Sanguophages

Sanguophages are an exceptionally rare and powerful xenotype with a deathly intolerance to heat and sunlight. They use their superhuman powers to satiate their genetic need for human blood.

Lore

The first sanguophage appeared thousands of years ago when the lord-explorer Varan-Dur sought to control a hyperintelligent archotech and found himself transformed by it instead. Every sanguophage is descended from him. Since then, sanguophages have often been hunted because of their destabilizing power and their need for blood. Since they can pass for baseliners, many live in hiding among typical humans.

Their numbers are unknown. Some think they are legends or rare irrelevancies. Some believe sanguophages secretly direct entire human civilizations. The stories speak of eternal lords ruling billions from slate-black space stations, or directing blood sacrifices at conferences in the underlayers of the deepest urbworlds'.' - Biotech preview #4: Xenotypes, world factions, and the dark blood-drinkers

Summary

Sanguophages are a mysterious but powerful group of xenohumans. They have no distinguishing looks from other xenohumans, so they blend in at first glance. Once selected, their differences are immediately apparent, from their hemogen and deathrest trackers at the bottom of the screen, to their unique abilities and immense genetic differences. Sanguophages have a genetic complexity of 57 and their xenogerm contains 8 archite capsules, while other xenohumans have far less complexity and don't require any capsules. Sanguophage metabolic efficiency is 0, not affecting their hunger rate in any way.

Genes

Sanguophage genes are xenogenes and are only obtainable through genetic implantation, either through their gene implanter ability or through gene extractors.

Abilities:

Bloodfeeder gives the ability to feed on another pawn's blood
Coagulate allows them to quickly tend wounds
Gene Implanter lets them implant a copy of their xenogerm into another pawn
Longjump legs lets them jump a far distance
Piercing spine is a combat ability, allowing them to shoot small spikes into targets nearby

Body:

Ageless
Archite Metabolism
Deathless
Non-senescent
Perfect Immunity
Scarless
Hemogenic
Hemogen drain
Deathrest
Superfast wound healing
Psy-sensitive
Fast Runner
Tox Immunity
Mild UV Sensitivity
Tinderskin
Pyrophobia
Aggressive
Strong melee damage
Low sleep
Robust
Pretty
Dark vision

Skills:

Strong melee
Strong social
Strong intellectual

Origins

Sanguophages can be obtained in multiple ways.
Sanguophage scenario : You start the game with a Sanguophage.
Recruitment: You capture and recruit a Sanguophage, or one joins as a wanderer.
Gene implant : You force a captured Sanguophage to use their gene implant ability on one of your pawns.
Quest : You allow 3 or more Sanguophages hold a meeting at your colony. One of the quest rewards will allow you to choose a pawn to be implanted with Sanguophage genes.

Analysis

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Version history

1.4.3534 - Fix: Error on drafting pawn with hemogenic ability gene with no hemogen gene.

Biotech (DLC)

Families: Relationships (Reproduction • Children)
Life stages (Babies • Children • Adults)
Furniture (Crib • Baby sleeping spot • Growth vat • Toy box • Baby decoration • School desk • Blackboard)
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Commanders (Apocriton • Diabolus • War queen • War urchin)
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Mechanoid creation (Basic subcore • Standard subcore • High subcore • Subcore encoder • Subcore softscanner • Subcore ripscanner • Mech gestator)
Maintenance (Mech recharger)
Genetics: Xenohumans (Dirtmoles • Genies • Highmates • Hussars • Impids • Neanderthals • Pigskins • Sanguophages • Wasters • Yttakin)
Genes Germline • Xenogene • Metabolic efficiency
Genetic Modification Genepack • Gene extractor • Gene bank • Gene assembler • Gene processor • Xenogerm • Archite capsules
Deathrest (Deathrest accelerator • Deathrest capacity serum • Deathrest casket • Glucosoid pump • Hemogen amplifier • Hemopump • Psychofluid pump)
Pollution: Nature (Toxalope • Toxipotato plant • Waste rat • Gray pine tree • Pebble cactus • Rat palm tree • Witchwood tree • Stasis cocoon)
Mitigation (Wastepacks • Atomizers • Pollution pumps • Polux trees)
Adaptation Face mask • Gas mask • Tox grenades • Tox pack • Tox shell • Toxic needle gun • Toxbomb launcher • Detoxifier kidney • Detoxifier lung
Nonchalance Toxifier generator