Synth-Walkers

*"AH those fools. They reached for the power of god and were burned by his light. Those damn bombs served them right."- Ol' Ironbark*

## Before Saivoz

The Synth-Walkers were the humans that used to inhabit Razhai before **Saivoz.** They ruled the world with advanced technology that allowed them to perform almost god-like feats. The reason they are known as "Synth-Walkers" is because of their distinct cybernetic and biological upgrades. They integrated their intensive technology with the human body to create almost supreme beings. Their technology was even able to interact with human DNA creating humans in any image possible. With enough money and influence a child could be born with zero health risks, look exactly a certain way and be predisposed to beneficial genes. As generations progress these modified humans would have children that got more and more refined into something that was closer to a god than just a primitive human. Soon humans started to be born with special powers that could range anywhere from simple utility power like the ability to move objects, or they could be born with the power of a nuclear bomb in their fists. Even without these amazing superpowers, the synth-walkers could supplement their bodies with powerful cybernetic enhancements. Being able to replace organs and limbs with advanced machinery meant that almost every member of the Synth-walker race was extremely powerful. The marvels they were able to accomplish were almost unlimited with their powerful technology. A man could have his eyes replaced with high-tech cameras giving him the ability to zoom in on objects hundreds of meters away, record 4k video or see in the dark with inferred. A women could have her legs replaced with advanced pistons allowing her to jump hundreds of stories in the air or run as fast as a sports car. Their potential was almost unlimited and in the end that was their downfall. For all of their advanced technology and godlike powers they couldn't solve one of humanities worst problems, the greed of humans. As the decades turned into centuries the sins that had plagued the human race were now weighing heavy on the synth-walkers. In the end none of their advanced augmentations or precise genetic editing could save them from the devastating bombs that reset the world.

## After Saivoz

After the devastation of Saivoz not many synth-walkers remained. The vast majority of them died within the smoldering ruins of their once great cities but not entirely all of them. A very slim amount of the synth-walkers survived in the least damaged parts of Razhai. Some slumbered deep underground in bunkers that were spared the wrath of the bombs while others fled to space in great colony ships. Over the years when some of the radiation finally started to clear away what was left of the synth-walkers returned to reclaim what was once their home. Almost every major city was hit with a **terror bomb** meaning that the city rumble would forever remain inhabitable even to this day. In the remote wilderness is where civilizations would begin to grow again.

Over time the perfect and precise DNA structures of the synth-walkers started to disappear due to rapid mutations that a radioactive environment produces. Their once perfected DNA became a scrambled mess. Through a long series of mutations they slowly evolved into the main races that inhabit most of Razhai. The Synth-walkers disappeared and turned into three distinct races, **humans, Uruks, and Stryders.** These three races share a direct lineage to the Synth-walkers and all carry a small amount of the synth's original DNA. **Humans** are the closest to resemble the synth-walkers and represent what the synth-walkers used to be. **Uruks** are seen as mutant abominations, the perfect genetic structure that the synths had worked so hard to achieve has now been mangled and shaped to fit the harsh realities of Razhai's current conditions. **Stryders** are synthetic creations that used Synth-walker DNA as a basis.

## The Remains of the Synth-Walkers

Not much remains of the once powerful Synth-walker race due to the intensity of their annihilation. Most of the ruins and artifacts from their time period have been lost to the unwavering march of time. Only deep within **Biological Deadzones** do the bones of synth-walker civilization, untouched by any living organisms. Small parts of their legacy do live on in the races they evolved into however. All three of the distinct dependent races have notable features leftover from their ancestors. Uruks retained the ability to gain naturally strong genes and traits that help aid in their survival. Humans posses the ability to be born and easily harness other worldly abilities and channel **Blin** energy easily. Stryders inherited the synth-walkers mastery over technology and the ability to wield it effectively. Overall, the influence of these once great people still have a large impact on Razhai today, even if the race has died out.