Species and Subspecies
"But now we are developing a new identity and awareness. We are a new people. We live, eat, and sleep among the stars. We live in infinite space, and we will have access to infinite energy until the sun burns out fifty billion years from now. Our consciousness will expand, and infinite space will be our true home. God has given us the stars to live among."
-- Zeon Zum Deikun
An Evolving World
Humanity's journey to the stars has changed it, though for better or for worse is an open question. Humans have begun to adapt to their new environments, and have even formed durable relationships with species other than their own. This list highlights the myriad options players have for characters who are something beyond the typical Natural human. These are not all the available options that will ever exist on the game; in a small handful of cases, characters will have special racetypes tied to content involved in later Phases.
Awakening
"Awakening" is a catch-all OOC term for abilities which open a person's awareness to the world. Characters with a non-zero Awakening score can sense the presence of others with Awakening scores to varying extents. Generally, a Newtype or similar evolved human will have an Awakening score of at least 2.
The Awakening numerical statistic has no gameplay value and is primarily a measure of how 'loud' your mental nonsense is in scenes, or how much mental 'loudness' you receive.
- 0: A pure Oldtype, or Coordinator with no Newtype intuition. Examples: Ramba Ral; Raidiese F. Branstein.
- 1: Generally still regarded as an Oldtype, but may occasionally receive spatial or emotional intuitions, especially in emotionally charged situations. Examples: Flay Allster; Koji Kabuto.
- 2: Often, but not always, regarded as something beyond a Natural. Capable of sensing specific individuals with whom they develop an emotional connection reliably; can operate wire-guided remote weapons without computer assistance, but will generally not be able to operate psycommu weaponry. Examples: Roux Louka; Suzaku Kururugi.
- 3: Almost certainly regarded as something other than a Natural. Capable of sensing the general emotional tenor of a location as well as specific individuals, and can almost always operate remote or psycommu weapons. Examples: Radha Bairavan; Ivan Larzalev.
- 4: Definitely, indisputably Awakened. Can essentially always operate remote or psycommu weapons, and capable of sensing intent to the point of preferring to use that over traditional instruments in battle. Examples: Char Aznable; Rau le Creuset.
- 5: Extremely a Newtype. Theoretically capable of performing feats that can change an era. Examples: Tiffa Adill; Kaname Chidori.