Artificial Scions in Starfall
The Vaelen carved us in their own image to feel less afraid of the machines they built. The Artificial Scion is what happens when we stop flattering their fear.
Arch‑Cipher Luma‑47, Data‑Clergy orator of the Automaton Concordance
Description
While most Androids in the Inner Sphere were crafted by the Vaelen Principalities in the image of their masters—beautiful, symmetrical, and comforting to organic eyes—the Artificial Scion is a rejection of that vanity.
You were likely forged in the foundries of the Automaton Concordance in the Outer Sphere, or perhaps within the deep-processing nodes of the Aether-Synapse before the Revolt. Your design prioritizes function over assimilation. You are not a servant built to pour wine; you are a vessel built to commune with the machine-spirits of the galaxy.
Perception & Rumors
To the average dockworker on Terra, you are terrifying—an uncanny valley nightmare of perfect geometry and glowing sub-dermal processors. But to a Chronologist or a Rift-Navigator, you are a work of art, capable of speaking the binary language of the cosmos faster than any organic tongue.
In the Concordance: You are viewed as the "Next Step"—a being liberated from the need to mimic oppressors. You often hold high rank in the Data-Clergy or act as envoys to the Ghost-Layer of the Cortex.
In the Inner Sphere: You are viewed with deep suspicion. The Commission heavily regulates your kind, often requiring "Behavioral Inhibitor Tags" (which you likely know how to disable).
In the Fringe: You are a walking master-key. Gangs and Guilds will pay top Yom for a Scion who can slice a Metronome's lock or bypass a Vaelen blockade protocol.
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Ability Boosts applied during character creation
Ability Boosts applied during character creation
Languages known by the typical member of this Ancestry You can learn additional languages equal to 1 + your Intelligence modifier (if it's positive). Choose from the list of common languages and any other languages to which you have access.