Atelier

Aboard The Curator's Ship, atelier...

The Curator leads you to a large, round machine in the back of their lab, large enough for you to fit in, and you imagine that is the point. “This is the Glitch device,” they explain. “It is a gene drive that is capable of live, non-destructive genetic editing of an organism. I've used it somewhat successfully with the tissues I use for my organic body, but I've had to use a lot of inorganic material to compensate for some gaps in my process. However… Your XNA presents an interesting opportunity. By leveraging your natural transgenic properties with this machine, we can hopefully give you access to adaptations not normally present in your genome.” They run one of their hands across the exterior of the machine. “I must warn you, while I'm confident in my compatibility assessment, this is still an experimental process. I can guarantee you will not be harmed, but I cannot predict the exact outcome of your new mutations.”

“Oh, and before you ask, no, there is no cost. I have no need for ducats really, but I do request you provide a material vital for the process; the element Astatine.” They hold up a translucent container, and within you can see a sloshing, iridescent black goop. “This is refined Astatine, it’s a rare element present in the crust of rocky planets, and requires specialized containment devices to keep it from undergoing decay. I require it for use in the Glitch machine to control the mutation rate and avoid disseminated tumor cells from occurring, basically to keep it safe for you. Bring me this and you can use the device… with my help of course. What would you like to do?”

How This Works

By using The Curator's equipment, you can add strange 'Glitched' traits to your Xero, including traits a Xero wouldn't normally be able to have, like adding Tundra Fur to a Desert Xero.

Glitched traits are generally desirable as they can give your Xero unique flair, such as having shaped pupils, extra body parts, or even have a visible skeleton. All Glitched Traits can be viewed HERE. To purchase these traits you'll need to obtain Astatine, a rare currency.

Glitch Card

Glitching your Xero requires the use of a Glitch Card, which grants the Xero the Glitched status. Once Glitched, Vials and Beakers can be used to grant traits or change the subspecies. Once a Xero has the Glitch status it is permanent, and they will NOT need to use another Glitch Card to add or remove Glitched traits.

Vial

Using Vials allows you to add one trait of the vial's type to your Xero. This even allows subtype traits to appear on subspecies they normally would not, such as adding Tundra Fur to a Desert Xero.

Beaker

Using a Beaker will permanently change your Xero's subspecies and give your Xero the corresponding subspecies exclusive feature to match. Beakers only grant the subspecies change and exclusive feature, any other traits will still require the addition of vials.