Variant Human Race

Variant Human Races are new species of Humaniti created by genetic engineering.

Description (Specifications)

Many laymen consider such species to be minor races, but since they have had no chance to invent jump drive on their own, but maybe descended from races that did, they don't fit the usual definition of either. Most scientists use the term Variant Human Race to indicate these genetically engineered populations.

Most scientists use one or the other of the terms Variant Human Race or Human Chimera to indicate genetically engineered populations. In general, the term Chimera has a higher standard-defining threshold (and is thus narrower in scope) in that the term specifically refers to a creature or species that was geneered from 2 or more distinct species, or that a single species was used as a base to which were added significant genetic modification sequences from one or more additional species. Simple engineered genetic modification of aspects of existing species does not generally qualify a creature or species as a Chimera -- it must be a hybrid or fusion of two or more distinct, independently viable species in some way. Thus the term Variant Human Race is broader in scope.

Known Variant Human Races

The following known Variant Human Races exist within Charted Space, some of which may qualify as Chimerae:

1. Acheron
2. Aquan
3. Bo'daan
4. Fervoriani
5. Ginsharian
6. Iziri
7. Jonkeereen
8. Lamura Teg
9. Mermani
10. Morlock
11. Neiikhi
12. Nexxies
13. Otrai
14. Scania
15. Selenite
16. Urpayan
17. Wuans

Known Variant Human Race Differences

The following known variant human races exist within Charted Space:

Variant Human Race Differences

Demonym / Socionym	Homeworld	Origin	Type	A Atmosphere	G Gravity	P Pressure	R Radiation	T Temperature	Canon	Notes
Acheron	Acheron	Solomani	Variant Human Race	Tainted	Standard	Standard	High	Standard	Canon	Shorter lifespan Decreased comeliness Radiation adaptation Taint Adaptation
Aquamorph	tbd	tbd	tbd	tbd	tbd	tbd	tbd	tbd	Canon	Water adaptation Cold climate adaptation
Aquan	Akiva	Solomani	Variant Human Race	Standard	High	High	Standard	Cold	Canon	Water adaptation Cold climate adaptation Increased strength
Asuran	Phlage 1414	Solomani	Human Chimera (?)	Standard	tbd	tbd	tbd	tbd	Non	tbd
Fervoriani	Fervore	Solomani	Variant Human Race	Tainted	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Canon	Taint Adaptation
Ginsharian	Ginshar	Solomani	Android	Vacuum (trace)	Low	Low	High	Very cold	Canon	Synthetic species Highly variable physiology Enhanced strength Enhanced fortitude Cold climate adaptation Low-G adaptation Low-pressure adaptation Radiation adaptation
Iziri	Izir	Solomani	Variant Human Race	Dense	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Canon	Water adaptation Cold climate adaptation Dense atmosphere adaptation Subsonic speech & hearing
Jonkeereen	Jonkeer	Imperium	Variant Human Race	Tainted	Standard	Standard	High	Hot	Canon	Desert adaptation Aridity adaptation Radiation adaptation Taint Adaptation
Khusgulur / Morlock	Khusgulur	Imperium	Variant Human Race	tbd	tbd	tbd	tbd	tbd	Canon	Underground adaptation
Lamura Teg	Unknown	Unknown	Minor Human Race	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	Hetero-species specialization 1. Lamura Gav 2. Lamura Teg
Lilithian	Lilith	Mutation	Minor Human Race	Standard	Standard	Standard	Low	Standard	Non	Increased strength Digestive mutation Hormonal mutation Radiation adaptation Reproductive mutation
Motean	Mote (world)	Solomani	Variant Human Race	Vacuum	Low Zero G	Low	High	Very cold	Canon	Low-G adaptation
Murissi	Atuakhtea	Mutation	Minor Human Race	Dense	Standard	Standard	Low	Standard	Non	Extensive Bony Outgrowths
Neiikhi	Morian Khama	Mutation	Variant Human Race	Standard	Low Zero-G	Low	High	Standard	Non	Decreased strength Cold climate adaptation Elongated bodies Low-pressure adaptation Radiation adaptation
Nexxies	Nexine	Imperium	Variant Human Race	Standard	Standard	High	Standard	Cold	Canon	Water adaptation Cold climate adaptation
Otrai	Otrai	Solomani	Variant Human Race	Tainted	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Canon	Digestive adaptation Taint Adaptation
Scania	Akiva	Solomani	Variant Human Race	Standard	High	High	Standard	Cold	Non	Water adaptation Cold climate adaptation Increased strength
Selenite	Velscur	Solomani	Variant Human Race	Standard	Low Zero-G	Low	High	Standard	Canon	Decreased strength Cold climate adaptation Elongated bodies Low-pressure adaptation Radiation adaptation
Wuans	Wu	Solomani	Variant Human Race	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Canon	Subspecies specialization Executive Worker Physiological mutation Psychological mutation

History & Background (Dossier)

Variant Human Races may or may not rate their own taxonomic name.

• This often depends on political considerations, although sometimes there are sound practical reasons for an omission.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

Variant Human Races can be found throughout Charted Space. Part of what makes it Charted Space is the presence of higher sophont life. No human races are believed to be located beyond the frontiers of Charted Space. However, many rumors that human life exists beyond the range of the Ancients spread throughout the spaceways.

World Listing

Variant Human Races are known to reside on the following systems and worlds:

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Adshum  •  Akiva  •  Alike  •  Atuakhtea  •  Bachev  •  Badkar  •  Bage  •  Baliev  •  Beedrav  •  Catek  •  Cikuek  •  Civerimu  •  Cytrial  •  Darun  •  Dashimev  •  Ensik  •  Fervore  •  Frumurev  •  Gagash  •  Gigivere  •  Gikuk  •  Ginshar  •  Goore  •  Ikiik  •  Imur (Leo 0103)  •  Izir  •  Jonkeer  •  Kepak  •  Khimir  •  Khusgulur  •  Kursha  •  Lerive  •  Lermeliv  •  Lilith (Be 0405)  •  Maggiv  •  Mili  •  Morian Khama  •  Nagikare  •  Nappa  •  Nemini  •  Nepa  •  Nexine  •  Otrai (GR 0929)  •  Pigu  •  Pikhadi  •  Radool  •  Redemption (De 1722)  •  Shuli  •  Terpunne  •  Timiim  •  Twohoy  •  Ulid (Leon 0106)  •  Velscur (AC 1530)  •  Wu  •  

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See Also

Biotechnology

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

• B: Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Conventional Biology
  • Sophontology
  • Xenobiology

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• B: Biotechnology
  • Artificial Womb
  • Biochip
  • Bio-Identenoid
  • Biotechnology
  • Cybertechnology
  • Metabolic Chamber
  • Personality Recording
  • Relict Regeneration
  • Replacement Body Part

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• G: Genetic Engineering
  • Chimera Species
  • Clone
  • Human Chimera
  • Relict
  • Supra-Species
  • Synthetic
  • Terragen
  • Uplift
  • Variant Race
  • Variant Human Race
  • Variant Non-Human Race

Sophont

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

• Native Intelligent Life
• Sophont
  • Human Race
    • Humanoid
    • Non-humanoid
    • Semi-humanoid
  • Humaniti
    • Major Human Race
    • Minor Human Race
  • Major Race
    • Major Human Race
    • Major Non-Human Race
  • Minor Race
    • Minor Human Race
    • Minor Non-Human Race
  • Non-human Race
    • Major Non-Human Race
    • Minor Non-Human Race
  • Variant Race
    • Chimera Species
    • Human Chimera
    • Genetic Engineering
    • Variant Human Race
    • Variant Non-Human Race
  • Ancients
  • Ascendants
  • Extinct Species
  • Precursors
  • Primordials
  • Transcendents

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• White Dwarf 52 in article: "To Live Forever: Immortality in Traveller"
• Loren Wiseman, Jon F. Zeigler. Humaniti (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), .
• Far Future Enterprises T5: Core rules
• Author & Creator: Hans Rancke-Madsen