Clones of Demeter

Overview

The clones of Demeter are vat-grown, artificially created biological humanoids. Sometimes referred to as Demigods, they are created from a template which is improved in iterations, called Marks. There are currently two Marks in common usage, with the fourth being reserved for special cases.

Clones are birthed fully formed with implanted information and memories, using a secret process known only to the Lord Demeter. Along with the artificially implanted memories and knowledge, clones are also augmented with electrical aids; such as implants to improve labour, higher logic reasoning as in the Mark Four, or other unspecified upgrades.

Despite the upgrades, clones are specifically biological life, in accordance with Lord Zeus's edict on the creation of artificial intelligence.

When a clone is killed, they are returned to the estate of Demeter to be used as fertilizer, in order to further the growth of crops.

The Marks

Mark One

Mark Ones are not seen regularly, as they were cycled out of production by the time of Persephone. However, descriptions indicate they were not as advanced as their later siblings; at one point conversing with a Mark One was described by a Mark Three as "A fiber optic cable talking to a bundle of copper."

Mark Two

The most common Mark on the market, the Marks Two are primarily used in a servile role, especially sex work, or as common labourers. Marks Two were also known to possess exceptional abilities with plant-life, sometimes shown to be able to conjure or create flowers from their bodies.

Mark Three

Marks Three are primarily used in a combat capacity, used as either security or bodyguards for the chosen elite.

One Mark Three, Adrastus, is the former pilot for Lady Demeter's Eidolon, having been raised from birth for said role. Unlike previous Marks, he was birthed from the vat as a child, raised using human methods rather than the implanted memories of his siblings.

Mark Four

The Mark four currently consists only of the Lady Persephone, the first of her template. Not only does she have a physical prowess greater than the previous marks, but she has shown a vast suite of cyber-warfare implants that allow her unfettered control of Elysium's systems. This allows her to be a skilled eidolon pilot, and a skilled tactician.

She is currently in the employ of Lord Hades.

Notable Clones

Lady Persephone - Mark Four

Khrysothemis - Mark Two

Lord Adrastus - Mark Three

Ligeia - Mark One - General Consul to Adrastus

Khloe - Mark Three - Butchmark

Melita - Mark Two - Doctor Old Lady Cigarettes