The Sidewinders were developed by Embrey Biotechnic Design, a genetic design laboratory established by the powerful Cargill-Baines Family to assist in the development of their equatorial territories on Eden. The breed was adapted to survive in the humid jungle environment of Billingsley Island, which the Cargill-Baines leadership had selected as a primary colonization site. Their original purpose was to survey and clear jungle terrain, identifying promising mineral and biological resources and isolating unanticipated threats. A primary design priority was self-reliance, with the ability to survive without technological aid. The design was quite successful, with over a thousand individuals produced.
A Sidewinder differs externally from the Standard Human genotype in minor ways. Sidewinder skin is hairless and smooth. A Sidewinder's head is elongated, with a powerful jaw, needle teeth and poison sacs hidden beneath the ears.
Sidewinders have +1 ST (10 points), +1 DX (10 points), Teeth (5 points; cutting damage based on ST), Venom (30 points; instant effect, does 2d damage on bite, and 1d damage on subsequent turn), Laziness (-15 points), Unattractive (-5 points), Social Stigma: Obvious Exotic (-10 points), Brawling at DX (1 point), Running at HT-1 (2 points), and Survival (jungle) at IQ (2 points).
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