Biotech Humans

These are the biotech humans, parahumans, and bioroids of GURPS: Bio-Tech and Transhuman Space.
== Genetic Upgrades ==
* Alpha [39]: Basic enhancement for appearance, longevity, and resistance to disease
**Alpha Upgrade [+2]: Transhuman Space variant.
**Olympian [+30]: Transhuman Space variant.THS Classic, p.115, adapted in Changing Times, p.48Changing Times, p.48 
** Omega [+28]: Cosmetic enhancement on Alpha, plus some enhanced brain adjustments.
* Heavy-Worlder [46]: Hefty, dwarven-like bio-type meant for worlds with 1.5-2 Gs.
* Helot [12]: Resistant to disease and unaggressive
** Helot II [-4]: also susceptible to pheromones on a species level
**Helot Bioroid [-19]
* Ishtar [20]: Named for the goddess of war, sex and fertility, this biomod focuses on enhanced appearance, HT, and DX, with more common mental drawbacks that engineered superstars may have.
**Ishtar Update [+13]: Transhuman Space variant
** Siduri [+11]: Second-gen Ishtar with Longevity and Proud, but with less mental drawbacks on average
* Light Worlder [10]: Thin, lanky, better suited to light worlds that favor more wispy bodytypes
* Metanoia [51]: A modest attempt at improving intelligence
* Orion [70]: human-plus enhancement, particularly useful for combat
===GURPS Bio-Tech Note===
GURPS Bio-Tech's phrase "individuals who have undergone eugenic gengineering at conception" is a clear typo that indicates a possible common confusion between "eugenic engineering" and "genetic engineering." 
Eugenic engineering is breeding desired traits; toy poodles and yellow carrots are the products of eugenic engineering. Genetic engineering on the other hand involves direct manipulation of the genes. The Glow-In-The-Dark cat is a prime example of this, as there's no natural way to get a cat and a jellyfish to breed.
== Parahumans ==
Unless noted otherwise these generally appear at TL10 with LC3.
* Avatar [42] TL9: modified to exaggerate male-female dimorphism 
* Brownie [15]: Like their elfin namesake, this bio-type is slightly shorter than the average human, with a much better HT system and a robust resistance to disease 
* Diana [47] An Amazonian biomod, with health, intelligence, resistance to disease, and control over reproduction. They only produce female offspring.
** Artemis [+69] A Diana combat mod, with explosive strength and combat reflexes
** Athena [+7] Early maturation, extended lifespan and parthenogenesis. A self-replicating Amazon race.
* Gilgamesh [65]: high intelligence and lengthened lifespan 
** Ladon [+0]
* Guardian [185] LC2: slightly faster and more robust with a strong desire to mastery other humans
** Guardian Warrior [+42] 
* Pandora [66]: a faster-thinking human that has problems talking with non enhanced human 
** Prometheus [+19]
* Tiresia [47]: designed to transcend the limits of gender itself. Similar to humans in The Left Hand of Darkness
* Herakles [192]: muscles, skeleton, and nervous system have all been engineered for maximum performance 
** Atlas [+42]: 9' version that is even stronger
* Warrior Angel [?]: Born baseline, but enhanced later, far beyond human limitations.Fanon, based on enhancements from Tisephone Logos
== Pantropic Parahumans ==
Unless noted otherwise these generally appear at TL10 with LC3.
* Camazotz [41]: humans with a sizable percentage of bat genes spliced into their genome.
** Camazotz Bioroid [-5] 
** Camazotz Chimera [-20] 
* Drylander [19] TL9: designed to live comfortably in arid regions
* Selkie [57] TL9: sea-adapted parahuman race
* Spacer [5] TL9: Born or designed for micro- or zero gravity environments. The Floater (race) [-66] is another alternative
** Bioroid variation [-5]
* Triton [36] (TL11): further sea-adapted parahuman race then Selkie
** Triton Bioroid [-20] 
* Void Dancer [29] TLl1: Designed as zero-G construction workers, space crewand belt miner
** Dark Angel Bioroid [+65]
== Specialists and Servitors ==
Sublisting in GURPS Bio-Tech pg 72-74. All these are generally available at TL10 with LC3
* Chronos [59] LC1: Soldiers for unsupported, long-range patrol and counterinsurgency operations 
** Chronos Chimera [-15] 
** Chronos Bioroid [-35]
* Eros [45]: professional courtesan or a rich person’s living toy 
** Fugu [+17] 
** Furry [+5] 
** Gothic [+13] 
*Februus [64]: designed to function in environments heavily contaminated by hazardous materials
**Februus Bioroid [-35]
* Felicia [151]: Resembles a lithe, anthropomorphic cat
** Felicia Bioroid [-35] 
** Felicia Chimera [-15]
* Lepus [9]: human-rabbit genesplices designed for fast reproduction and survival on colonial worlds.
** Lepus Chimera [-10]
** Lepus Bioroid [-5] 
* Ranger [69]: designed to emphasized sensory acuity, and survival in almost any wilderness environment
** Ranger Bioroid [-25]
** Ranger Chimera [-15]
** Fenris (wolf-like variation) [+0] 
* Spartan [46]
** Spartan Bioroid [-25]
* Tek-Rat [-42]: a human with raccoon, hamster, and possum genes
** Tek-Rat Bioroid [-15]
** Tek-Rat Chimera [-15]
== Fanon Strategies ==
The Spartan parahuman is a great example of a clone warrior (or Stellaris-style genewarrior). With the Bioroid template, they can be mass-produced, allowing entire armies to be custom-grown in a matter of years. Like Clones from Star Wars, they also age quickly, and are likely to be put "on ice" (in cryogenic storage) between campaigns.
== See Also ==
* Androids of Ultra-Tech
* Androids of Transhuman Space
== References ==
* GURPS Bio-Tech pg 68-74
* Transhuman Space: Changing Times pg 48-49
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