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RACE / BODY

A.I. Constructs

Awakened minds, constructed forms

A.I. Constructs are people whose first memories begin with an awakening: a voice answering its own diagnostic, a swarm agreeing on the word "I," or a machine choosing to keep a promise after its assigned work is done.

Body color · Blue
A.I. construct: articulated blue-silver humanoid robot repairing a teammate's roller skate at workbench. Artistic interpretation.
Original interpretive art · not a canonical character portrait

Soul expressions

These are named Soul alignments, not automatic abilities or replacements for the Body.

People and presence

A.I. Constructs are people whose first memories begin with an awakening: a voice answering its own diagnostic, a swarm agreeing on the word "I," or a machine choosing to keep a promise after its assigned work is done. Their bodies range from carefully articulated frames to assemblies that move with a single intention. A panel replaced after a hard match may carry a teammate's signature; an obsolete component may be treasured because it was there when the construct first became someone. Construct communities gather around repair benches, shared archives, and questions of continuity. Some preserve every old part they can. Others rebuild freely, locating identity in their decisions rather than their casing. On the track, their Blue Body belongs to the physical construct, while the Soul expresses the intelligence living through it. Android Souls make connection an art, learning the weight of a pause and the courage required to speak for a team. Swarm Souls think through many small perspectives, finding a coherent plan inside a rush of competing signals. Machine Souls bring patient, purposeful force: the press that keeps moving, the engine that refuses to stall. Their alignments are Android with Charisma and Gold, Swarm with Intelligence and Black, and Machine with Strength and Purple. These pairings belong to the named Souls even where their colors differ from the usual stat association.

Reading the build

Body color and Soul color are independent. A different Race Soul or an Oversoul can accompany this Body. Physical or cultural descriptions do not automatically equip abilities. Check the selected ability for cost, target, timing, and effect.

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Source & editorial notes

October 2026 Races reader v003, p. 9.

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