Children of Epimetheus

[nevermore0714]

I'm trying to make up different breeds of genetically augmented humans. So far, I have two ideas that I like. Any advice on how I can improve the current ones or add more?


1) Favonae: Humans genetically engineered to deal with hotter areas, along with dragon and Heisslander genes. They’re extremely resistant to heat, nearing the resistance a Heisslander would have. Their bodies are covered in brown scales that turn red-orange whenever their bodies heat up. They’re capable of spitting balls of flame out of their mouths. They usually only wear pants, and have bat-like wings growing out of their backs; they’re capable of temporary sustained flight. Their ears have sharp tips, and their teeth are sharp as knives; they have red eyes. They are a nomadic faction that travels from volcano to volcano around the planet of Pandora.


2) Varinnae: Humans genetically engineered for strength and endurance. A member of the Varinnae faction has skin covered in a rocky layer. They have the strength of twenty humans. They set up small settlements throughout the mountainous areas of Pandora.


3) Alvaeones: Humans genetically engineered for long-term flight and speed; their bones are hollower than normal and they have long wings growing under their arms, similar to those of a pterodactyl. They have feathers in place of hair, and have long eagle-like beaks on their mouths.


4) Helvetii: Humans engineered to manipulate and produce electricity; they are all albino, with many red sacs along their bodies that act as bioelectric batteries for them to produce electric fields and jolts to use for combat.


5) Bastarnae: Humans engineered for speed; they are covered in soft fur of varying colors, their legs have immense strength, and they are capable of running at over ten times the speed of basic human when they lower themselves to quadruped level. Their fingers and toes have sharp claws, and they have tails for improved balance. They have the ears of wolves and incredibly powerful senses of smell.


For the RP, you'll be playing as any member of any variant group, and you'll be leaving your tribe to join a more peaceful and equal/diverse settlement.

 

[J0ker]

Hmm, not quite sure what you're trying to do with the first one. You started off describing them as reptilian, then they have bat-like qualities? I don't typically think of bats as animals who dwell in heated areas.

 

[nevermore0714]

They have bat-like wings, in the way that dragons in some fiction have bat-like wings. Or demons. The kind of wings that fold.

 

[J0ker]

Ah, okay, that makes more sense. Demons fit with hell-fire and all.


What about their faces, you don't mention those. Are their faces any different?

 

[nevermore0714]

As Pandorans are augmented humans, any trait not mentioned is human-like. They're just basic humans with a few changes made by their "god" Epimetheus.

 

[J0ker]

As Pandorans are augmented humans, any trait not mentioned is human-like. They're just basic humans with a few changes made by their "god" Epimetheus.

Alright, sounds good. Nothing else to comment so far, keep it up.

 

[nevermore0714]

If none of the variants interest you, you can always make a new one. I'll probably approve just about anything you come up with for a variant.

 

[J0ker]

If none of the variants interest you, you can always make a new one. I'll probably approve just about anything you come up with for a variant.

Oh boy, er, fantasy isn't exactly my cup of tea. But an idea that just popped into my head is a group of people who harness electricity. You know, like walking generators. Use it as a weapon, or simply as a basic utility.


I dunno, just a thing. *Shrug*

 

[nevermore0714]

Sounds interesting. Like I said in the RP's overview, the entire planet is just the testing grounds for genetic experiments of Epimetheans. I'm sure it'd make sense for them to do something with electricity sacs or some such.

 

[J0ker]

Sounds interesting. Like I said in the RP's overview, the entire planet is just the testing grounds for genetic experiments of Epimetheans. I'm sure it'd make sense for them to do something with electricity sacs or some such.

Well good luck, sounds like a really unique idea.

 

[nevermore0714]

So...any interest in joining?

 

[J0ker]

So...any interest in joining?

Haha, sorry man, I've got my own RP to run. I may peek in and read it once in a while though.

 

[Contaminated Angel]

Yo, just wandering around the site. Seems like a cool thread, might even be interested in participating depending on which direction you take the world in the future when it gets to the point it would be playable. For now i would just like to drop a suggestion for the idea of a electricity manipulating race. We function because of electric charge running through our nervous system. Give this race souped up nervous systems and the ability to sense and manipulate bio-electricity. From there split it into two possibilities, ones who produce large amounts of energy themselves and manipulate the charge in their own bodies to manifest electric phenomena (like a electric field, or lightning bolts) to make a kind of electric mage. The other option produces no where near as much bio-electricity, but they can interact with their opponents bio-electricity if in physical combat. basically strictly melee characters, who if they get a hand on you screw with your control over your body, or for stronger ones rip the electricity out of your nervous system and leave you a lifeless husk (that might be slightly op, so you'd need to find a way to balance that out or just not do it).

 

[nevermore0714]

Interesting, I'll have to add something like that.

 

[Contaminated Angel]

While i'm at it i'm just going to throw this out there, did you know human beings are actually a hyper optimized pursuit predator? no seriously, our top speed is poor, but over long distances we can run pretty much anything on the planet into the ground. There are actually only a few species that can beat or match humans over extreme distance. If we could get something that takes that, and then ramps it up to eleven i think that would be awesome. Roving packs that harry and drive their prey to exhaustion before going in for the kill. All patience and lethal intent as they stalk you across the continent.

 

[nevermore0714]

So, like a raptor or cheetah-ish human? Should I go for reptile or mammal?

 

[Contaminated Angel]

Less raptor or cheetah and more wolf, cheetahs are great in a sprint, but their distance running is garbage. True you could go for a sprint based human derivative, and that wouldn't be bad at all, honestly most people would probably enjoy it more than the alternative since it's quicker pay out. Actually upon further consideration the derivative i proposed is based around the idea of the enemy (prey) running, and then out lasting them, and that won't work. I just realized is that in a rp if something comes running out of the woods screaming at you waving a weapon you rarely run, your a kick-ass player character, you stand your ground and assert your dominance. Which means if these were put in they'd be pretty pointless since they probably wouldn't get to do the chases i was thinking of, which is a shame cause a chase (a la Aragorn running down the Uruk Hai, but succeeding) could be awesome to wright. So on second thought, yeah i guess speed demons would be the next best thing, but honestly you've already got some pretty good stuff, and just "runs friggin fast" would probably be pretty lack luster in all honesty.

 

[nevermore0714]

"Runs friggin fast" could serve anyone well. I'll add that now.

 

[papachan]

Got some questions for ya. Hope you don't mind.


This is kind of a curiosity question rather than a real one. Alvaeones you said they have beaks on their mouths and I just got to know if there is like a beak and inside the beak is a mouth with human teeth inside. It just sounds so delightfully creepy that I need that in my life.


So the difference between the wings of a Favonae and a Alvaeones is that the wings of a Favonae grow out of their back and the wings of a Alvaeones are attached to their actual arm, right? I live in a place where bats fly around all over the place, so when you described the Alvaeones, they literally read like their wings are made just like a bat's, while Favonae have something like "dragon wings".


I would also like to know what kind of world these people are living in and why they were made/evolved/born to look this way. I want to know some weaknesses, their enemies, etc. It really helps me, personally, to know the ins and outs of these character designs.