Voidborn

The Voidborn are the multitudinous workhorse and manufacturing backbone of the Final Accord of Humanity, a genetically-engineered abhuman slave-race conditioned over centuries by the machinations of the Gold Council to be subservient to their Lightbringer masters. In recent centuries, Voidborn and pro-Voidborn activists have successfully secured full citizenship in the Accord for their number and shed their former servant caste status, but as sentiments shift to a more egalitarian standard, the more xenophobic and old-fashioned among the Council's immortal number are seeking ways to bring their once-loyal creations "in line." Voidborn are still treated in some systems as second-class citizens as a result, but friction against the desires of the slowly dwindling Council grows by the day.
== Physical description ==
Voidborn physically resemble exceptionally tall and bulky humans, otherwise often indistinguishable from their ancestral genetic template save for the significantly narrower gene pool from which their features are drawn, artificially and systematically bred for certain traits over generations by the Black Ship Column of Dawn before the "project" spiraled out of control. Most Voidborn descended from this original population seed possess dark hair and eyes, skin tones running the typical human gamut of pales, tans, and browns, and irises replete with star-like white flecks born of the Voidborn race's many inbred genetic mutations, as well as colorful skin markings evocative of Kylian Shape-Shifter anatomy.
A deliberately-programmed half-life prevents most from surviving beyond three standard decades, a single Voidborn person's internal physiology often delicate and rife with dysfunctions and disorders the Accord's genetic cleansing failed to eliminate. The flecks of whiteness in their eyes typically expand and grow over the iris with age, and a Voidborn is expected to retire from the workforce when regular examinations detect the onset of blindness.
== Society ==
Voidborn embrace hedonism as a lifestyle thanks to their short lifespans, greatly valuing the time they are given and rarely idle, producing untold avalanches of art and culture since their long-overdue release from bondage. As many Voidborn with the available free time to pursue artistic endeavors are prone to the blindness of the venerable, this art often takes the form of music and otherwise auditory experiences, forming an unexpected kinship between the Voidborn and the Venari. Genetically tailored to be receptive to modification and experimentation as they are, Voidborn are viewed as preferred candidates for new Shardbonded, and the process of Bonding is one of only a handful of socially accepted ways of extending a Voidborn's natural lifespan to near-human standards.
Most often, working-age Voidborn are found across the Greatcloud in blue collar labor positions, but representation in government and bureaucracy grows with each passing, short-lived generation.
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