I met my first openly-Nightborn Peloran during The War. I say it that way because if you don’t pay attention to the exact capabilities of the various Races of Humanity you might have missed what exactly these particular people can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The Nightborn Peloran proudly number themselves as one of the Albion’s greatest successes and greatest failures. In a race of gengineered warriors, they’re the least likely to seek out combat. And you’re not going to find them in a little[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Waterborn Peloran are based on the standard Peloran genetic codex with heavy modifications to operate underwater. Their lungs include the ability to filter out unhealthy levels of nitrogen and other gases, and to keep them from bubbling out in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The thing to know about Northern Minnesota is that it is cold. Temperatures of below zero are the rule, not the exception. We see snows nine months out of the year. The lakes are frozen a couple meters down nearly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Waterborn Peloran sport blue skin, much like their Arnam cousins. Though their eyes are predominantly bright blue rather than sold black orbs. And they can’t breathe underwater. That limits their ability to live beneath the waves, but with breathing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Waterborn. Tanfor. Peloran. There are many names for them. The blue-skinned Peloran were the Albion’s first successful attempt at gengineering a soldier for underwater fighting. Though later advancements in the concept would far outstrip their capabilities. In some ways. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s pretty hard to talk about the blue-skinned Peloran without talking about the Arnam as well. They are cousins, you know, and both pretty much live in the water. The Arnam under it, and the Peloran on top of it.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Albion wanted soldiers that could fight in any environment, from outer space to under the water. Most people know that the Arnam were their preferred soldiers for underwater work, but fewer people know that they were the…final perfected model.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The specialized Peloran we call Spaceborn were built to fight in extreme environments that would kill other humans. Even other Peloran. They can survive deadly cold and even walk in vacuum without pressure suits. Though they do still need to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Blizzard of Eighty Seven was the worst storm I remember as a child. 2287. It was so cold our cars wouldn’t start and we couldn’t have flown in that wind even if they did. Half of our cold weather[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…