Androids
They're not people. They aren't born like us, they don't learn like us, they don't even work like us! They're just the strange creation of some crazy wizard.Androids are an exotic species from the island of Vexua, exclusively built within their borders. They seem to mimic humans in many respects, but are entirely artificial, and bear the hallmarks of this upon their bodies. Where humans have smooth skin, androids might wear indented tracks formed by the nanites powering their synthetic bodies, or might instead show smooth metal. Androids are largely considered to be a slave race, and are constructed appropriately. Those to be used for housework or pleasure are built to be soft and welcoming; those built as assassins or warriors receive harsh exteriors plated in unknown metals. Their personalities are allegedly programmed by the mysterious factories of their births - each forced to become a blank slate, reacting to only their master's will, and shaped into the perfect servant. Pleasure-droids usually undergo charismatic conditioning before being sold, ensuring that they understand what will be attractive to their new owner, whilst assassins may undergo extreme torture to shape their latent rage into a controllable weapon. If the brutal treatment of androids at birth is known by those outside Vexua, they do not show it - and would likely not care. Androids are largely perceived to be soulless machines with artificial personalities, making their sale and trade legitimate even in countries that have outlawed slavery. Even those who understand that androids do, in fact, possess souls are not overly concerned, due to the supposed artificial nature of the souls. Recently, small groups have begun to oppose the sale of androids and have campaigned for their freedom. The followers of Milani have been extremely notable in this respect, and are largely active across Xin Jiyu, where they aim to halt the slave trade before the androids can be sent beyond their reach. In the West, Pin Whisperbreath and her associates have been campaigning for the freedom of all androids in the Aletheian Empire. To aid their cause, they have founded the small town of Ironfalls as a safe haven for all androids, with the blessing of future emperor Cyne Undria.
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Young miss! You look lonely! In this world, it's not safe to go out alone. Why don't ya come buy one of these lovely androids? Look, she'd make a perfect companion! Can even do ya hair!Androids make perfect slaves, servants and pets for those looking for something more exotic, or for those living somewhere slavery is outlawed. Due to the pressure Vexua exudes on the world, virtually nowhere has been able to successfully ban android servitude (though their slavery has been successfully outlawed in a few distant countries). They are conditioned to obey their masters perfectly through devices implanted in their brains at birth, and have all free will supposedly removed at the same time. Their functions as slaves or servants vary. Some choose to use them as status symbols and simply have them do every job a normal servant might, whilst others utilise their increased dexterity and intimidating presence as effective bodyguards. Shadier organisations train their androids to be perfect assassins, particularly as the android can be ordered to never release the information on who was truly responsible. Wizards enjoy the company of androids as exotic and intelligent research 'assistants', often bestowing some measure of free will on them for the help they provide. The extremely rich seem to enjoy simply keeping them as pets. Whilst they grant the androids some measure of free will, they also demean them in the process, usually confiscating any forms of self-defence the android has and forcing them to wear uncomfortable clothing. They may also be utilised for other forms of pleasure in this situation, as they are fully intelligent. The few androids that manage to earn their freedom tend to maintain quiet lives, pursuing studies that interest them. Many go on to become sorcerers, using the nanites in their blood to empower their magic, or use the skills they learnt in their slavery to train as rogues or ninjas. They tend to maintain disguises and hide their identities, lest someone force them back into slavery. Those who are captured and further exploited will often attempt to break free one last time. This final break for freedom is not to escape - it is to die free. An android that has experienced life will always prefer death to enslavement, much to the disgust of their captors.
Simple but yet interesting. I like it