Difference between revisions of "Variant Human Race"

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The Major Race/Minor Race scheme has its exceptions and special cases.

They are also known as chimeras.
Many of these involve new species of Humaniti created by genetic engineering, also known as "geneering".
Some call these species Transhumans.

Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

Biotechnology[edit]

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B: Biology

B: Biotechnology

G: Genetic Engineering

S: Sophonce
- Sophont

Sophont[edit]

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Description[edit]

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.

Known Variant Human Races[edit]

The following known variant human races exist within Charted Space:

Variant Human Race Differences[edit]

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

History[edit]

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.

Astrography[edit]

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[edit]

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

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Akiva • Alike • Atuakhtea • Bachev • Bage • Baliev • Catek • Cikuek • Civerimu • Cytrial • Darun • Dashimev • Fervore • Ginshar • Goore • Izir • Jonkeer • Khusgulur • Lerive • Lilith (Be 0405) • Maggiv • Morian Khama • Nappa • Nemini • Nexine • Otrai (GR 0929) • Redemption (De 1722) • Terpunne • Twohoy • Velscur (AC 1530) • Wu •

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Periodical: White Dwarf Issue 52 in article: "To Live Forever: Immortality in Traveller"
GURPS Traveller: Humaniti
Far Future Enterprises T5: Core rules
Author & Creator: Hans Rancke-Madsen
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science