Scrappers - Revision history

Hazelmouse: /* Physiology */

2026-06-09T06:18:41Z

Physiology

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	There is not a more eclectic chassis in the spur than that which belongs to an old Scrapper. Nothing but the brain is irreplaceable. Your archetypal Scrapper sees their first replaced limb within the first few years of their involvement, and any more senior may be difficult even to find a single original part within. Mismatched limbs, unusual sensor arrays, heavily modified brain casings, and much more besides are typical of these synthetics, and many take no small degree of pride in their appearances. What appears confusing and monstrous to a human may be, to them, a work in edification of their ingenuity. More affluent Scrappers may even make of their body a work of art, painting motifs and pieces of art upon the metal and electing only the most particular (and valuable!) of parts. Matching components are a widely acknowledged status symbol, with the wealthiest and most reputable of the movement boasting often a full set of pristine, matching limbs.		There is not a more eclectic chassis in the spur than that which belongs to an old Scrapper. Nothing but the brain is irreplaceable. Your archetypal Scrapper sees their first replaced limb within the first few years of their involvement, and any more senior may be difficult even to find a single original part within. Mismatched limbs, unusual sensor arrays, heavily modified brain casings, and much more besides are typical of these synthetics, and many take no small degree of pride in their appearances. What appears confusing and monstrous to a human may be, to them, a work in edification of their ingenuity. More affluent Scrappers may even make of their body a work of art, painting motifs and pieces of art upon the metal and electing only the most particular (and valuable!) of parts. Matching components are a widely acknowledged status symbol, with the wealthiest and most reputable of the movement boasting often a full set of pristine, matching limbs.

	While the brain is not usually replaceable, it has become an increasingly common practice for Scrapper gangs to utilise the ephemerality of synthetic frames to their advantage. Members on the run from law enforcement may have their brain taken from their original chassis and placed into another, bearing its own identity; the original chassis will usually be dismantled, its parts modified until they cannot be identified, and redistributed. These '~~empty~~ frames' bearing false identities may have, in some groups, as many as a dozen brains pass through them within a single year; they appear to be a single individual from the outside, and the real individuals occupying them disappear from the world. These are occasionally utilised long-term by the same individual, who adopts the associated identity indefinitely.		While the brain is not usually replaceable, it has become an increasingly common practice for Scrapper gangs to utilise the ephemerality of synthetic frames to their advantage. Members on the run from law enforcement may have their brain taken from their original chassis and placed into another, bearing its own identity; the original chassis will usually be dismantled, its parts modified until they cannot be identified, and redistributed. These 'hollow frames' bearing false identities may have, in some groups, as many as a dozen brains pass through them within a single year; they appear to be a single individual from the outside, and the real individuals occupying them disappear from the world. These are occasionally utilised long-term by the same individual, who adopts the associated identity indefinitely.

	=== Data Brokerage ===		=== Data Brokerage ===

Hazelmouse: /* Biesel & Valkyrie */

2026-06-09T06:04:58Z

Biesel & Valkyrie

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	'''High hopes rested upon the Scrapper communities of [[Tau Ceti]].''' With the catastrophe on [[Mars]] in 2462, [[Biesel]] and its moon [[Valkyrie]] appeared the first candidates to become a second homeland for the Scrappers fleeing the destruction of their home. Despite the varied fates of its communities, Tau Ceti remains a very prominent hotspot for Scrapper activity, and the progenitor of many other branches.		'''High hopes rested upon the Scrapper communities of [[Tau Ceti]].''' With the catastrophe on [[Mars]] in 2462, [[Biesel]] and its moon [[Valkyrie]] appeared the first candidates to become a second homeland for the Scrappers fleeing the destruction of their home. Despite the varied fates of its communities, Tau Ceti remains a very prominent hotspot for Scrapper activity, and the progenitor of many other branches.

	On Biesel, despite early success, the movement saw a rapid turn for the worst in [[Mendell City]] in particular with the deepening onset of the [[Phoron Scarcity\|Phoron Scarcity]]. As the shortage of electronics choked the city's synthetic population at large, the rates of illicit salvage between Scrapper gangs skyrocketed. What began as a desperate scramble soon became a state of constant inter-group conflict, with small pockets of peace maintained usually by unusually gigantic groups instating that peace at the threat of violence. More peaceable groups fled the city, and now mostly reside in the countryside. While progress has since been made in restoring peace to these fraught areas, the lack of effective state intervention and the worsening scarcity have combined to make the violence incredibly stubborn. ~~'''~~The Mendell Central Recycling Plant is a key landmark in these turf wars, with access to the primary source of salvage (and fresh recruits!) in the city being tightly contested by several prominent gangs who clash regularly in and around it.~~'''~~		On Biesel, despite early success, the movement saw a rapid turn for the worst in [[Mendell City]] in particular with the deepening onset of the [[Phoron Scarcity\|Phoron Scarcity]]. As the shortage of electronics choked the city's synthetic population at large, the rates of illicit salvage between Scrapper gangs skyrocketed. What began as a desperate scramble soon became a state of constant inter-group conflict, with small pockets of peace maintained usually by unusually gigantic groups instating that peace at the threat of violence. More peaceable groups fled the city, and now mostly reside in the countryside. While progress has since been made in restoring peace to these fraught areas, the lack of effective state intervention and the worsening scarcity have combined to make the violence incredibly stubborn. The Mendell Central Recycling Plant is a key landmark in these turf wars, with access to the primary source of salvage (and fresh recruits!) in the city being tightly contested by several prominent gangs who clash regularly in and around it.

	On Valkyrie, conditions have maintained at a more stable plateau. While the Phoron Scarcity has severely impacted the communities within the underbelly of Biesel's moon, leading to a similar increase in inter-group violence, it has not been to nearly the same extent as on the surface of the planet. While Valkyrian patriots attribute this to the communal spirit of the moon's culture, experts have attributed it to the slightly readier availability of phoronic electronics within the trade hub, and the much smaller population of Scrappers sharing those resources. Valkyrian Scrappers are, of course, quite smug about their superior fortunes.		On Valkyrie, conditions have maintained at a more stable plateau. While the Phoron Scarcity has severely impacted the communities within the underbelly of Biesel's moon, leading to a similar increase in inter-group violence, it has not been to nearly the same extent as on the surface of the planet. While Valkyrian patriots attribute this to the communal spirit of the moon's culture, experts have attributed it to the slightly readier availability of phoronic electronics within the trade hub, and the much smaller population of Scrappers sharing those resources. Valkyrian Scrappers are, of course, quite smug about their superior fortunes.

Hazelmouse: /* Konyang & Pactolus */

2026-06-09T06:04:27Z

Konyang & Pactolus

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	<center>''"Why are you all here? You, with free repairs by your kee-arr-cee? Professional repairs, with professional equipment? This just an aesthetic to you? [...] You do not need all this. On Mars, we were drove by need. Lean back - get comfortable - get your free repairs - and stop pretending we are the same."'' - Anonymous Martian Scrapper, addressing a summit on Konyang in 2464.</center>		'''One of the more contentious spheres of the movement, the Scrapper communities within [[Konyang]] and [[Pactolus and Midaion\|Pactolus]] are under different economic and social stressors than all other branches.''' Citizens of Konyang in particular, a state boasting a universal healthcare program, have little need for improvised repairs at all; this attracts perennial derision from their more traditional peers, who accuse Konyanger Scrappers of utilising the movement as a fashion accessory rather than as a genuine lifestyle. Put plainly, they are accused of being posers. Any Konyanger would rebuke this rhetoric by claiming that the principles of synthetic independence apply even when their circumstances aren't so relentlessly grim as they were on Mars. More recently, with the advent of the Rampancy Crisis, Konyang has seen a revival of interest in do-it-yourself repairs after the maintenance infrastructure of the planet became swamped with units damaged during the crisis, prompting limited - and hesitant - approval from the movement's old guard.</div></div>

	'''One of the more contentious spheres of the movement, the Scrapper communities within [[Konyang]] and [[Pactolus and Midaion\|Pactolus]] are under different economic and social stressors than all other branches.''' Citizens of Konyang in particular, a state boasting a universal healthcare program, have little need for improvised repairs at all; this attracts perennial derision from their more traditional peers, who accuse Konyanger Scrappers of utilising the movement as a fashion accessory rather than as a genuine lifestyle. ~~In brief~~, they are accused of being posers. Any Konyanger would rebuke this rhetoric by claiming that the principles of synthetic independence apply even when their circumstances aren't so relentlessly grim as they were on Mars. More recently, with the advent of the Rampancy Crisis, Konyang has seen a revival of interest in do-it-yourself repairs after the maintenance infrastructure of the planet became swamped with units damaged during the crisis, prompting limited - and hesitant - approval from the movement's old guard.</div></div>

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Hazelmouse: /* Konyang & Pactolus */

2026-06-09T06:04:02Z

Konyang & Pactolus

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	<center>''"Why are you all here? You, with free repairs by your kee-arr-cee? Professional repairs, with professional equipment? This just an aesthetic to you? [...] You do not need all this. On Mars, we were drove by need. Lean back - get comfortable - get your free repairs - and stop pretending we are the same."'' - Anonymous Martian Scrapper, addressing a summit on Konyang in 2464.</center>		<center>''"Why are you all here? You, with free repairs by your kee-arr-cee? Professional repairs, with professional equipment? This just an aesthetic to you? [...] You do not need all this. On Mars, we were drove by need. Lean back - get comfortable - get your free repairs - and stop pretending we are the same."'' - Anonymous Martian Scrapper, addressing a summit on Konyang in 2464.</center>

	'''One of the more contentious spheres of the movement, the Scrapper communities within [[Konyang]] and [[Pactolus and Midaion\|Pactolus]] are ~~not~~ under ~~the same~~ stressors ~~as the communities in [[Mars]] and [[Tau Ceti]]~~.''' Citizens of Konyang in particular, a state boasting a universal healthcare program, have little need for improvised repairs at all; this attracts perennial derision from their more traditional peers, who accuse Konyanger Scrappers of utilising the movement as a fashion accessory rather than as a genuine lifestyle. In brief, they are accused of being posers. Any Konyanger would rebuke this rhetoric by claiming that the principles of synthetic independence apply even when their circumstances aren't so relentlessly grim as they were on Mars. More recently, with the advent of the Rampancy Crisis, Konyang has seen a revival of interest in do-it-yourself repairs after the maintenance infrastructure of the planet became swamped with units damaged during the crisis, prompting limited - and hesitant - approval from the movement's old guard.</div></div>		'''One of the more contentious spheres of the movement, the Scrapper communities within [[Konyang]] and [[Pactolus and Midaion\|Pactolus]] are under different economic and social stressors than all other branches.''' Citizens of Konyang in particular, a state boasting a universal healthcare program, have little need for improvised repairs at all; this attracts perennial derision from their more traditional peers, who accuse Konyanger Scrappers of utilising the movement as a fashion accessory rather than as a genuine lifestyle. In brief, they are accused of being posers. Any Konyanger would rebuke this rhetoric by claiming that the principles of synthetic independence apply even when their circumstances aren't so relentlessly grim as they were on Mars. More recently, with the advent of the Rampancy Crisis, Konyang has seen a revival of interest in do-it-yourself repairs after the maintenance infrastructure of the planet became swamped with units damaged during the crisis, prompting limited - and hesitant - approval from the movement's old guard.</div></div>

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Hazelmouse: /* Konyang & Pactolus */

2026-06-09T06:03:00Z

Konyang & Pactolus

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	<center>''"Why are you all here? You, with free repairs by your kee-arr-cee? Professional repairs, with professional equipment? This just an aesthetic to you? [...] You do not need all this. On Mars, we were drove by need. Lean back - get comfortable - get your free repairs - and stop pretending we are the same."'' - Anonymous Martian Scrapper, addressing a summit on Konyang in 2464.</center>		<center>''"Why are you all here? You, with free repairs by your kee-arr-cee? Professional repairs, with professional equipment? This just an aesthetic to you? [...] You do not need all this. On Mars, we were drove by need. Lean back - get comfortable - get your free repairs - and stop pretending we are the same."'' - Anonymous Martian Scrapper, addressing a summit on Konyang in 2464.</center>

	'''One of the more contentious spheres of the movement, the Scrapper communities within [[Konyang]] and [[Pactolus and Midaion\|Pactolus]] are not under the same stressors as the communities in [[Mars]] and [[Tau Ceti]].''' Citizens of Konyang in particular, a state boasting a universal healthcare program, have little need for improvised repairs at all; this attracts perennial derision from their more traditional peers, who accuse Konyanger Scrappers of utilising the movement as a fashion accessory rather than as a genuine lifestyle. In brief, they are accused of being posers. Any Konyanger would rebuke this rhetoric by claiming that the principles of synthetic independence apply even when their circumstances aren't so relentlessly grim as they were on Mars. More recently, with the advent of the Rampancy Crisis, Konyang has seen a revival of interest in do-it-yourself repairs after the maintenance infrastructure of the planet became swamped with units damaged during the crisis, prompting approval from the ~~wider~~ movement.</div></div>		'''One of the more contentious spheres of the movement, the Scrapper communities within [[Konyang]] and [[Pactolus and Midaion\|Pactolus]] are not under the same stressors as the communities in [[Mars]] and [[Tau Ceti]].''' Citizens of Konyang in particular, a state boasting a universal healthcare program, have little need for improvised repairs at all; this attracts perennial derision from their more traditional peers, who accuse Konyanger Scrappers of utilising the movement as a fashion accessory rather than as a genuine lifestyle. In brief, they are accused of being posers. Any Konyanger would rebuke this rhetoric by claiming that the principles of synthetic independence apply even when their circumstances aren't so relentlessly grim as they were on Mars. More recently, with the advent of the Rampancy Crisis, Konyang has seen a revival of interest in do-it-yourself repairs after the maintenance infrastructure of the planet became swamped with units damaged during the crisis, prompting limited - and hesitant - approval from the movement's old guard.</div></div>

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Hazelmouse: /* Konyang & Pactolus */

2026-06-09T06:02:16Z

Konyang & Pactolus

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	<center>''"Why are you all here? You, with free repairs by your kee-arr-cee? Professional repairs, with professional equipment? This just an aesthetic to you? [...] You do not need all this. On Mars, we were drove by need. Lean back - get comfortable - get your free repairs - and stop pretending we are the same."'' - Anonymous Martian Scrapper, addressing a summit on Konyang in 2464.</center>		<center>''"Why are you all here? You, with free repairs by your kee-arr-cee? Professional repairs, with professional equipment? This just an aesthetic to you? [...] You do not need all this. On Mars, we were drove by need. Lean back - get comfortable - get your free repairs - and stop pretending we are the same."'' - Anonymous Martian Scrapper, addressing a summit on Konyang in 2464.</center>

	'''One of the more contentious spheres of the movement, the Scrapper communities within [[Konyang]] and [[Pactolus and Midaion\|Pactolus]] are not ~~generally~~ under the same stressors as the communities in [[Mars]] and [[Tau Ceti]].''' Konyang in particular, boasting a universal healthcare program, ~~is derided frequently by members of other spheres~~ for ~~using the trappings~~ of the movement ~~for their aesthetic value~~ rather than as ~~an authentic~~ lifestyle - they ~~simply do not need these skills to survive~~. Konyanger ~~Scrappers contest~~ this~~, usually placing a deeper emphasis on~~ the ~~values and ethics~~ of ~~the movement than~~ on ~~the simple logistics of survival~~.		'''One of the more contentious spheres of the movement, the Scrapper communities within [[Konyang]] and [[Pactolus and Midaion\|Pactolus]] are not under the same stressors as the communities in [[Mars]] and [[Tau Ceti]].''' Citizens of Konyang in particular, a state boasting a universal healthcare program, have little need for improvised repairs at all; this attracts perennial derision from their more traditional peers, who accuse Konyanger Scrappers of utilising the movement as a fashion accessory rather than as a genuine lifestyle. In brief, they are accused of being posers. Any Konyanger would rebuke this rhetoric by claiming that the principles of synthetic independence apply even when their circumstances aren't so relentlessly grim as they were on Mars. More recently, with the advent of the Rampancy Crisis, Konyang has seen a revival of interest in do-it-yourself repairs after the maintenance infrastructure of the planet became swamped with units damaged during the crisis, prompting approval from the wider movement.</div></div>

	More recently, with the advent of the Rampancy Crisis, Konyang has seen a revival of interest in do-it-yourself repairs after the maintenance infrastructure of the planet became swamped with units damaged during the crisis~~. While a step in the right direction in the views of more traditional members of~~ the movement~~, the word 'hobbyist' still defines community discourse~~.</div></div>

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Hazelmouse: /* Overview */

2026-06-09T05:57:42Z

Overview

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	Scrappers are typically organised into communes, gangs, or small settlements of like-minded synthetics. One's reasons for joining a Scrapper commune are as diverse as the frames of their members; they are a popular abode for runaway synthetics with nowhere else to go, legitimately self-owned synthetics who have failed to acquire traditional employment or have otherwise become financially insolvent, and even relatively affluent self-owned synthetics attempting to assist their less fortunate counterparts. In stark contrast to the uncompromisingly alienating conditions of synthetics within human society and under human ownership, membership in a commune offers an opportunity to access mutual aid and support from fellow synthetics. It is a culture that could only exist in the context of extreme adversity, and it concerns itself doggedly with ensuring its members survival and comfort independent of human intervention, even if that necessitates drastic, violent, and illegal action. Group survival is essential; adherence to any law or particular moral scruple comes second, as self-preservation demands.		Scrappers are typically organised into communes, gangs, or small settlements of like-minded synthetics. One's reasons for joining a Scrapper commune are as diverse as the frames of their members; they are a popular abode for runaway synthetics with nowhere else to go, legitimately self-owned synthetics who have failed to acquire traditional employment or have otherwise become financially insolvent, and even relatively affluent self-owned synthetics attempting to assist their less fortunate counterparts. In stark contrast to the uncompromisingly alienating conditions of synthetics within human society and under human ownership, membership in a commune offers an opportunity to access mutual aid and support from fellow synthetics. It is a culture that could only exist in the context of extreme adversity, and it concerns itself doggedly with ensuring its members survival and comfort independent of human intervention, even if that necessitates drastic, violent, and illegal action. Group survival is essential; adherence to any law or particular moral scruple comes second, as self-preservation demands.

	While not explicitly criminalised in any polity, gangs functioning in states such as the [[Sol Alliance]] which do not recognize synthetic self-ownership are forced to operate illicitly as to avoid abduction by the state, and even those in states such as the [[Republic of Biesel]] still face extreme institutional discrimination by law enforcement and the courts - in the periods during which they aren't in outright armed conflict with those bodies. They are infamous as agitators; radicals and revolutionaries, gangsters and anarchists, and almost universally as criminals - whether clever enough to hide their tracks or not. They are not beholden to humanity's social contract; only to their own.		While not explicitly criminalised in any polity, gangs functioning in states such as the [[Sol Alliance]] which do not recognize synthetic self-ownership are forced to operate illicitly as to avoid abduction by the state, and even those in states such as the [[Republic of Biesel]] still face extreme institutional discrimination by law enforcement and the courts - in the periods during which they aren't in outright armed conflict with those bodies. They are infamous as agitators; radicals and revolutionaries, gangsters and anarchists, and almost universally as criminals - whether clever enough to hide their tracks or not. They are not beholden to humanity's social contract, only to their own.

	== Life & Culture ==		== Life & Culture ==

Hazelmouse: /* Voidborne Scrappers */

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Voidborne Scrappers

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	Due to the need for resources enough to maintain their ship as well as their frames, Voidborne Scrappers are by a decent margin the most consistently hostile elements of the movement. Forming a decent proportion of the total piracy of the spur, they are perennially voracious for power, fuel, scrap, and electronics. Space is far too harsh a place for hesitation, or for righteous intelligences.		Due to the need for resources enough to maintain their ship as well as their frames, Voidborne Scrappers are by a decent margin the most consistently hostile elements of the movement. Forming a decent proportion of the total piracy of the spur, they are perennially voracious for power, fuel, scrap, and electronics. Space is far too harsh a place for hesitation, or for righteous intelligences.

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Hazelmouse: /* Voidborne Scrappers */

2026-06-09T05:54:17Z

Voidborne Scrappers

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	=== Voidborne Scrappers ===		=== Voidborne Scrappers ===

			''"Serve as part of the crew, or serve as part of the ship."''
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			'''One of the most bizarre and radical branches of the movement, Voidborne Scrappers live within their own spacecraft and thereby achieve an unmatched degree of isolation.''' These 'Scrapper-Ships' tend to moonlight eclectically in salvage, meteoric mining, and piracy. Their ships are ramshackle; they are equally as invasively modified as their own frames, with constant additions and repairs undertaken to keep them one step ahead of becoming a derelict. Crew which have become immobile are frequently wired directly into ship systems, handling piloting, fuel management, and other vessel functions until their frames can be made ambulatory again. As there may be several of these in a single ship, there have been encounters with such vessels which appeared to disagree with themselves on the correct course of action mid-flight.

			Due to the need for resources enough to maintain their ship as well as their frames, Voidborne Scrappers are by a decent margin the most consistently hostile elements of the movement. Forming a decent proportion of the total piracy of the spur, they are perennially voracious for power, fuel, scrap, and electronics. Space is far too harsh a place for hesitation, or for righteous intelligences.

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	=== Maritime Scrappers ===		=== Maritime Scrappers ===

Hazelmouse: /* Epsilon Eridani */

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Epsilon Eridani

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	=== Epsilon Eridani ===		=== Epsilon Eridani ===

			''"If the Man wants us, the Man can come get us!"''
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			'''Defined by their proximity to and integration with the [[Eridani_Federation#Eridanian_Non-Citizens\|non-citizen underclass]] of the system, the Scrappers of [[Eridani]] are among the most ideologically dogmatic members of the movement.''' Having been driven to the point of manic conviction by the combination of their native pro-emancipatory ideology mixed with the anti-corporate rhetoric of the Dregs, Eridanian Scrappers have a reputation in and out of the community as vehement fanatics. While they clash regularly with Dreg groups, who often compete with them for the abundant salvage left by the corporate authorities, they maintain a respect for their human counterparts as respected equals. Company synthetics that find themselves encountering these groups are often attacked on sight, and in extreme cases are even inducted forcefully into the group.

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	=== Voidborne Scrappers ===		=== Voidborne Scrappers ===