Genecasters

Genecasters were artificially created genetically engineered clones which were invented in the wake of the widespread deregulation that resulted from The Sundering.

The widespread deregulation of cloning technology in the mid 21st century created a new paradigm shift in the fields of biomedical research, labor logistics, and human resources. Despite the apparent superiority of robots in the fields of heavy labor and the service sector, advances in hacking methods due to the quantum computing revolution meant that automated labor forces were highly vulnerable to cyberattacks from competing megacorporations. Additionally, scarcity of the rare elements necessary for complex electronics due to heavy competition between corporate states lead to hard limitations on the scaleability of machine labor. This lead to a demand for workers who were immune to cyberwarfare interference, yet were compliant and specially adapted to be highly efficient.

This niche was filled by cloned workforces derived from specially engineered genestocks known as genecastes. Such cloned workers were colloquially known as genecasters. Genecasters were considered private property, and their individual rights were severely limited. In practical terms, genecasters were artificially created slaves. In the wake of the Genearchy, many genecasters who survived gained freedom from their property owners with the widespread collapse of many power structures.