Category:Races

=Seraphs (Angelic Race)=

Background

 * Originated as the descendents of the Algernon line


 * comprised of 6 Greater Houses each with distinct strengths and a dozen Lesser Houses with obvious mixtures


 * There are occasional non-houses offspring with varying inconsistent traits

Biology

 * 20-30% denser muscle tissue, denser bone mass


 * more effecient circulatory & respiratory systems


 * nerve transmissions 5-15% faster


 * high metabolism reqires a greater than normal calorie intake


 * resistant to a wide range of poisons, toxins, bacteria, & dseases


 * accelerated healing, especially of muscle tissue


 * ability to regenerate nerve tissue


 * brain matter 2-3x denser, more neurons


 * tall, thin, good muscle tone


 * broad range of eye and hair colors, often with metallic tones


 * extreme longevity ito the hundreds and possibly even thousands of years


 * often appear quite adrogynous before sexual maturity which comes later than base Humans


 * Puberty lasts 10-15% longer

Eyes

 * able to adjust focal length of the eyes


 * able to see into low-level infrared and ultraviolet ranges


 * capable of willfully filtering out spectral ranges

DNA

 * DNA is a hybrid triple-helix form


 * Seraphic traits do not always breeed true with non-Seraphs

Mentalics

 * faster nerve transmissions equate to high IQ and reflexes


 * Wings - able to draw on the energy of the void which binds to manifest wings.  Common wing colors are patterns of beige and gold, sepia, greyscale, an sometimes very vibrant gem-like colors.  Different Houses tend to prefer certain colors over others.  Very powerful Seraphs will have very powerful colors.


 * Noosphere - they do not require biotek nanonics to access the Noosphere, instead they posess an innate ability to do so that is genetically inherited.

Culture

 * despite their heritage as scions of the Algernon, and keepers of the Judicial powers, Seraphs are a small subset of the Hegemony. Their extended lifespans combined with a low birth rate keep the population low. Many Hegemony citizens never encounter a Seraph during their lifetime


 * because Seraphic bloodlines are so highly prized, mairrages are generally tightly policed by the Houses - even a small percentage of Seraphic tDNA can greatly extend lifespans and may also bestow other Seraphic traits


 * there are 6 Greater Houses  descended from the Algernon line and 12 Lesser Houses born of intermingling from thoses in differing Greater Houses


 * each house presents a civic influence over its chosen Demesne as well as a cultural influence with regards to their individual spheres of knowledge


 * each House is presided over by an Archon and his chosen successor, the Scion


 * House members are often highly ranked within the ArkOPS technocratic branch of government


 * they tend to remain aloof from the commons which often results in a sense of mystery & seperateness