masculine or feminine.
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave Page 118.



Kumo 25 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST -2 [-20]
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: Move -2 [-10]
Advantages: 3D Spatial Sense [10]; Appearance: Attractive [4]; Extra Arms +2 (Nuisance Effect: Legless, -30%) [14];  Longevity [2]; Immunity to Zero-G Bone Degeneration [5]; Radiation Tolerance (Divisor 5) [10]; Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]
Disadvantages: Skinny [-5]
Features: Home Gravity of 0 G; Increase height by up to 12" over the norm for the lowered ST, but weight is 70% of normal; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects
Date: 2082                Cost: $70,000
Description: This parahuman design was produced by a team at Kaneda Station, working in parallel to the group that produced the Tennin II.  Manipulation of homeobox genes led to the grasping prehensile toes of the Tennin series being modified into actual arms, hence the nickname "Kumo" (Japanese for spider).  They received a mixed reception.  Fewer parents chose to have Kumo babies, partly because the change was more alien.  However, they have proven popular among Gypsy Angel and freehauler families, and are also common in the Kaneda Station community on Ceres.  While they represent only 12% of the overall Duncanite population, 45% of the Gypsy Angels are Kumo.
Reference: Transhuman Space Deep Beyond Page 113.



Mars Adapt ("Red Bear") 34 points
 Attribute Modifiers: HT +1 [10]
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: FP +2 [6]
Advantages: Andraste [6]; Reduced Consumption 2 (Water Only -50%) [2]; Nictitating Membrane 1 [1]; Temperature Tolerance +4 (-29F to 70F)  [4]; Damage Resistance 2 (Tough Skin -40%) [6]
Disadvantages: Overweight [-1]
Features: Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Home Gravity of 0.38G
Date: 2082                Cost: $156,000
Description: These parahuman gene sequences are available from Colonial Genetics and Xiao Chu. An "adapt" is suited to walking around Mars as if it were temperate Earth; they can breathe the air, enjoy the cold, survive for long periods without water, and aren't seriously inconvenienced by most sandstorms. They have tougher skin, thicker body hair, and are noticeably padded with fat. They are occasionally known by the nickname "red bears." Adapts are common, making up some 10% of the population. They have a definite cultural identity, seeing Mars as their home. Most other inhabitants, in their eyes, are guests (though usually welcome ones). Many are, or claim to be, preservationists. Almost all have a genuine love for Mars, and are happiest out enjoying its beauty.
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave page 115.



MacLarren Clone 123 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST -1 [-10]; DX +2 [40]; IQ +3 [60]; HT +1 [10]
Advantages:  Appearance: Attractive [4]; Eidetic Memory 1 [5]; Extended Lifespan 1 [2]; Independent Income +5 [5]; Lightning Calculator [2]; Longevity [2]; Mathematical Ability +1 [10]; Rapid Healing [5]; Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Versatile [5]; Wealth: Wealthy [15]
Disadvantages: Alcohol Intolerance [-1]; Attentive [-1]; Compulsive Behavior (Counting Things) [-5]; Insomniac 1 [-10]; Low Pain Threshold [-10]; Unusual Biochemistry [-5]; Weakness (Airborne pollen; 1d/5 minutes, Fatigue Damage Only, -50%) [-5]
Features: Feature: Early Maturation; Sexual Orientation (Homosexual); Taboo Traits: Genetic Defects
Date: 2075                    Cost: $200,000
Description: The complete description for this template is too extensive for this site.  Please see the main text on TSHF109.
Reference: Transhuman Space: High Frontier page 109.



Misha 18 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST +1 [10]; HT +1 [10]
Advantages: Fur [1]; Metabolism Control +1 [5]; Resistant To Metabolic Hazards (+3) [10]; Temperature Tolerance +10 [10]
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12) [-10]; Overweight [-1]; Sleepy (50%) [-16]; Staid [-1]
Features: No Appendix; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description: This parahuman type was one of the first human subspecies to be created. The type borrows a great deal from ursid genetics, giving it thick body hair (effectively fur), strong resistance to cold and a moderate ability to hibernate. Side effects of the modifications include a bear like temperament and an increased need for sleep year-round. Mishas can function without special clothing or equipment in temperatures as low as -75 Degrees F. When the temperatures get below -60 F, however, they feel a strong urge to find shelter and hibernated. This occasionally helps them to survive extreme conditions, but it can be inconvenient when there is work to be done. Drugs and other treatments can mitigate the hibernation urge, but have undesirable side effects. Misha parahumans were first developed in Russia, and are still most common in Siberia. Mishas (and the nearly identical Kodiak type) have spread to Alaska, Greenland, northern Scandinavia, Nunavut, and Antarctica. Although their tolerance for warmth is almost as good as an unmodified human’s, they do prefer colder climates and are rarely found in the tropics. They find employment in all kinds of cold-weather industries.
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave page 115.



Nyx 66 points
 Attribute Modifiers: DX +1 [20]; IQ +1 [20]
Advantages: Appearance: Attractive [4]; Extended Lifespan +1 [2]; Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Less Sleep +4 [8]; Rapid Healing [5]; Reproductive Control [1]; Sanitized Metabolism [1]
Features: Early Maturation; No Appendix; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Page 118.



Proto-Tennin 4 Points
Attribute Modifiers: ST -1 [-10]; HT -1 [-10]
Advantages: 3D Spatial Sense [10]; Immunity to Zero-G Bone Degeneration [5]; Radiation Tolerance (Divisor 2) [5]; Resistant to Disease (+3 HT) [5]
Disadvantages: Skinny [-5]
Skills: Free Fall (A) DX+1 [4]
Features: Feature: Home Gravity 0G, Increase Height by up to 8" over norm for ST, but weight is 75% of normal.
Date: 2050                Cost: $54,000
Description: These are representative of the very first attempt at a design of a human adapted for microgravity without bone and muscle wasting.  They are a more austere design than the Tennin (p. THS117), lacking the modified toes and full radiation protection.  They also lack the longevity genes, and unlike later models, are more prone to the full range of human genetic problems (no Taboo Traits).  Proto-Tennin make up only 5% of the Duncanite population, but are significant, as many of the first generation of Duncanite children are presently in positions of influence.
Few Proto-Tennin were deliberately born after the more ambitious Tennin genotype (available after 2057) was proven free of dangerous recessive genes or flaws.  Although some Proto-Tennin were the offspring of Proto-Tennin parents, most parents with this genotype used genetic engineering to ensure they had full-fledged Tennin babies.
Reference: Transhuman Space: Deep Beyond Page 112.



Purushagor 46 points
 Advantages: Amphibious [10]; Doesn’t Breathe (Oxygen Storage x100, -30%) [14]; Enhanced Move: Water 1 [20]; Immunity to Sickness [15]; Nictitating Membrane 1 [1]; Night Vision +5 [5]; Pressure Support 2 [10]; Temperature Tolerance 1 [1]
Disadvantages: Legless [-30]
Features: Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Unaffected by SAD.
Date: 2087                    Cost: $176,000
Description: Bhuiyan Genetics' Purushagor is a radical parahuman design that replaces the legs with a fishlike lower body and tail. Purushagor are virtually unknown outside the TSA, but are common in Bangladeshi aquatic habitats, and some have found their way into settlements off Burma and in the South China Sea. They do not require any sp0ecial environmental controls on the surface, but will be uncomfortable in cold environments and require some sort of exoskeleton to be fully mobile - their tail is strong enough to stand up on, but they can only move by hopping, or crawling like a seal.
Reference: Transhuman Space Under Pressure Page 94.



Ranger 62 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST +1 [10]; DX +1[20]; HT +1 [10]
Advantages: Absolute Direction [5]; Acute Hearing +2 [4]; Acute Taste & Smell +3 [6]; Reduced Consumption +2 (Cast Iron Stomach, costs are 1/3, -50%) [2]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Resistant to Metabolic Hazards (+3) [10]
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12) [-10]; Light Sleeper [-5]; Overconfidence (12) [-5]
Features: Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability; No Appendix
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave Page 115.



Sigma 115 points
 Attribute Modifiers: IQ+1 [20]; DX +2 [40]; HT –1 [-10]
Advantages: Enhanced Time Sense [45]; Combat Reflexes (free with Enhanced Time Sense) [0]; Lightning Calculator [2]; Mathematical Ability +3 [30]; Less Sleep +2 [4]
Disadvantages: Attentive [-1]; Overconfidence (12) [-5]; Stuttering (Super-rapid speech, no penalty when talking with others with ETS) [-10]
Features: Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Fifth Wave Page 119.



Tennin 31 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST –2 [-20]
Advantages: 3D Spatial Sense [10]; Appearance: Attractive [4]; Resistant to Sickness (+3 on HT rolls) [5]; Skill Bonus: Free Fall +3 [6]; Longevity [2]; Immunity to Zero-G Bone Degeneration [5]; Prehensile Toes [14]; Radiation Tolerance (Divisor 5) [10]
Disadvantages: Skinny [-5]
Features: Feature: Home Gravity 0G, Increase Height by up to 1' over norm for ST, but weight is 75% of normal; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space: Fifth Wave page 117.



Tennin II: Anu 87 Points
Attribute Modifiers: ST -1 [-10]; IQ +1 [20]; HT +1 [10]
Advantages: 3D Spatial Sense [10]; Appearance: Attractive [4]; Immunity to Sickness [15]; Less Sleep +1 [2]; Longevity [2]; Immunity to Zero-G Bone Degeneration [5]; Prehensile Toes [14]; Radiation Tolerance (Divisor 5) [10]; Rapid Healing [5]; Reproductive Control [1]
Disadvantages: Skinny [-5]
Skills: Free Fall (A) DX+1 [4]
Features: Feature: Home Gravity 0G, Increase Height by up to 1' over norm for ST, but weight is 75% of normal; Feature: No Appendix; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability
Date: 2079                Cost: $114,000
Description: The relationship between Biotech Euphrates and Avatar Klusterkorp bore fruit with this evolutionary adaptation of the basic Tennin type.  The Tennin II features several tried-and-true modifications licensed from the Ziusudra "ideal parahuman" design (p. THS118); it was also marketed by Biotech Euphrates as the Anu.  It is popular among Duncanite parents seeking designer offspring.  30% of the Duncanite population are Tennin II.
Reference: Transhuman Space: Deep Beyond page 113.



Tennin III 87 Points
Attribute Modifiers: ST -1 [-10]; IQ +2 [40]; HT -1 [-10]
Advantages: 3D Spatial Sense [10]; Appearance: Attractive [4]; Immunity to Sickness [15]; Less Sleep +1 [2]; Longevity [2]; Immunity to Zero-G Bone Degeneration [5]; Prehensile Toes [14]; Radiation Tolerance (Divisor 5) [10]; Reproductive Control [1]; Versatile [5]
Disadvantages: Skinny [-5]
Skills: Free Fall (A) DX+1 [4]
Features: Feature: Home Gravity 0G, Increase Height by up to 14" over norm for ST, but weight is 75% of normal; No Appendix; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Offspring of Tennin III will be born with Epilepsy unless corrected by extensive early-childhood nanotherapy (costs $25,000).
Date: 2085                Cost: $109,000
Description: The new Tennin III are the first Avatar Klusterkorp designs optimized for abnormally high intelligence, particularly in creativity.  They make up 2% of the Duncanite population.  Unfortunately, the design team was a bit too ambitious, and overlooked a brain chemistry imbalance that has resulted in the second generation of Tennin III suffering neurological problems; this can be mitigated by childhood nanotherapy (subsumed in the template), but overall health remains lower.  Avatar is working to correct this error in the Tennin IV, but it's too early to tell how well they've succeeded.
Reference: Transhuman Space: Deep Beyond Page 115.



Utopia 321 Points
Attribute Modifiers: ST +2 [20]; DX +4 [80]; IQ +4 [80]; HT +4 [40]
Advantages: Combat Reflexes [15]; Appearance: Handsome/Beautiful [12]; Hard to Kill +2 [4]; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards [30]; Language Talent [10];  Rapid Healing [5]; Sanitized Metabolism [1]; Unaging (Physical aging stops at maturation, +0%) [15]; Versatile [5]; Voice [10]
Disadvantages: Imaginative [-1]; Unusual Biochemistry [-5]
Features: Early Maturation; No Appendix; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability
Date: 2095-2100+?                    Cost: $1,265,000
Description: This template is a look at the "perfect" genemod; most serious blueprints include features very much like this.  These particular characteristics come from stolen GenTech Pacifica planning scenarios regarding its long-awaited follow-up to the Metanoia-series upgrade.  Records accompanying the template state that the design has not yet been implemented, as it includes untested life-extension techniques.  There are occasional stories, however, that the template was implemented several years ago, and a small number of test subjects have been born.  These Utopias exhibit strange behavior - rumors range from depression and suicidal fantasies to hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and even telepathy - and GenTech Pacifica does not want to announce the design until the bugs are worked out.  The company denies the very existence of the Utopia template, let alone any experimental subjects.  Observers note that if stories of radical live-extension technology proved true.  GenTech Pacifica would likely come to dominate the genetic-upgrade industry.
Most credible geneticists dismiss the notion that a body can be made to age normally to maturation and then stop aging permanently, at least given current biological knowledge.  A more plausible version replaces Unaging with Extended Lifespan +3 [6] and Longevity [2] for a modified template total of 318 points.  While a template using these characteristics is not now on the market, it is likely to be available within a few years.
Reference: Transhuman Space: Toxic Memes page 64.



Viking 39 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST –1 [-10]; DX +1 [20]; HT +2 [20]
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: FP +1 [3]
Advantages: Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Longevity [2]
Disadvantages: Mars-Adapted [-1]
Features: Feature: Home Gravity 0.38G; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects
Date: 2080                    Cost: $100,000.
Description: Since 2080, Colonial Genetics has offered this licensed version of the Yousheng (See Yousheng).
Reference: Transhuman Space Page 117.



Wu Tsao 51 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST –2 [-20]; IQ +1 [20]
Advantages: 3D Spatial Sense [10]; Altered Sex Ratio (Female-only births) [0]; Appearance: Attractive [4]; Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Longevity [2]; Immunity to Zero-G Bone Degeneration [5]; Parthenogenesis [0]; Prehensile Toes [14]; Skill Bonus: Free Fall +3 [6]; Radiation Tolerance (Divisor 5) [10]; Versatile [5]
Disadvantages: Skinny [-10]
Features: Feature: Home Gravity 0G, Increase Height by up to 1' over norm for ST, but weight is 75% of normal; Feature: Sexual Orientation (Lesbian); Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects.
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Page 117.



Yousheng 36 points
 Attribute Modifiers: ST –1 [-10]; DX +1 [20]; HT +2 [20]
Advantages: Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]; Longevity [2]
Disadvantages: Mars-Adapted [-1]
Features: Altered Sex Ratio (2:1 f:m); Feature: Home Gravity 0.38G; Increased Fecundity; Sexual Orientation: Hetero; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Unattractiveness; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability
Date: 2068                    Cost: $100,000.
Description: Xiao Chu created this pantropic parahuman design for Mars settlement.  They're similar to an Alpha-series upgrade, but have modified lungs and biochemistry for surviving on the surface with minimal protection, as well as radical hormonal and reproductive cell genemods.  The latter reflect Rust China's desire to increase its population, but have also led to accusations that Xiao Chu is "turning humans into bioroids."  Rust China offers economic subsidies to colonists who choose to have Yousheng children.
Reference: Transhuman Space Page 117.



Zhiminde 21 points
 Attribute Modifiers: HT +1 [10]
Advantages: Andraste [6]; Resistant to Sickness (+3) [5]
Features: Altered Sex Ratio (2:1 f:m); Feature: Home Gravity 0.38G; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Unattractiveness; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability
Date: 2058                 Cost: $50,000.
Description: This was the first Mars-optimized parahuman design, replaced in later years by the Yousheng (p. TS117) and similar models. At the time it was created, even the modifications included in the Andraste biomod were insufficient to survive the low-pressure, low-oxygen atmosphere of Mars, but the forward-thinking designers knew that it would not be too many more years before the Zhiminde parahumans could breathe Martian air. Just as for the Yousheng, the reproductive modifications ensure rapid population growth.
Reference: Transhuman Space Page 117.



Ziusudra 82 points
 Attribute Modifiers: DX +1 [20]; IQ +1 [20]; HT +1 [10]
Advantages: Appearance: Attractive [4]; Extended Lifespan +1 [2]; Immunity to Sickness [15]; Less Sleep +1 [2]; Longevity [2]; Rapid Healing [5]; Reproductive Control [1]; Sanitized Metabolism [1];
Features: Early Maturation; Taboo Trait: Genetic Defects; Taboo Trait: Mental Instability; No Appendix
Date: 20??                    Cost: $???,000.
Description:
Reference: Transhuman Space Page 118.



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