New-Breed

New-Breed are a species of genetically-altered human/animal hybrids that have began to surface as a unique subculture within humanity - unlike many species New-Breed are neither the result of natural evolution or forced engineering: instead New-Breed have made a deliberate choice to become what they are, despite their unusual appearance most New-Breed are peaceful beings that wish to co-exist with regular humanity but like all new species they have a minority that see themselves as superior to others..
==Origin==
The scientific revolution of 2006 saw many changes in society, most prominent of which was the decision by ISDF to classify some AI as sentient beings in their own right: inspired by this several "gene-splicers" began to push the ISDF for similiar treatment, gene-splicing had been popular amongst some people since 2004 despite its huge controversy and the sight of these human/animal hybrids were becoming more and more common in certain cities: though the practice remained outlawed in some nations until 2008.
Renaming themselves "New-Breed" these people began seeing themselves as a new species in their own right as well as developing a unique subculture - after much debate ISDF finally declared the New-Breed as a new species in 2008: this was a major factor in the practice of gene-splicing no longer being illegal in some nations as under ISDF law a new species is entitled to the right to practice their cultural pass-times without fear of violence or suppression and gene-splicing is of course an important part of the New-Breed culture.
Although granted protection by ISDF many New-Breed continue to experience considerable discrimination by others and often form their own communities, it is unusual to find large numbers of New-Breed together and when it occurs it tends not to last as they are inevitably forced away by society - many of whom still fear or hate the practice of gene-splicing.
Despite the discrimination and occassional violence directed at them a large majority of New-Breed remain peaceful and wish to co-exist with humanity but their are also a few radical groups within the New-Breed movement that express darker views: such as suggestions of overtaking humanity or even forcing "normies" to be gene-spliced - these views are seen as abhorent to most New-Breed but are sadly used as examples of their danger by hatemongers such as Governor.
==Appearance==
New-Breed resemble humanoid animals of many different breeds: dogs, cats, monkeys, lizards and bulls are amongst the more common breeds seen but virtually any animal one can think of can be "spliced" - the process of "splicing" human and animal DNA cause New-Breed to an almost perfect blend of human and animal (often referred to as anthropomorphism) but sometimes a person opts to make themselves deliberatly larger, more feral-looking and often much more aggressive - these are often referred to as "Wild-Breed" and are considerered dangerous by other New-Breed.
==Powers==
New-Breed have no true superhuman ability but do retain the natural instincts and traits of the animal they have gene-spliced with: for example a feline New-Breed would have good agility, retractable claws and enhanced-smell/hearing - this means individual New-Breeds have unique battle stats that while not necessarily superhuman can often give them certain advantages in certain fields.
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