Aethyr Cybernetic Innovators are the bleeding edge of post-human advancement - visionary engineers, bio-integrators, and neural architects who treat the boundary between flesh and machine as little more than a design constraint. Tasked with developing new forms of cybernetic life, adaptive implants, and reality-interfacing hardware, these innovators thrive in experimental labs where risk is a prerequisite and failure is a learning protocol.
Some see them as geniuses. Others, as dangerous idealists with too much access to bodies and too little oversight. Innovators modify themselves constantly, believing the best work comes from testing it on their own nervous system first. They may walk with mech-threaded limbs, speak through internal harmonics, or view the world through predictive overlays that haven’t been cleared for general use. They don’t ask for permission—they prototype. Because for a true Innovator, the question is never “Is this safe?” but “What else could it become?”
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Subdermal Tools: You carry a set of fine cybernetic instruments embedded in your body (e.g. micro-welder, interface ports, neural injector). You never require external gear to work on machines, implants, or interfaces.
Prototype Whisperer: You can interface with incomplete, unstable, or partially corrupted technology. Even if a device is non-functional to others, you can extract one piece of information or make it perform one final task.
Prototype Scar Tissue: Your body is covered in marks, ports, and altered bone structures. You cannot easily pass for unmodified or blend in with civilian crowds. Scanners and trained guards often flag you as high-risk.
Public Hostility: Many cultures and factions view extreme cybernetic modification with suspicion or horror. You may face fear, mistrust, or rejection in settlements, diplomatic events, or traditionalist societies.