Human Strains
Very basic reference for the various races. You get a LOT of leeway for how they look, these are just extremely generic ones that capture the overall feel
Humans
Humans be Human. They are the dominant Strain and are also considered the original. Every 'Strain' is simply a mutation of the original human concept. At their core, they're all humans, despite their differences.
Androids
Androids are humans who at some age, were turned into mostly-machines. Their appearance can range from completely human to nonhuman, depending on their luck. It's also debated who counts as an android, as some extremists see people with prosthetics as androids. Overall, it's considered someone, whose part of their body is fused with or appears metal in some way
Slurs:Â
Drone (Infers they're non-sentient)
Referring to them by the name of Any Appliance (Not a slur but very offensive)
Buckethead (Less offensive because it's stupid, reclaimed by some androids as a joke)
Artisans
Artisans are Androids specifically manufactured by Artifabrics. Due to being slaves and their completely demented appearances, they experience unique oppression by the other Strains.Â
The two types of Artisans are Weavers and Workers.
Fihskians
Fihskians (Referred to commonly as Fishbornes) are people native to Fihskborrg, Atlantica. Due to geographical factors, people born here are deformed in some capacity, and it's typically very visible. They have stunted birthrates
'Fihskborgian' refers to the people who live in Fihskborg.
Slurs:Â
Fishbornes (Fishkborrg was stuck with the name Fishberg, And thus the people who live there...)
Cod(/Codfish) (Because theyre from a place called Fihskborrg and it sounds like Fish and they fish, hahahahaha)
Fishfag (Sometimes Reclaimed)
Liches
Liches are people who were exposed to the Smog near The Osseous Energy Co, and overtime, were turned into mummified skeletal things. They are still clearly human in some ways, but looks like they're rotting.Â
When Liches leave the Smog, they start experiencing withdrawal symptoms, such as extreme cravings for bone marrow. To prevent this from happening, 'Patches' were invented to help lessen the symptoms while away from the Smog.
Slurs:
Zombie (Because they look like zombies haha)
Corpse eaters (Not even true they avoid flesh)
While Lich is technically a slur, it's been reclaimed and it's the name they reclaimed.
OECOP/OEC Owned Property (Rarer slur but if you hear someone say it you know theyre deep down the pipeline)
Suburbians
People born in Suburbia, Zenith. Looks the same as humans, but have their lifespan cut in half. Nobody knows they exist?
Clots
Clots are former humans who, after spending a year in Tartarus, lost their 'humanity'. Clots aren't known to the wider public, and Monoliths have an unofficial official 'Shoot on sight' rule when it comes to them.
Clots are pretty rare, and pretty much all of them are born in The Hole Dwellers cult. They're rare to see, and the ones that return to the surface are even more rare. They are unnaturally strong, and able to shift their meat and bones around into any shape or position. They can only eat meat, and throw up everything else. They can also absorb fresh corpses.
Slurs:
Not an exact slur, but a codename they're called is 'Problem'. 'There's a problem over there' etc.
Clotties (It sounds dumb.)
Clot was also not their chosen name, They refer to themselves as 'Hole Dwellers'
Plaugeborns
KAYCEE WILL WRITE MORE SOON
Slurs:
Plaugey (Something stupid john said, probably doesn't offend anyone)
Meatskin
Flyfood