Mechalus

Created by Wizards of the Coast; Modified by Fritzeig

The Mechalus were once human, created in laboratories by the empire in its development of cybernetic enhancements. After a few generations, something changed within the subjects and the offspring began to be born with an affinity for cybernetic enhancements. Such affinity required such devices to be implanted in them at a very young age. In time even these enhancements bred true and the Mechalus race was truly created. However, this is when they found the true motivation behind the Empire's encouragement of breeding these children as they were taken into custody and enslaved, being considered no longer human.
While no longer considered to be human, they did have a greater affinity for technology than most humans and excelled in technological endeavours, securing their place in the heirarchy of the slave races as they were the ones to keep the fleets and systems of the empire running smoothly. They were not foot soldiers or shock troops like the Weren, but they kept the vast array of military hardware running, including the armies run by artificial intelligences. In the end, they were still human enough to be affected by the plague that afflicted the empire and died just as swiftly as the humans did.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Mechalus are different to other species in that their cybernetic enhancements are 'natural'. They are born with small amounts of cybernetic enhancements which overtime grow with them and provide additional functionalities, though they can be programmed to take a certain path for specific enhancements to the child, most are allowed to develop organically, the child's skills and talents directing the course of the cybernet growth. These cybernetic enhancements have been noted as being more like living tissue that then secretes metals to form the cybenetic connective tissue, utilising minerals found in the Mechalus' blood.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Human