The Nests

The Nests are a group of habitats in the Mnumra System that are home to the Engineers, a race responsible for much of the Vokun Empire’s technology. Though humanoid, they have characteristics like Paleo-Earth crustaceans, including eight limbs and a metallic carapace. All the engineers have cybernetic enhancements and symbiotic nanites. They can back up their minds for download into new bodies should their old ones be damaged beyond repair. Engineers make poor fighters, but their aptitude for technology makes them excellent technicians and (of course) engineers. Though they are essential to the Empire’s function, the Vokun keep them under close control due to a fear of artificial intelligence.