The Confederation Handbook
Chapter One
Adamist Culture
Adamists define themselves as normal humans, a classification
governed by their lack of an affinity gene. The name derives from
the biblical Adam, who was first and therefore untainted. It was
also an obvious choice, given that those who possessed an affinity
gene were principally living in the habitat Eden at the time (2090)
when the two cultures began to diverge (A Second Chance at Eden). In
general, Adamists live on colonized terracompatible planets and in
asteroid settlements. Asmall number live in the five independent
(non-Edenist) bitek habitats.
Thanks to genetic engineering (geneering), average Adamist life
expectancy is approximately 115 years, though this can vary wildly.
Most Adamists are now the recipients of geneering performed between
2050 and 2200, with descendants of European, North American, and
Pacific Rim nations benefiting from the highest level of
enhancements. There are three Confederation planets which are
settled entirely by humans who have no genetic manipulation in their
ancestry, all of which have pastoral- or religious ... read full excerpt from: The Confederation Handbook ebook
