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During your time on station you may find yourself face to face (or face to mirror) with the not quite human. Be they aliens, mutated humans, or self aware constructs you're expected to try and coexist on this deathtrap. Learning their quirks can be key to knowing how to keep them amicable in times of peace, and easy to put down in times of strife.
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During your time on station you may find yourself face to face (or face to mirror) with the not quite human. Be they aliens, mutated humans, or self aware constructs you're expected to try and coexist on this deathtrap<br>
Learning their quirks can be key to knowing how to keep them amicable in times of peace, and easy to put down in times of strife.
=Roundstart Races=
On Beestation, these are the races allowed to be chosen at round start. Because they are freely available, you should expect to deal with them nearly every round.
==={{anchor|Humans}}[[Humans]]===
[[File:humans.png]]


=Roundstart Races=
On the station humans enjoy a degree of superiority over other races, everyone you meet in a position of power will generally be a human.<br>
On tgstation, these are the races allowed to be chosen at round start. Because they are freely available, you should expect to deal with them nearly every round.
Formerly, the [[AI]] would apply the protections of its laws ONLY to humans, nowadays however the AI's law protect "Crew" instead of humans.  


===[[Humans]]===
'''Gameplay'''
[[File:humans.png]]


On the station humans enjoy a degree of superiority over other races, everyone you meet in a position of power will generally be a human. By default, the [[AI]] will apply the protections of its laws ONLY to humans, though they may extend that protection to other races out of preference provided doing so doesn't harm humans. Should a conflict arise between a human and another race, expect the AI to take the human's side.
Behave like the dominant species you are. Beat skulls in with a toolbox and remind everyone that you are essentially a bald ape. Get leg-dropped by a wrestler and watch as your leg actually falls off.<br> Set up industrial-sized bugzappers in the main hall to deal with [[Mothpeople|the pests]].


'''Diet'''
*Likes: Fried food and junkfood, often combined into a heavenly form known as fast food.
*Dislikes: Raw food.
'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* AI Protection under the default Asimov lawset.
*Strength in numbers.
* Domination of [[Command_Staff|Command Jobs]].
* Strength in numbers.
 
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Prone to mutation to other races.
*None at all.
* No special traits.
==={{anchor|Lizardperson}}[[Lizardperson|Lizardpeople]]===
[[File:lizardpeople.png]]


'''Where to find them:'''
Second class citizens, lizards are generally relegated to lower level work.<br>
* Everywhere.
Within a department a lizard staff member may enjoy anywhere from almost equal standing to obvious racism and disrespect, depending on their coworkers. They enjoy no advantages beyond their striking appearance.<br>
Their appearance and naming conventions are loosely derived from the Argonians, of Skyrim.


===[[Lizardperson|Lizardpeople]]===
'''Gameplay'''
[[File:lizardpeople.png]]


Second class citizens, lizards are generally relegated to lower level work. Within a department a lizard staff member may enjoy anywhere from almost equal standing to obvious racism and disrespect, depending on their coworkers. They enjoy few advantages beyond their striking appearance.
Name yourself Does-The-Gimmick. Set all your accessory slots and become an unrecognizable blob of pixels. <br> Make it hard to understand a word you say by hissing frequently. Get discriminated against for being a snowflake race.


'''Diet'''
*Likes: Meat and disgusting things like small creatures that run around on four legs famous for disease
*Dislikes: Grain and dairy, what kind of creature would hate pizza or cake?!
'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Memorable appearance.
*Memorable appearance.
* Solidarity with lizards staffmates.
*Solidarity with lizards staffmates.
 
*Lizardpeople take one third less heat damage.
*Lizard tails and hides can be used to craft sought after items like lizard wine, the Liz O' Nine Tails and lizard cloche hats.
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Likely target of racism.
*Likely target of racism.
* Also prone to mutation to mutant races.
* Noticeable lisssp.
* Noticeable lisssp.
* 50% more cold damage.
*''Your'' lizard tail and hide can be used to craft sought-after items.
==={{anchor|Plasmaman}}[[Plasmaman]]===
[[File:Plasmaman.png|120px]]


A recently discovered race that inhabits orbital bodies with high concentrations of Plasma.<br>
Plasmamen have a hard time living on oxygen based space stations as they breathe pure Plasma as their air supply, thus they wear special environmental suits to protect them.<br>
They have almost no advantages mechanics wise, and must rely on their skill and respect to get by.


'''Where to find them:'''
* Everywhere but command department.


===[[Plasmaman]]===
'''Gameplay'''
[[File:Plasmaman.png|120px]]


A recently discovered race that inhabits orbital bodies with high concentrations of Plasma. Plasmamen have a hard time living on oxygen based space stations as they breathe pure Plasma as their air supply, thus they wear special environmental suits to protect them. They have almost no advantages mechanics wise, and must rely on their skill and respect to get by.
Light the entirety of the station on fire. Be immune to cold environments, die in seconds to hot ones. Claim that you're a space beast that's come to kill everything, ever.


'''Diet'''
* Likes: Vegetables.
*Dislikes: Fruit, only the flesh is weak to scurvy.
'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* They stand out.
*Bang-proof and space-proof helmet with welding screen.
* Can use their bodies drawback of setting on fire offensively to scare off attackers.
*Immune to cold, (most) viruses, and radiation.
* Flash-proof, welding-safe helmet.
*Can't bleed.
* Immune to cold, viruses, and radiation.
*Does not need to eat.
* Can't bleed.
*Internals last very long and belt tanks at a standard pressure of 1013kPa last about 1.5 hours.
* Does not need to eat.
 
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* They stand out, badly.
*They rely on a constant source of Plasma air to survive.
* Likely target of racism.
*If exposed to Oxygen their body will catch on fire (unless in stasis).
* Move slowly, due to their jumpsuits.
*150% damage from brute, heat and fire.
* They rely on a constant source of Plasma air to survive.
*Takes longer for body temperature to stabilize.
* If exposed to Oxygen their body will catch on fire.
*They are stuck inside an environment suit. [Replaceable by Hardsuit, EVA spacesuit or ghetto envirosuit you can craft]
* 150% damage from heat and fire.
*Have to take off helmet and eat a few bites very quickly then extinguish in order to eat something.
* They are stuck inside an environment suit.
*No easy ability to hide their identity.
* Can't drink or eat through helmet, so dependent on injections and patches.
*Can be cloned, but incompetent medical staff will always fuck it up.
* No ability to hide their identity.
*Cannot be defibrillated, as they lack a heart.
* The AI and its [[Cyborg|minions]] are almost always free to maim or kill you if you are seen harming a human.
==={{anchor|Mothpeople}}[[Mothpeople]]===
* Cannot be cloned without a specifically built plasma room, or debraining.
[[File:Moths.gif|90px]]
* Cannot be defibrillated.
 
'''Where to find them:'''
* Everywhere aside from any command, security or entertainment department.


=Human Mutants=
White-faced insect people with wings and antannae. Be the Mary Sue you were always meant to be with a shitload of color 'themes' to choose from.
Over the course of a shift, you or someone you know may lose their humanity. These races are not born, but made. These players are less likely to be the targets of racism, as many may simply acknowledge their former humanity, but are none the less NOT human anymore.


===[[Podman|Podpeople]]===
'''Gameplay'''
[[File:podpeople.png]]


Human blood, resurrected through a plant. Podpeople are rare to see, often only making an appearance if the cloner has been destroyed or the power is out for an extended period of time. They thrive in light and can't survive darkness for too long.
Get everything unique about you as a species removed by deranged people, but manage to sneak past a free infinite jetpack that never activates when you need it to. Turn into toothpaste when you hack a door wrong.<br> Be slightly more tolerated by humans than other alien species.


'''Diet'''
*Likes: Vegetables, Dairy & Clothes.
*Dislikes: Fruit.
*Toxic: Raw meat, cooked meat, just don't eat something that moved and made noises.
'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Gradually heals and gains nutrition in well lit areas.
* If your wings haven't been crisped, you can flutter around once gravity goes out.
* Immune to plant-based hazards such as space vines and killer tomatoes.
 
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Darkness drains nutrition.
*Your eyes are extra sensitive to light. Welding needs both goggles plus a mask and flashbangs REALLY hurt, even with sunglasses on.
* If starving, takes damage over time.
* Badly hurt by fly swatters. [10x damage]
* Tendency to be overweight due to desire to stay in the light at all times.
*Vulnerable to pest spray. [3x damage]
* Extra vulnerable to chemicals designed to kill plant life.
*Fire will burn your wings off, disabling its benefits and making the moth sad.
* Takes extra burn damage and heats up quickly.
*Nonsensical 'fluttering' speech tag.
* Mutates if shot by a [[Research_items#Floral Somatoray|floral somatoray]] in mutation mode.
==={{anchor|Ethereals}}[[Ethereals]]===
[[File:Ethereal race.png]]


'''Where to find them:'''
Walking lightbulbs that are named after celestial bodies.
* [[Hydroponics]].


===Slimepeople===
'''Gameplay'''
[[File:slimepeople.png]]


Former humans who were converted to slime by mutation toxin. Many scientists working in xenobiology will undergo this mutation willingly to work closer with their slimes, but others may mass produce the toxin and try to push it on others. Their bodies are composed of a toxic slime, which shouldn't be consumed by other races.
Die in one hit because you forgot to recharge. Steal all the station's power. Get harassed by moths.


'''Diet'''
*Likes: Snowflake Ethereal food (High-power energy bars, [[Food#Burgers|empowered burgers]]). Electricity, whether through [[Cyborg]] rechargers, electric shocks or indirectly through lightbulbs.
'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Anything that would deal toxin damage will heal toxin damage instead.
*They're walking flashlights.
* Full immunity from the wrath of hungry slimes.
*Enter a temporary '''''Disco-mode''''' when emagged.
* Toxic blood that can poison others if ingested.
*Deal burn damage instead of brute damage when punching things.
* Immunity to viruses.
*Slightly resistant to electricity (0.5 siemens coefficient).
* Immunity to bleeding out.
*Can recharge apcs by using grab intent.
* Take half damage from heat, fire, and laser weaponry.
* Can split themselves to create spare bodies.
** To split they need to acquire slime jelly; they generate it either by being well fed or by taking toxin damage (which heals them). Toxin healing chemicals will remove blood at a fast rate.
** Reaching 1100 jelly volume will let you split once, and reset you to 600.
** They can swap between bodies at will as long as they're conscious; dying in your current body will still kill you, being unconscious in one will trap you in that body.
* Can grow limbs back using their slimelike blood.
 
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Lose limbs when blood volume is low.
*They're walking flashlights.
* Take toxin damage from chemicals that would normally cure it. This will also drain blood, and thus causes loss of limbs.
*Can only regain nutrition by entering a cyborg recharger, by touching lightbulbs, using apcs on harm intent, using a battery, or through special Ethereal food.
* Nonhuman to the AI.
*Slowly take toxin damage when out of charge.
* Large hunger from jelly production.
*Take 1.25 to 2x brute damage depending on lack of charge.
* Take double damage from sources of cold.
==={{anchor|IPC}}[[IPC|IPC]]===
[[File:IPC.png]]


'''Where to find them:'''
Integrated positronic chassis, also known as TV heads.  
* [[Xenobiology]].


===[[Flyperson|Flypeople]]===
'''Benefits'''
[[File:flypeople.png]]
*Aesthetic TV head capable of changing looks, you stand out.
*They can heal brute damage with a welder and burn with a cable coil.
*Can be field revived with a welder and cable coils.
*They stand out due to their TV head.
*They do not require a head to live due to their brain being located in their torso
*No need for eating.
*Immune to cold and do not need to breathe.
* Cannot process any reagents except special IPC reagent.
*Immune to most diseases.
*Bleed Oil (litterly just recoloured blood codewise)
*Bleed out 10 times slower than every other spiecies
*Immune to heart attacks
'''Drawbacks'''
* Cannot perform CPR due to lack of breathing.
*Cannot be cloned, incompetent Roboticists will borg you instead of reviving you.
*Take almost 2x burn damage, capable of being critted in 4 welder hits, along with having a 1.3 brute modifier.
*You stand out without a helmet.
* Cannot process any reagents except special IPC reagents.
* EMPs will deal 20 - 60 brute damage and stun you for 10 - 20 seconds while dislocating random limbs (including your head).
*Need to stand still for a few seconds to heal with a cable coil or welder.
* Heal slowly unless someone else is healing them.
*You will be killed by most conversion antags due to the difficulty of keeping you around.
*Revenants can EMP you and kill you.
*Requires Oil for blood
==={{anchor|Apid}}[[Apids|Apid]]===
[[File:Apid.png|alt=|64x64px]]


Walking abominations of mishmatched DNA caused by teleporter malfunctions. Careful use and upgrading of the teleporter can assure those that dabble with it don't end up in this sorry state. Unlike other mutant races, there's absolutely nothing redeemable about existing like this, unless you just enjoy being a freak.
Bee people! An exceedingly rare sight to see.  


'''Diet'''
*Likes fruits and vegetables
'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* None.
*Shockingly, bees like you.
 
*Improved vision in dark (barely noticeable).
*Superior lungs require less oxygen. (8 kPa min, humans require 16 kPa.)
*Able to dash short distances using their wings which works very well with no gravity but needs an atmosphere.
*Can craft [[Guide to food and drinks#Honeycomb|honeycombs]] which contain 25 units of honey for 50 units of sugar.
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Buz-zz-zing lisp.
*Takes 1.5x burn and toxin, and 1.25x stamina damage.
* Grotesque appearance.
*Passes out instantly in smoke, and after some time in the cold.
* Eats vomit
*Takes 30x damage from flyswatters, 3x damage from pest-killer.
 
==={{anchor|Oozeling}}[[Oozeling]]===
'''Where to find them:'''
[[File:Rainbow_slime.gif]]
* Near a [[teleporter]], the surgical theater.
 
=Construct Races=  
These races were never human to begin with, rather they were made without any original human to convert. They are decidedly even LESS human in the eyes of many, and are frequently mistrusted as a result.  


===[[Adamantine Golem]]s===
Slimes that have taken a humanoid form, these share a lot of the same biological traits that simple slimes do
[[File:agolem.png|96px]]


Lumbering people of shining stone, adamantine golems are born into the servitude of their creators. While some will immediately gift these golems with freedom others will keep them close as assistants, bodyguards, or attack dogs. Golems do not have a will of their own unless granted one by their creator, and are not directly responsible for their actions if commanded.


'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Extremely resilient to brute damage.
*Cannot ignite when exposed to flames
* Spaceworthy: immune to pressure, temperature, and breathing.
*Anything that would deal toxin damage (for example, Plasma) will heal toxin damage instead.
* Their punches deal high damage and can stun.
*50% reduced burn damage from high heat, but not burn damage from other sources.
* Have no blood to lose.
*Able to speak the slime language, and wild slimes do not see them as a food source.
* Immune to the effects of radiation.
*Able to regenerate their limbs.
* Immune to item embedding.
*Has slime lungs, "Vacuole", which will regenerate blood (ooze) volume when breathing plasma, You still need oxygen though
* Immune to chemical injections.
*Has Slime Jelly as their blood, which can be extracted for use by chemists
* It beats being dead.
*Has no food preferences despite their gluttonous nature, so no major mood buffs or debuffs from eating.
 
*Rapidly metabolize food when overfed, converting it into extra blood volume.
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Bound to will of creator unless freed.
*Lose limbs when "blood" volume gets too low, restoring some of it.
* Extremely slow.
*Lose "blood" volume rapidly when exposed to water, water vapor, fire extinguishers, and showers.
* Immune to cryogenic drugs.
*Lose "blood" volume rapidly and take toxin damage when processing chemicals which would heal toxin damage in other races.
* Immune to medical injections.
*Lose "blood" volume gradually when hungry, and rapidly when starving.
* Cannot equip clothing.
*300% increased burn damage from cold temperature exposure
* Cannot use guns.
* Often prejudiced against and slain without mercy by [[Shitcurity|the station]] at first sign of trouble.
 
'''Where to find them:'''
* [[Xenobiology]].
 
=Exotic Races=
These races have very few ways to come about, and often rely on very rare situations to exist at all. You will almost never have to deal with them, but should be aware of them all the same for when the time comes.


===Skeletons===
==={{anchor|Podman}}[[Dionae]]===
[[File:skeletons.png]]
[[File:Dionaeplusnymphspecies.png|left|frameless|125x125px]]


The skeleton within, unleashed! Somehow still alive, a skeleton is just a sack of stark white bones. Clattering spooks, due to their supernatural qualities they're almost always associated with wizards. Skeletons enjoy a wide selection of useful immunities, just don't expect the crew to ever enjoy looking at you ever again.


'''Benefits'''
* Don't need to breathe.
* Can survive in extreme temperatures.
* Have no blood to lose.
* Are immune to the effects of radiation.
* Immune to viruses.
* Immune to item embedding.
* Immune to chemical injections.
* Does not need to eat.
* Can attach limbs from the ground without surgery.


'''Drawbacks'''
* Loses limbs easily.
* Too spooky for most to tolerate.
* Immune to medical injections


'''Where to find them:'''
* With [[wizard|wizards]], on the station on Halloween.


===Zombies===
[[File:zombies.png]]


Rotted remains crazy scientists, and are very much still alive. Unlike the zombies you find in movies, these zombies don't crave your brains despite what they might be compelled to say sometimes. It's perfectly possible to coexist with these zombies, though understanding their slurring speech might drive some to wish it wasn't.


'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Don't need to breathe.
*Gradually heals and gains nutrition in well lit areas.
* Can survive in extreme pressures.
*Heals when irradiated
* Immune to cold.
* Completely immune to space exposure
* Have no blood to lose.
* Can produce an extra nymph every five minutes, and botany can grow more from seeds or dead nymphs
* Are immune to the effects of radiation.
* Nymphs may combine to form a new dionae colony
* Can attach limbs from the ground without surgery.
* My willingly split into a bunch of nymphs again, though this will kill one of the colony!
 
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Loses limbs easily.
*Major burn damage weakness
* Hard to understand.
*Extremely flammable; will burst into flames when shot with lethal lasers or even if just tapped by a lighter
* Ugly.
*Will starve to death in the dark
* Tends to be confused with the infectious kind of zombie.
*If limbs take enough damage to disable, they fall off as a dead nymph
*Effectively "dies" when reaching crit, the dionae will split apart into nymphs
= Human Mutants=
Over the course of a shift, you or someone you know may lose their humanity. These races are not born, but made.<br>
These players are less likely to be the targets of racism, as many may simply acknowledge their former humanity, but are none the less NOT human anymore.
==={{anchor|Flyperson}}[[Flyperson|Flypeople]]===
[[File:flypeople.png]]


'''Where to find them:'''
Technically, a roundstart race now. But realistically you only see these during teleporter malfunctions. A truly sorry state to be in.
* [[Guide_to_xenobiology|Xenobiology]], or on the station on Halloween
====Romerol Zombies====


Rotted remains of former humans, brought way less back to life. Unlike the zombies you find in Xenobiology, romerol zombies aren't just a human mutation. They are aggressive by nature, and spread an infection when hitting other humanoids, causing them to turn into romerol zombies on death.
'''Gameplay'''


They cannot use their hands for anything but clawing their targets. They're strong enough to punch through airlocks given enough hits.
Annoy the chef for his cheese, vomit on his food and kill Pete because <strike>you need barf fuel</strike> muh self defense. Start getting voices in your head when you read the bee movie script over the radio.<br> Get lynched for attacking the botanist using pest spray, and get gibbed by the chef for 'no reason'.


They also won't stay dead as long as the infection is active and their head is intact: to stop them permanently, the body must be destroyed or beheaded, or the infection must be surgically removed. If this does not happen, the zombie will revive at full health after some time.
'''Diet'''
* Likes: Gross things, such as vomit. Get your crewmates sick and never go hungry again!
* Dislikes: Anything with nutriment... the first time.
'''Drawbacks'''
* Buz-zz-zing lisp.
* Grotesque appearance.
* Takes 30x damage from flyswatters, 3x damage from pest-killer.
* Slower than normal people
* Can't handle alcohol very well
* 1.4x burn and brute damage, because of course you can't have anything.
*0.7 speed modifier why would you play this.
==={{anchor|Felinids}}[[Felinids]]===
[[File:Catpeople.png]]


The infection in concentrated in a tumor located in the brain. Should this tumor be removed surgically, the body will revert to a normal corpse, which can then be cloned.
Effectively human if not for their ears and tail.  
 
===Shadowpeople===
[[File:shadowpeople.png]]


Cursed beings of darkness, shadows that cannot exist for long in the light. They skulk in darkened maintenance corridors or in workplaces with intentionally destroyed lighting. They are not intrinsically evil, but still invoke an understandable level of mistrust in pretty much everyone.
'''Diet'''
*Similar to normal humans.
*Dislikes: Vegetables, Sugar, COCO.
'''Gameplay'''


They share many of the passive effects of [[shadowling]]s, but none of their innate spells or abilities. They are far less a threat.
At the start of the shift, put on clothes that look like they're from one of those Chinese cartoons you're always watching. <s>Have quality interactions with the crew</s> behave like a poorly-written female character created by a sweaty dude who's never actually spoken to a woman except for his mother (and a fast food cashier that one time.) <s>NYAAA at the crew</s> don't because that's cringe. Become an entertaining electrical conductor for silicons. <br> Metafriend every other catperson, every single round. Get lynched in the hallways by a mob while [[the authorities]] point and laugh from a distance. When in danger, [[Rules#Main Rules - read these if nothing else|get saved by backup suspiciously fast.]] Ahelp every transgression people do to you.


'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Gradually heals in the dark.
* N/A
* Don't need to breathe.
* Have no blood to lose.
* Are immune to the effects of radiation.
* Can see far in the dark.
* Immune to viruses.
 
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Will perish in the light.
*Hit harder by flashbangs.
* Generally impossible to maintain a normal life on the station.
*Are below beast races because they abandoned their humanity, as opposed to never having it in the first place.
=={{anchor|Jelly and Slime Mutants}}Oozeling and Slime Mutants ==
These races are created in Xenobiology by ingesting mutation toxin, and all three variants share the same basic characteristics of oozelings.<br>
Further ingestion has a chance to mutate a slimeperson into a Stargazer or Luminescent.
==={{anchor|Slimepeople}}Slimepeople ===
[[File:slimepeople.png]]<br>
Like slimes, they can split into multiple bodies, while retaining the same mind.
====Powers====
*Can split themselves to create spare bodies if they have enough blood volume.
** Reaching 1100 volume will let them split once, and reset them to 600.
**Just like oozelings, they can regenerate their "blood" by eating, breathing plasma or consuming things which would be toxic to other races.
** They can swap between bodies at will; dying in their current body will send them to another body if they have one.
'''Where to find them:'''
*[[Xenobiology]].
===Stargazers ===
[[File:jellypeople.png]]


Stargazers are the telepathic branch of oozelings, able to project psychic messages and to link minds with participants.
====Powers====
*Can privately and anonymously "send thoughts" to any target they see.
* Can form slimelinks with any living being.
**To form a slimelink, they must aggressively grab their target, then use the Link Minds ability.
**Everyone in the slimelink will be able to communicate in it and hear each other.
**Slimelink communication also works while unconscious or muted.
**Slimelinks are broken by death; killing the Stargazer supporting it, or changing its species will unlink everyone.
'''Where to find them:'''
'''Where to find them:'''
* In the darkness.
*[[Xenobiology]].
 
==={{anchor|Luminescents}}Luminescents===
===Jellypeople===
[[File:Brokenbottle.png]]
[[File:jellypeople.png]]


Bizarre three eyed beings with innervated skeletons immersed in a jelly frame. Their appearance is ghastly and utterly alien, though for some strange reason they almost seem nostalgic. They are functionally equivalent to slimepeople in almost all regards.
Luminescents are versatile; they gain powers by consuming cores and activating them with their peculiar biology.


'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Toxic blood that can poison others if ingested.
*Emit a faint glow.
* Immunity to bleeding out.
==== Powers====
* Can regenerate limbs using their slime jelly.
*Can absorb slime cores to gain special abilities. (You can find the various effects [[Guide_to_xenobiology#Formulas|here]])
**Each core has a minor and a major ability.
**Activating them has a cooldown instead of using up the core. Cores can be ejected and reused.
**You can only have one core absorbed at once.
'''Where to find them:'''
*[[Xenobiology]].
=Exotic Races=
These races have very few ways to come about, and often rely on very rare situations to exist at all.<br>
Golems aside, you will almost never have to deal with them, but should be aware of them all the same for when the time comes.
==={{anchor|Golem}}[[Golem]]s===
[[File:agolem.png|96px]][[File:Iron_golem.png|96px]][[File:Silver_golem.png|96px]][[File:Gold_golem.png|96px]][[File:Plasma_golem.png|96px]][[File:Uranium_golem.png|96px]][[File:Diamond_golem.png|96px]]


'''Drawbacks'''
Lumbering people of shining stone, golems are born into the servitude of their creators. While some will immediately gift these golems with freedom others will keep them close as assistants, bodyguards, or attack dogs. Golems do not have a will of their own unless granted one by their creator, and are not directly responsible for their actions if commanded.
* Large hunger from jelly production.
Free golems found on [[Lavaland]] function equivalently to their station-born counterparts; however, they are not compelled to serve anyone.
* Can be "drained" to death by removing their jelly manually or "cleansed" to death with drugs that treat toxin damage.
* Extremely nonhuman looking.


'''Where to find them:'''
Golems have unique benefits and drawbacks, depending on the type of mineral they're made of.
* Xenobiology


===Synths===
'''Gameplay'''
[[File:Changeling.gif|96px]][[File:Synth_revealed.png|96px]]


Humanoid robots, disguised as an organic race. When damaged enough, their fake flesh will fall off and has to be repaired with synthflesh.
Act like dumb ogre, smash the fleshy idiot humies and trigger gods. Escalate conflicts to deadchat with your ogre fists. Dish out justice with your ogre squad.<br> Kill people with your flashy radiation, and get banned for <s>card</s> golem counting.


'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Immune to all chemicals but synthflesh.
*Spaceworthy, can't be dismembered and don't bleed out.
* Does not need to breathe.
*Immune to the effects of radiation and viruses.
* Immune to viruses.
*Most golems punch hard and are highly resistant to brute damage, with some exceptions.
* Can't be dismembered.
*Have pocket-slots without wearing a jumpsuit.
* Does not need to eat.
* Gains all the passive bonuses/immunities of the race they're disguised as, until the disguise falls.
 
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Usually valid. Expect the crew to attack you if you're revealed as synth.
*Bound to will of creator unless freed.
* Disguise falls if you take more than 25 damage.
*Most are much slower than humans.
* Can only heal with synthflesh.
*Immune to injections and cryogenic drugs, can't give or receive CPR
*Can't equip most clothing. Not really a drawback, since golems already have pockets.
*The only guns they can use are Kinetic Accelerators with modified trigger guards.
*Often prejudiced against and slain without mercy by [[Shitcurity|the station]] at first sign of trouble.
For mineral specific benefits and drawbacks, see: [[Golem#Types_of_Golems|Types of Golems]]


'''Where to find them:'''
'''Where to find them:'''
* Only if the <s>admins</s> gods spawn them.
*[[Xenobiology]].
*[[Lavaland]].
===={{anchor|Romerol Zombies}}Romerol Zombies====
[[File:zombies.png]]


====Military Synths====
Rotted remains of former humans, brought way less back to life. Unlike the zombies you find in Xenobiology, Romerol zombies aren't just a human mutation.<br>
They are aggressive by nature, and spread an infection when hitting other humanoids, causing them to turn into Romerol zombies on death.


A special type of synth. In addition to classic synths, it has:
They also won't stay dead as long as the infection is active and their head is intact: to stop them permanently, the body must be destroyed or beheaded, or the infection must be surgically removed.<br>
* 25% natural armor against all damages.
If this does not happen, the zombie will revive at full health after some time.
* High punch damage, with 50% chance of stunning on hit.
* Need to take 50 damage instead of 25 for the disguise to fail.


===Androids===
The infection is concentrated in a tumor located in the brain. Should this tumor be removed surgically, the body will revert to a normal corpse, which can then be cloned.
 
'''Benefits'''
* Same as regular zombies.
* Strong claws that can even punch through airlocks.
*Revives after death unless decapitated or gibbed.
*Quickly heals wounds.
*Can see in the dark.
*Turn other species into romerol zombies on death.
'''Drawbacks'''
*Slow movement.
*Can only use claws to smash.
* (Rightfully) feared and hunted by crewmembers.
'''Where to find them:'''
*On the station, after traitors team up to buy [[Syndicate_Items#Romerol|Romerol]], get lucky with a [[Syndicate_Items#Syndicate_Surplus_Crate|surplus crate]] or a cunning virologist finds out how to make them.
==={{anchor|Androids}}Androids===
[[File:Androids.png|96px]]
[[File:Androids.png|96px]]


Humanlike robots, distant cousins of synths. A similar result can be achieved by fully augmenting a human.
Human-like robots, distant cousins of synths. While visually identical to a fully augmented human, it has some additional perks.


'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Does not need to breathe.
*Does not need to breathe, immune to gases and viruses.
* Immunity to cold and heat, can't be set on fire.
*Immunity to pressure, cold and heat, can't be set on fire.
* Does not bleed.
*Does not bleed.
* Immune to viruses.
*Does not need to eat.
* Does not need to eat.
*Cannot be pierced by syringes or glass.
* Can attach limbs from the ground without surgery.
*Can repair brute damage with welding and burn damage by replacing wires.
* Immune to gases.
* Cannot be pierced by syringes or glass.
* Can repair brute damage with welding and burn damage by replacing wires.
 
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Cannot heal brute and burn damage with conventional means.
* Cannot heal brute and burn damage with conventional means.
* Paralyzed and heavily damaged by EMPs.
*Paralyzed and heavily damaged by EMPs.
 
'''Where to find them:'''
'''Where to find them:'''
* Xenobiology
*A technophile chapel
 
==={{anchor|Abductor}}[[Abductor]]s===
===[[Abductor]]s===
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[[File:Abductor_base.png|96px]]


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'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Does not bleed.
* Does not bleed.
* Does not need to breathe.
*Does not need to breathe.
* Is immune to viruses.
* Is immune to viruses.
* Can use abductor-specific equipment.
*Can use abductor-specific equipment.
* Can see in the dark for short ranges.
*Can see in the dark for short ranges.
* Can communicate without restrictions with fellow abductors.
*Can communicate without restrictions with fellow abductors.
'''Drawbacks'''
*Can't use guns, except the one they start with.
*Cannot be heard by non-abductors when speaking.
'''Where to find them:'''
*[[Abductor]] ships
[[Category:Guides]]
==Halloween Races==
These are races that are found as roundstart races during the days near Halloween but can sometimes, rarely be found otherwise
==={{anchor|Shadowpeople}}Shadowpeople===
[[File:shadowpeople.png]]


'''Drawbacks'''
Cursed beings of darkness, shadows that cannot exist for long in the light. They skulk in darkened maintenance corridors or in workplaces with intentionally destroyed lighting. They are not intrinsically evil, but still invoke an understandable level of mistrust in pretty much everyone.
* Can't use guns, except the one they start with.
* Cannot be heard by non-abductors when speaking.


'''Where to find them:'''
They share many of the passive effects of [[Shadowling]]s, but none of their innate spells or abilities. They are far less a threat.
* [[Abductor]] ships


===[[Golem]]s===
'''Benefits'''
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*Gradually heals in the dark.
*Don't need to breathe.
*Have no blood to lose.
*Are immune to the effects of radiation.
*Can see far in the dark.
*Immune to viruses.
*Won't get attacked by ''Faithless'' mobs.
'''Drawbacks'''
*Will perish in the light.
*Generally impossible to maintain a normal life on the station.
'''Where to find them'''
* on the station during halloween
* rarely in xenobio
==={{anchor|Skeletons}}Skeletons===
[[File:skeletons.png]]


They function equivalently to their adamantine counterpart; they are made in Free Golem ships by completing printed golem shells or in Xenobiology by using iron on adamantine slimes. Unlike adamantine golems, they are not compelled to serve their creator, and can be made out of different minerals.
The skeleton within, unleashed! Somehow still alive, a skeleton is just a sack of stark white bones.<br>
Clattering spooks, due to their supernatural qualities they're almost always associated with wizards.<br>
Skeletons enjoy a wide selection of useful immunities, just don't expect the crew to ever enjoy looking at you ever again.


'''Benefits'''
'''Benefits'''
* Extremely resilient to brute damage.
*Don't need to breathe.
* Spaceworthy: immune to pressure, temperature, and breathing.
*Aren't bothered by extreme temperatures and pressure.
* Improved unarmed attacks. They deal a lot of damage and can stun.
* Have no blood to lose.
* Have no blood to lose.
* Are immune to the effects of radiation.
*Are immune to the effects of radiation, as well as viruses.
* Have extra bonuses depending on the mineral they're made of.
*Immune to item embedding and chemical injections.
*Do not need to eat.
*Can attach limbs from the ground without surgery.
'''Drawbacks'''
*Loses limbs easily.
*Too spooky for most to tolerate.
*Immune to medical injections
'''Where to find them:'''
* Space pirate ships, with [[wizard|wizards]], on the station on Halloween.
==={{anchor|High-functioning Zombies}}High-functioning Zombies===
[[File:zombies.png]]
 
Unlike the zombies you find in movies, these high-functioning zombies don't crave your brains (despite what they might be compelled to say sometimes).<br>
It's perfectly possible to coexist with these zombies, though understanding their slurring speech might drive some to wish it wasn't.


'''Benefits'''
*Don't need to breathe.
*Can survive in extreme pressures.
*Immune to cold.
*Have no blood to lose.
*Are immune to the effects of radiation.
* Can attach limbs from the ground without surgery.
*Immune to [[Changeling]] transmutation stings.
'''Drawbacks'''
'''Drawbacks'''
* Extremely slow.
*Loses limbs easily.
* Immune to cryogenic drugs.
*Hard to understand.
* Cannot equip clothing.
*Ugly.
* Cannot use guns.
*Tends to be confused with the infectious kind of zombie.
'''Where to find them:'''
*With [[wizard|wizards]], on the station on Halloween.


'''Where to find them:'''
* [[Lavaland]]


==={{anchor|Vampires}}Vampires===
[[File:bat.gif]]
that goth from the club wasn't as clean as she said and now you are eternally cursed with vampirism, atleast it has its upsides


[[Category:Guides]]
'''Benefits'''
* You can turn into a bat
* That bat can crawl into vents
* You can suck peoples blood
* You heal while inside of a coffin
'''Drawbacks'''
* You constantly need blood
* If you run out of blood you turn into dust
* You will always be pale
* You will burst into flames if you enter the chapel
* If the chaplain picks the whip nullrod, it will deal double damage to you
*

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During your time on station you may find yourself face to face (or face to mirror) with the not quite human. Be they aliens, mutated humans, or self aware constructs you're expected to try and coexist on this deathtrap
Learning their quirks can be key to knowing how to keep them amicable in times of peace, and easy to put down in times of strife.

Roundstart Races

On Beestation, these are the races allowed to be chosen at round start. Because they are freely available, you should expect to deal with them nearly every round.

Humans

On the station humans enjoy a degree of superiority over other races, everyone you meet in a position of power will generally be a human.
Formerly, the AI would apply the protections of its laws ONLY to humans, nowadays however the AI's law protect "Crew" instead of humans.

Gameplay

Behave like the dominant species you are. Beat skulls in with a toolbox and remind everyone that you are essentially a bald ape. Get leg-dropped by a wrestler and watch as your leg actually falls off.
Set up industrial-sized bugzappers in the main hall to deal with the pests.

Diet

  • Likes: Fried food and junkfood, often combined into a heavenly form known as fast food.
  • Dislikes: Raw food.

Benefits

  • Strength in numbers.

Drawbacks

  • None at all.

Lizardpeople

Second class citizens, lizards are generally relegated to lower level work.
Within a department a lizard staff member may enjoy anywhere from almost equal standing to obvious racism and disrespect, depending on their coworkers. They enjoy no advantages beyond their striking appearance.
Their appearance and naming conventions are loosely derived from the Argonians, of Skyrim.

Gameplay

Name yourself Does-The-Gimmick. Set all your accessory slots and become an unrecognizable blob of pixels.
Make it hard to understand a word you say by hissing frequently. Get discriminated against for being a snowflake race.

Diet

  • Likes: Meat and disgusting things like small creatures that run around on four legs famous for disease
  • Dislikes: Grain and dairy, what kind of creature would hate pizza or cake?!

Benefits

  • Memorable appearance.
  • Solidarity with lizards staffmates.
  • Lizardpeople take one third less heat damage.
  • Lizard tails and hides can be used to craft sought after items like lizard wine, the Liz O' Nine Tails and lizard cloche hats.

Drawbacks

  • Likely target of racism.
  • Noticeable lisssp.
  • 50% more cold damage.
  • Your lizard tail and hide can be used to craft sought-after items.

Plasmaman

A recently discovered race that inhabits orbital bodies with high concentrations of Plasma.
Plasmamen have a hard time living on oxygen based space stations as they breathe pure Plasma as their air supply, thus they wear special environmental suits to protect them.
They have almost no advantages mechanics wise, and must rely on their skill and respect to get by.


Gameplay

Light the entirety of the station on fire. Be immune to cold environments, die in seconds to hot ones. Claim that you're a space beast that's come to kill everything, ever.

Diet

  • Likes: Vegetables.
  • Dislikes: Fruit, only the flesh is weak to scurvy.

Benefits

  • Bang-proof and space-proof helmet with welding screen.
  • Immune to cold, (most) viruses, and radiation.
  • Can't bleed.
  • Does not need to eat.
  • Internals last very long and belt tanks at a standard pressure of 1013kPa last about 1.5 hours.

Drawbacks

  • They rely on a constant source of Plasma air to survive.
  • If exposed to Oxygen their body will catch on fire (unless in stasis).
  • 150% damage from brute, heat and fire.
  • Takes longer for body temperature to stabilize.
  • They are stuck inside an environment suit. [Replaceable by Hardsuit, EVA spacesuit or ghetto envirosuit you can craft]
  • Have to take off helmet and eat a few bites very quickly then extinguish in order to eat something.
  • No easy ability to hide their identity.
  • Can be cloned, but incompetent medical staff will always fuck it up.
  • Cannot be defibrillated, as they lack a heart.

Mothpeople

White-faced insect people with wings and antannae. Be the Mary Sue you were always meant to be with a shitload of color 'themes' to choose from.

Gameplay

Get everything unique about you as a species removed by deranged people, but manage to sneak past a free infinite jetpack that never activates when you need it to. Turn into toothpaste when you hack a door wrong.
Be slightly more tolerated by humans than other alien species.

Diet

  • Likes: Vegetables, Dairy & Clothes.
  • Dislikes: Fruit.
  • Toxic: Raw meat, cooked meat, just don't eat something that moved and made noises.

Benefits

  • If your wings haven't been crisped, you can flutter around once gravity goes out.

Drawbacks

  • Your eyes are extra sensitive to light. Welding needs both goggles plus a mask and flashbangs REALLY hurt, even with sunglasses on.
  • Badly hurt by fly swatters. [10x damage]
  • Vulnerable to pest spray. [3x damage]
  • Fire will burn your wings off, disabling its benefits and making the moth sad.
  • Nonsensical 'fluttering' speech tag.

Ethereals

Walking lightbulbs that are named after celestial bodies.

Gameplay

Die in one hit because you forgot to recharge. Steal all the station's power. Get harassed by moths.

Diet

  • Likes: Snowflake Ethereal food (High-power energy bars, empowered burgers). Electricity, whether through Cyborg rechargers, electric shocks or indirectly through lightbulbs.

Benefits

  • They're walking flashlights.
  • Enter a temporary Disco-mode when emagged.
  • Deal burn damage instead of brute damage when punching things.
  • Slightly resistant to electricity (0.5 siemens coefficient).
  • Can recharge apcs by using grab intent.

Drawbacks

  • They're walking flashlights.
  • Can only regain nutrition by entering a cyborg recharger, by touching lightbulbs, using apcs on harm intent, using a battery, or through special Ethereal food.
  • Slowly take toxin damage when out of charge.
  • Take 1.25 to 2x brute damage depending on lack of charge.

IPC

Integrated positronic chassis, also known as TV heads.

Benefits

  • Aesthetic TV head capable of changing looks, you stand out.
  • They can heal brute damage with a welder and burn with a cable coil.
  • Can be field revived with a welder and cable coils.
  • They stand out due to their TV head.
  • They do not require a head to live due to their brain being located in their torso
  • No need for eating.
  • Immune to cold and do not need to breathe.
  • Cannot process any reagents except special IPC reagent.
  • Immune to most diseases.
  • Bleed Oil (litterly just recoloured blood codewise)
  • Bleed out 10 times slower than every other spiecies
  • Immune to heart attacks

Drawbacks

  • Cannot perform CPR due to lack of breathing.
  • Cannot be cloned, incompetent Roboticists will borg you instead of reviving you.
  • Take almost 2x burn damage, capable of being critted in 4 welder hits, along with having a 1.3 brute modifier.
  • You stand out without a helmet.
  • Cannot process any reagents except special IPC reagents.
  • EMPs will deal 20 - 60 brute damage and stun you for 10 - 20 seconds while dislocating random limbs (including your head).
  • Need to stand still for a few seconds to heal with a cable coil or welder.
  • Heal slowly unless someone else is healing them.
  • You will be killed by most conversion antags due to the difficulty of keeping you around.
  • Revenants can EMP you and kill you.
  • Requires Oil for blood

Apid

Bee people! An exceedingly rare sight to see.

Diet

  • Likes fruits and vegetables

Benefits

  • Shockingly, bees like you.
  • Improved vision in dark (barely noticeable).
  • Superior lungs require less oxygen. (8 kPa min, humans require 16 kPa.)
  • Able to dash short distances using their wings which works very well with no gravity but needs an atmosphere.
  • Can craft honeycombs which contain 25 units of honey for 50 units of sugar.

Drawbacks

  • Takes 1.5x burn and toxin, and 1.25x stamina damage.
  • Passes out instantly in smoke, and after some time in the cold.
  • Takes 30x damage from flyswatters, 3x damage from pest-killer.

Oozeling

Slimes that have taken a humanoid form, these share a lot of the same biological traits that simple slimes do


Benefits

  • Cannot ignite when exposed to flames
  • Anything that would deal toxin damage (for example, Plasma) will heal toxin damage instead.
  • 50% reduced burn damage from high heat, but not burn damage from other sources.
  • Able to speak the slime language, and wild slimes do not see them as a food source.
  • Able to regenerate their limbs.
  • Has slime lungs, "Vacuole", which will regenerate blood (ooze) volume when breathing plasma, You still need oxygen though
  • Has Slime Jelly as their blood, which can be extracted for use by chemists
  • Has no food preferences despite their gluttonous nature, so no major mood buffs or debuffs from eating.
  • Rapidly metabolize food when overfed, converting it into extra blood volume.

Drawbacks

  • Lose limbs when "blood" volume gets too low, restoring some of it.
  • Lose "blood" volume rapidly when exposed to water, water vapor, fire extinguishers, and showers.
  • Lose "blood" volume rapidly and take toxin damage when processing chemicals which would heal toxin damage in other races.
  • Lose "blood" volume gradually when hungry, and rapidly when starving.
  • 300% increased burn damage from cold temperature exposure

Dionae




Benefits

  • Gradually heals and gains nutrition in well lit areas.
  • Heals when irradiated
  • Completely immune to space exposure
  • Can produce an extra nymph every five minutes, and botany can grow more from seeds or dead nymphs
  • Nymphs may combine to form a new dionae colony
  • My willingly split into a bunch of nymphs again, though this will kill one of the colony!

Drawbacks

  • Major burn damage weakness
  • Extremely flammable; will burst into flames when shot with lethal lasers or even if just tapped by a lighter
  • Will starve to death in the dark
  • If limbs take enough damage to disable, they fall off as a dead nymph
  • Effectively "dies" when reaching crit, the dionae will split apart into nymphs

Human Mutants

Over the course of a shift, you or someone you know may lose their humanity. These races are not born, but made.
These players are less likely to be the targets of racism, as many may simply acknowledge their former humanity, but are none the less NOT human anymore.

Flypeople

Technically, a roundstart race now. But realistically you only see these during teleporter malfunctions. A truly sorry state to be in.

Gameplay

Annoy the chef for his cheese, vomit on his food and kill Pete because you need barf fuel muh self defense. Start getting voices in your head when you read the bee movie script over the radio.
Get lynched for attacking the botanist using pest spray, and get gibbed by the chef for 'no reason'.

Diet

  • Likes: Gross things, such as vomit. Get your crewmates sick and never go hungry again!
  • Dislikes: Anything with nutriment... the first time.

Drawbacks

  • Buz-zz-zing lisp.
  • Grotesque appearance.
  • Takes 30x damage from flyswatters, 3x damage from pest-killer.
  • Slower than normal people
  • Can't handle alcohol very well
  • 1.4x burn and brute damage, because of course you can't have anything.
  • 0.7 speed modifier why would you play this.

Felinids

Effectively human if not for their ears and tail.

Diet

  • Similar to normal humans.
  • Dislikes: Vegetables, Sugar, COCO.

Gameplay

At the start of the shift, put on clothes that look like they're from one of those Chinese cartoons you're always watching. Have quality interactions with the crew behave like a poorly-written female character created by a sweaty dude who's never actually spoken to a woman except for his mother (and a fast food cashier that one time.) NYAAA at the crew don't because that's cringe. Become an entertaining electrical conductor for silicons.
Metafriend every other catperson, every single round. Get lynched in the hallways by a mob while the authorities point and laugh from a distance. When in danger, get saved by backup suspiciously fast. Ahelp every transgression people do to you.

Benefits

  • N/A

Drawbacks

  • Hit harder by flashbangs.
  • Are below beast races because they abandoned their humanity, as opposed to never having it in the first place.

Oozeling and Slime Mutants

These races are created in Xenobiology by ingesting mutation toxin, and all three variants share the same basic characteristics of oozelings.
Further ingestion has a chance to mutate a slimeperson into a Stargazer or Luminescent.

Slimepeople


Like slimes, they can split into multiple bodies, while retaining the same mind.

Powers

  • Can split themselves to create spare bodies if they have enough blood volume.
    • Reaching 1100 volume will let them split once, and reset them to 600.
    • Just like oozelings, they can regenerate their "blood" by eating, breathing plasma or consuming things which would be toxic to other races.
    • They can swap between bodies at will; dying in their current body will send them to another body if they have one.

Where to find them:

Stargazers

Stargazers are the telepathic branch of oozelings, able to project psychic messages and to link minds with participants.

Powers

  • Can privately and anonymously "send thoughts" to any target they see.
  • Can form slimelinks with any living being.
    • To form a slimelink, they must aggressively grab their target, then use the Link Minds ability.
    • Everyone in the slimelink will be able to communicate in it and hear each other.
    • Slimelink communication also works while unconscious or muted.
    • Slimelinks are broken by death; killing the Stargazer supporting it, or changing its species will unlink everyone.

Where to find them:

Luminescents

Luminescents are versatile; they gain powers by consuming cores and activating them with their peculiar biology.

Benefits

  • Emit a faint glow.

Powers

  • Can absorb slime cores to gain special abilities. (You can find the various effects here)
    • Each core has a minor and a major ability.
    • Activating them has a cooldown instead of using up the core. Cores can be ejected and reused.
    • You can only have one core absorbed at once.

Where to find them:

Exotic Races

These races have very few ways to come about, and often rely on very rare situations to exist at all.
Golems aside, you will almost never have to deal with them, but should be aware of them all the same for when the time comes.

Golems

Lumbering people of shining stone, golems are born into the servitude of their creators. While some will immediately gift these golems with freedom others will keep them close as assistants, bodyguards, or attack dogs. Golems do not have a will of their own unless granted one by their creator, and are not directly responsible for their actions if commanded. Free golems found on Lavaland function equivalently to their station-born counterparts; however, they are not compelled to serve anyone.

Golems have unique benefits and drawbacks, depending on the type of mineral they're made of.

Gameplay

Act like dumb ogre, smash the fleshy idiot humies and trigger gods. Escalate conflicts to deadchat with your ogre fists. Dish out justice with your ogre squad.
Kill people with your flashy radiation, and get banned for card golem counting.

Benefits

  • Spaceworthy, can't be dismembered and don't bleed out.
  • Immune to the effects of radiation and viruses.
  • Most golems punch hard and are highly resistant to brute damage, with some exceptions.
  • Have pocket-slots without wearing a jumpsuit.

Drawbacks

  • Bound to will of creator unless freed.
  • Most are much slower than humans.
  • Immune to injections and cryogenic drugs, can't give or receive CPR
  • Can't equip most clothing. Not really a drawback, since golems already have pockets.
  • The only guns they can use are Kinetic Accelerators with modified trigger guards.
  • Often prejudiced against and slain without mercy by the station at first sign of trouble.

For mineral specific benefits and drawbacks, see: Types of Golems

Where to find them:

Romerol Zombies

Rotted remains of former humans, brought way less back to life. Unlike the zombies you find in Xenobiology, Romerol zombies aren't just a human mutation.
They are aggressive by nature, and spread an infection when hitting other humanoids, causing them to turn into Romerol zombies on death.

They also won't stay dead as long as the infection is active and their head is intact: to stop them permanently, the body must be destroyed or beheaded, or the infection must be surgically removed.
If this does not happen, the zombie will revive at full health after some time.

The infection is concentrated in a tumor located in the brain. Should this tumor be removed surgically, the body will revert to a normal corpse, which can then be cloned.

Benefits

  • Same as regular zombies.
  • Strong claws that can even punch through airlocks.
  • Revives after death unless decapitated or gibbed.
  • Quickly heals wounds.
  • Can see in the dark.
  • Turn other species into romerol zombies on death.

Drawbacks

  • Slow movement.
  • Can only use claws to smash.
  • (Rightfully) feared and hunted by crewmembers.

Where to find them:

  • On the station, after traitors team up to buy Romerol, get lucky with a surplus crate or a cunning virologist finds out how to make them.

Androids

Human-like robots, distant cousins of synths. While visually identical to a fully augmented human, it has some additional perks.

Benefits

  • Does not need to breathe, immune to gases and viruses.
  • Immunity to pressure, cold and heat, can't be set on fire.
  • Does not bleed.
  • Does not need to eat.
  • Cannot be pierced by syringes or glass.
  • Can repair brute damage with welding and burn damage by replacing wires.

Drawbacks

  • Cannot heal brute and burn damage with conventional means.
  • Paralyzed and heavily damaged by EMPs.

Where to find them:

  • A technophile chapel

Abductors

Alien beings sent here to probe the station's crew. They cannot speak normally, but instead use a special frequency tuned to their mothership: different abductor teams have separate channels. Abductors created in different ways share a common abductor channel instead, and cannot hear natural abductors.

Benefits

  • Does not bleed.
  • Does not need to breathe.
  • Is immune to viruses.
  • Can use abductor-specific equipment.
  • Can see in the dark for short ranges.
  • Can communicate without restrictions with fellow abductors.

Drawbacks

  • Can't use guns, except the one they start with.
  • Cannot be heard by non-abductors when speaking.

Where to find them:

Halloween Races

These are races that are found as roundstart races during the days near Halloween but can sometimes, rarely be found otherwise

Shadowpeople

Cursed beings of darkness, shadows that cannot exist for long in the light. They skulk in darkened maintenance corridors or in workplaces with intentionally destroyed lighting. They are not intrinsically evil, but still invoke an understandable level of mistrust in pretty much everyone.

They share many of the passive effects of Shadowlings, but none of their innate spells or abilities. They are far less a threat.

Benefits

  • Gradually heals in the dark.
  • Don't need to breathe.
  • Have no blood to lose.
  • Are immune to the effects of radiation.
  • Can see far in the dark.
  • Immune to viruses.
  • Won't get attacked by Faithless mobs.

Drawbacks

  • Will perish in the light.
  • Generally impossible to maintain a normal life on the station.

Where to find them

  • on the station during halloween
  • rarely in xenobio

Skeletons

The skeleton within, unleashed! Somehow still alive, a skeleton is just a sack of stark white bones.
Clattering spooks, due to their supernatural qualities they're almost always associated with wizards.
Skeletons enjoy a wide selection of useful immunities, just don't expect the crew to ever enjoy looking at you ever again.

Benefits

  • Don't need to breathe.
  • Aren't bothered by extreme temperatures and pressure.
  • Have no blood to lose.
  • Are immune to the effects of radiation, as well as viruses.
  • Immune to item embedding and chemical injections.
  • Do not need to eat.
  • Can attach limbs from the ground without surgery.

Drawbacks

  • Loses limbs easily.
  • Too spooky for most to tolerate.
  • Immune to medical injections

Where to find them:

  • Space pirate ships, with wizards, on the station on Halloween.

High-functioning Zombies

Unlike the zombies you find in movies, these high-functioning zombies don't crave your brains (despite what they might be compelled to say sometimes).
It's perfectly possible to coexist with these zombies, though understanding their slurring speech might drive some to wish it wasn't.

Benefits

  • Don't need to breathe.
  • Can survive in extreme pressures.
  • Immune to cold.
  • Have no blood to lose.
  • Are immune to the effects of radiation.
  • Can attach limbs from the ground without surgery.
  • Immune to Changeling transmutation stings.

Drawbacks

  • Loses limbs easily.
  • Hard to understand.
  • Ugly.
  • Tends to be confused with the infectious kind of zombie.

Where to find them:

  • With wizards, on the station on Halloween.


Vampires

that goth from the club wasn't as clean as she said and now you are eternally cursed with vampirism, atleast it has its upsides

Benefits

  • You can turn into a bat
  • That bat can crawl into vents
  • You can suck peoples blood
  • You heal while inside of a coffin

Drawbacks

  • You constantly need blood
  • If you run out of blood you turn into dust
  • You will always be pale
  • You will burst into flames if you enter the chapel
  • If the chaplain picks the whip nullrod, it will deal double damage to you
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