Theta Class Lifeforms are clones created the great Colonial scientist Dr Ravashol to help him in his work. Dr. Ravoshol was a genius in the physics department of the Tauron Centre for Science and the Arts. He was also a pacifist and did not believe in the on going struggle between the humans and the Cylons, and so, about fifty yahrens ago, he and a small group of scientists left the Colonies and settled on the large asteroid Tairac. There, they created a research station and were generally content to be left alone in peace. Unfortunately, this was not to be. The Cylons arrived and destroyed the station. They killed almost everyone there (save Dr. Ravoshol), powered the asteroid away from its location and forced Ravashol to help them. What had lured them the Cylons was the fact that the research team were working on a very large communications laser that if operational, would have allowed almost instantaneous communications between any point in known space. The Cylons realised that this could be a very powerful weapon. However, with his research team now dead, Dr. Ravashol needed help in his work, so he was allowed to create the Theta Class Lifeforms.

The clones were created, forced grown and effectively given a religion to help them work with Dr. Ravoshol - the father-creator. Their forms were taken from the cells of his now dead comrades. Unfortunately even Dr. Ravoshol was forced to think that his creations were not quite human and thus he shunned them and take the Cylon line of thinking that there were subhuman.

However, their life was to change when the Cylons destroyed the Colonies. They created a plan to trap and destroy the Galactica and her fleet and moved the asteroid to a location where they herded the Battlestar. Unfortunately for them, a small Colonial commando unit landed on the asteroid, destroyed the pulsar laser and the Cylons and freed Dr. Ravoshol and his Theta Class Lifeforms. Once freed, Ravoshol and the Thetas were able to start living properly and working out the differences that that begun.

There are several types of clones created, planners and workers. The workers are created for their strength and obedience to follow orders. They are big and strong and very capable. Planners are bred to think and solve puzzles and help Dr. Ravashol with his own work. They are thin and fragile, with faces dominated by a high nose. Neither type of clone was supposed to be able to reproduce. Unfortunately, as with everything, things did not quite work out as planned. While strong and obedient because they wanted to be, the workers were not as stupid as they were maybe supposed to be. They followed orders because of their reverence to their father-creator Dr. Ravashol rather then due to their genetic make-up. They also have the ability to bred and create children, although they hid this away from everyone (including the planners) until quite recently in their history. Workers do not fear much, but treat the father-creator with reverence and awe.

The planners are weak and while intelligent, are cowards and will follow orders, especially from someone who is stronger than they are. However, they are also quick to inform on anyone who makes them do something against their will, and this has put them at odds with the workers on more than one occasion. They like order and orders and anything against this puts them ill and at ease. Ironically, they are also not very good at planning unless they have lots of time to argue, disagree and basically act like children. At the end of the planning session, what comes out may have nothing to do with what was required. As a skilful intellectual, they are a failed race. Luckily, there are not many times that the workers will visit the planners to find this out, as it is generally forbidden.

Reactions to Thetas

Reactions to clones vary widely in the universe. The Cylons treat them as subhuman, even less than normal beings. The Colonials frown on their creation, but once created, even their reactions vary. Capricorns welcome them with open arms for the Theta's are living sentient beings that deserve every chance. The Scorpios would treat them almost as bad as the Cylons for they are an abomination.

Character Generation:

Theta Class Lifeforms are essentionally human, but they are created for certain roles giving them some unique traits.

Worker - Male

Points: 22
Attributes: ST +2 [20] IQ -1 [-20] HT +1 [+10]
Social Background: Semi-literate (Broken) [-2]
Advantages: Fit [5], Fearlessness (level 2) [4], Unfazable [15]
Disadvantages: Social Stigma (Clone) [-5], Social Stigma (Uneducated) [-5]

Worker - Female

Points: 16
Attributes: HT +1 [10]
Advantages: Beautiful [12], Fearlessness (level 2) [4],
Disadvantages: Social Stigma (Clone) [-5], Social Stigma (Uneducated) [-5]

Planner

Points: -43
Attributes: ST -2 [-20] IQ +3 [60] HT -1 [-10]
Secondary Attributes: Will -1 [-5]
Advantages: Lightning Calculator (Intuitive Mathematician) [5]
Disadvantages: Cowardice (12) [-10], Social Stigma (Clone) [-5], Sterile [-3], Vulnerability (Crushing Damage) [-30]