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====Non-Humans====
Those who are obviously not human will need to take the Ism Defect at a level commensurate with how far from normal their appearance deviates. As a rough guideline:
* '''Ism 1''' indicates that the character has one major difference in his or her appearance from normal humans such as oddly colored eyes, a forked tongue, or some other feature that may be concealed. He or she will experience some discrimination, usually in the form of poor service and being more closely scrutinized than normal humans.
* '''Ism 2''' indicates that the character has several major differences in his or her appearance from normal humans, but can still pass for human with a lot of effort. Heavily modified cybernetic organisms often fall into this category as well. Characters that vary this much from normal will experience substantial discrimination including denial of services and people crossing the street to avoid being in his or her path. Hate groups may specifically target the character if he or she complains about this treatment.
* '''Ism 3''' indicates that there is no way that the character can be mistaken for a human being. Cybernetically enhanced men and women who have installed additional arms, tentacles, or who have otherwise modified their appearance to the point that their human origins are questionable also fall into this category. Characters that  deviate this far from normal will be denied entry to many establishments, risk random assault on the street, and may be targeted by hate groups.
Regardless of where a character falls on this continuum they can expect to receive very little support or aid from law enforcement due to the unofficial anti-alien policies of the civil governance council.