Characters · Augmented Humans
Augmented humans are individuals of Genetic Original (GO) birth who have voluntarily accepted technological or biological enhancements — most commonly cortical upgrades that expand cognition, memory, or sensory processing. Augmentation does not change a person's genetic lineage classification, but it does place them outside the strict GO community.
Ffookhago
Nickname: "SkankHole"
Born: GO Nipponese stock
Raised: Lhasa Monastery
Augmentation: Neurological — enhanced reasoning and knowledge storage
Originally a pure Genetic Original and Soo Lingg's closest childhood companion, Ffookhago departed the Lhasa Monastery and made the deliberate choice to undergo a series of medical and technological procedures. These procedures significantly enhanced his brain's capacity to reason and retain knowledge — effectively bridging the gap between a GO upbringing and a HighEd cognitive profile.
His dual background — monastery-raised yet technically augmented — makes him a unique figure, personally connected to both the technology-rejecting world of the TroughCults and the enhanced mainstream society.
See also: TroughCults, HighEd, MindFile
Qerid M'khogij
Born: Bali Original (GO)
Augmentation: Cortical enhancement
Occupation: Fossil researcher; HighEd graduate
Though born a Genetic Original, Qerid has accepted cortical enhancement and holds a HighEd certification. She works as a researcher seeking ancient life fossils on worlds within the HomeWorld solar system. Her augmentation gives her direct access to MindFile transfers, PureDigital cognitive tools, and the broader technological infrastructure of colonized space.
Qerid is embedded in a close social circle that includes her childhood friend Hunfe' Gvuyo, her family's nightclub Dementias, and her long-term colleague Jixa from the Enceladus Atmospheric Regeneration Project.
See also: MindFile, PureDigital, HighEd