Chimeric

Chimerics, also known as Hybrids, are a Clade of Deviants who were merged with foreign life forms. Their Variations and Scars result from the combination of human and nature.

Overview

Human beings are intelligent and resourceful, but they lack many advantages that other life forms possess. Progenitors who create Chimerics seek to incorporate aspects of animals, plants, and more bizarre creatures into their victims, in the hope of making something more evolved.

However, the result is often less than anticipated. The Scars of a Chimeric outweigh the benefits a Progenitor hoped to achieve, and the unfortunate Hybrid is often treated like something less than human, rather than more.

Renegades

Chimerics are often forced to adapt to a situation, making use of both their Hybrid abilities and their human ingenuity. A Chimeric can blend into society more easily than most, but this camouflage never lasts for long. The Hybrid's dual nature always gets him into trouble sooner or later, and as Instability grows, he finds it harder to ignore his inhuman side.

Chimeric Renegades often take an aggressive, direct approach to opposing their Conviction Touchstones. They work to reconcile human reason with instinctual action, hoping to get their way through force.

Devoted

Devoted Chimerics rarely achieve any position or respect within a conspiracy. Even loyal Hybrids are treated as less than human. Conspiracies ensure compliance among their Chimeric devoted through displays of dominance and strict training, forcing the Hybrid instincts to submit to their authority.

Traits

Many Chimerics favor Physical Attributes and Merits. For most Hybrids, Scars come in the form of physical deformities. These Scars appear as distinctly animal or vegetable traits, such as cat's eyes or a plantlike green tint to the skin. Other Scars may appear as residual instincts that are difficult for the Chimeric to control.

References

• DTR: Deviant: The Renegades Rulebook ^{[citation needed]}