Lupamorph
The Lupamorph are a bioengineered Sophont species, common in Libertas space. Lupamorphs incorporate a fusion of human DNA with a number of canine species, from which their name Lupa (wolf) comes. They have their origins in the development of engineered security morphs by Senos Corp.
Originally designed for Symposium law enforcement use, the Rights of Sophonts Act in E2.Y411 outlawed the ownership of Genemorphs and their indentured servitude. Since then, the Lupamorph population of Libertas has grown and today they make up 11% of the solar population.
Biology
In their creation, Senos aimed to avoid extremely large variations, primarily for aesthetic purpose. It was deemed that they would make better law enforcement if civilians felt comfortable around them. As a result, Lupamorphs have close to Libertan standard anatomy. But some variance could not be avoided. Lupamorph have subtly more pointed facial features and sharply pointed ears. They tend towards being taller than Libertan standard, and Lupamorphs are substantially stronger than humans, owing to higher muscle density, with increased endurance to match. Lupamorph are naturally equipped for self defense with sharp canines and lengthened claw-like fingernails.Never cross a Lupa. I've seen a bilgerat empty a full energy clip into one of em dogs and he just kept charging.Yet, their most useful ability is regeneration. Lupamorph can generate Blastema cells as adults, and as a result regrow missing organs. Wounds, up to and including missing limbs, can be healed easily. Senos integrated a large amount of salamander DNA to accomplish this, and it has been a standard feature of genemorphs since.
History
The Symposium commissioned Lupamorph prototypes in E2.Y208. The Sophonic Machine Act had outlawed the use of indentured androids in E2.Y189. Though the Symposium continued to use machine intelligences for some time afterwards, it now was required to pay them for their employment. They also found that most machine intelligences were unwilling to do menial work in law enforcement, and the government began to have security concerns about using fully independent machines. This led to a demand for another solution. The Symposium commissioned Senos Corp to create a biological alternative to their reliance on machine intelligence. The original Lupamorph prototypes were created using in-vitro modification of fetuses. They were successful in creating these early prototypes, but they proved to be sterile. Following prototypes had aggression and obedience issues, and Senos' R&D teams had to modify the chimeric DNA to adjust for this. But Senos ultimately succeeded by E2.Y214, when Lupamorphs were ready to be officially unveiled. They represented the first successful Genemorph species, though many others have been created since. Many Lupamorph hold this as a point of pride to this day. They went into widespread deployment over the next 40 years, and continued to be used up until the Rights of Sophonts Act in E2.Y411. The act was motivated by atrocities committed by Demos Industries on Icelus. Anja Smyt, a journalist from the Terminus Daily uncovered and published an expose that brought to light the routine drugging, corporal punishment and undernourishment of Demos' Lupamorph workers on its Icelus refineries. A following report published by the Symposium Sub-committee on Sophont Rights found over sixty other cases of Lupamorph abuse across the system, and recommended the abolishment of Genemorph ownership. Following the act, many Lupamorph continued in their employment as law enforcement and the per-capita number of Lupamorphs in enforcement, military and private security jobs is far above average even today.Libertas State Patent
Patent No.: 101,879Date of Patent: D12.M4 E2.Y210
Patent Filed: D11.M1 E2.Y209
Application No.: 147,256
Patent Holder: Senos Corp, Seoul City, Libertas
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