Simic Hybrid

Simic hybrids are rare, mysterious beings rarely seen, and often treated with suspicion. The forebears were known for their incredible technology and advanced sciences, and simic hybrids are echoes of that. First discovered in abandoned forebear labs, and preserved perfectly in tall chambers, simic hybrids sport features of aquatic creatures and unstable, mutating genes.

Extensive Adaptation
A hybrid’s biological enhancements can change its appearance drastically, though most hybrids retain their basic physical form. All are augmented with characteristics of animals, mostly aquatic, reptilian, or amphibian creatures. These include crab claws, squid tentacles, wings or fins like those of manta rays, translucent or camouflage skin, or shark-like maws filled with sharp teeth.

Products of the Old Science
If goblins are ostracized because of their proximity to the ruins, then hybrids are considered truly cursed as direct products of forebear science. Because of this, hybrids tend to keep a low profile, wearing disguises and moving from place to place often. Hybrids favor coastal areas, cities and the edges of civilization, all places where they can easily blend into a crowd or avoid contact with others. A hybrid's life is a lonely one indeed.

Scholars hoping to learn more about the forbears from studying hybrids will be severely disappointed. Hybrids don't remember a life before waking up in the abandoned labs, and they have as many questions as anyone about their pasts. Some hybrids dedicate their entire lives studying the forebears in search of answers, while others do their best to distance themselves from the beings that granted them their "cursed" existence.

Simic Hybrid Names
Simic Hybrids wake without a name. Most choose a human or elvish name to better fit in, while others choose a name based on a word or phrase found in the lab where they woke up.