Editing Genius The Transgression/Chapter One: The Cosmos (section)

===Origins:===

The Staunens saw something before their Breakthrough and it consumed them. Most Staunens were 
hobbyists: not full scientists, but not rank amateurs either; they were explorers, tinkers, and investigators. Seeing something new and strange, whether in the flicker of a telescope or the scrolling lines of computer code, they grew hungry for more. Staunens not drawn from the breeding pool are often investigative journalists or private investigators who stumble upon something too weird to dismiss but not quite horrifying enough to bury behind fugues and night-terrors. They might never even see what they hunt, whether it's an immortal Ophidian who controls the town's mayor or a secret spawning-ground of electronic manes. Instead, the fascination itself is what drives these amateur sleuths and mystery-seekers.