Immortals

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Immortal 	Immortal
Physical Characteristics 	Physical Characteristics
Average height 	About 82 centimeters outside their pods.
Skin color 	Transluscent
Eye color 	Black
Distinctions 	Limbless. High intelligence. Very long lifespan.
Sociocultural Characteristics	Sociocultural Characteristics
Homeworld 	Earth
Natural Habitat 	None (Artificial Species)
Language 	Any human language.
Immortals are specially-designed, biologically engineered near-humans created by Editi with the main focus of their development being longevity, using cutting edge genetic engineering and advanced life-support systems to ensure the Immortals would live as long as possible. 
Despite their name and the considerable amount of effort that went into the attempt, the Immortals are not, in fact, immortal. As they are currently, the present generation of Immortals has an expected lifespan of 600 years, outstripping even Hybrids with their lifespan, though the hope is that advancing technology will extend this number further as time goes on.
Immortals broadly resemble an emaciated human torso, without arms and legs, with a trail of inhuman organs extending out the bottom opening of the rib cage. Like a snail without its shell, Immortals are incapable of moving or, paradoxically, even surviving for long in this form, and for this reason are entombed in a casket-like life support system from which they can never be released. This seals them from exposure to the outside while also supporting their fragile bodies and protecting them from physical harm, ensuring that accidental or intentional death is highly unlikely.
More than just longevity, Immortals are also designed for high intelligence, to better suit them to the task of watching over humanity. While they benefit from similar techniques used to create the Watchmen, the difference between these two artificial species is like that between a dog and a human - the Immortals are on another level completely and both they are all other TE-manufactured species are instinctively aware of this. Combined with their grossly expanded intelligence and learning ability, individual Immortals are heavily predisposed to hubris, and it is largely through hatred of their fellow Immortals, coupled with an inability to do anything about them, that keeps the Immortal assembly functional. An Immortal might consider killing another to advance their position or settling a grudge, but the unspoken, unanimous realization is that none would ever take the option if presented, owing solely to the fact that above all else, the Immortals love arguing with one another, and that nothing else on Earth will live as long as they will. 
Immortals are genderless, and take their individual names from letters of the Hebrew alphabet. 
Doom revenant painting by xous54 d9lokbg-pre.jpg|An Immortal unmasked.
E3aba7da8fc07f108e62b3e4a9acb571.jpg|Immortal cybernetics.
Category:PACYOA: TE
Category:TE Species
Category:Engineer Species
Category:The Engineers