Vanir

Vanir Wafan
A Vanir wafan is one of the three types of waveform androids found on New Horizon. Like all the other races living on New Horizion, each individual is unique and may not fit perfectly into the mold of their specific race. However, theirs are general trends that can be seen in the larger population.

Appearance
Vanirs are the middle ground of the wafan races, being humanoid in shape and size. Vanirs have humane faces with a full set of hair and a mesh-like skin. They can and do wear regular human clothing from time to time, but not that often. For the vast majority of the time, Vanirs chose to wear attached plate armor over their bodies.

Attached plate armor is directly connected to varrious hardpoints on the Vanir's frame. This armor is not only high quality, but also custom made for each Vanir, resulting in a perfect fit, personally styled for each wearer. As a bonus, the wearer of the armor is not as encumbered by the the armor, as its weight is equaly distributed over the entire body. While the armor is expensive, it is for all intents and purposes the Vanir's only 'clothing' besides maybe a hat and something like a longcoat or cloak to protect the armor from the elements or from straches and stains on long trips. It is also thier primary, and only, set of armor, so they will invest large amounts of time and money on upgrades and upkeep.

Also, if a Vanir serves with a unit of police, militia, or military, some kind of uniform longcoat or jacket may be worn over the brestplate or, if the Vanir is particuarly proud of his unit, they'll stick the emblem of the unit somewere for all to see.

Role-Playing information and style
The Vanir is a multi-purpose race with a slight focus on combat. This makes them either ideal pure fighters or some combination of offense and suport, like mechanic or medic. The Vanir-only traits allow for enhanced defensive and offensive abilities, such as the attached plate to allow access to some of the best armor with low encumberance, or the assult thursters which allow a Vanir to close the distance for meelee combat. Also, for players considering buying nano-bots, the Vanirs have the best nano-bots availible for them to use, although they are balanced through a very high cost of points and cash.

Comparing them to their larger Jotun cousins, a Vanir will generally be more balanced in stealth and movement, allowing them a better use of the traits if the situation calls for it. However, they cannot mount weapons on their bodies nor have a Jotun's overwhelming strength.

They are however, stronger than thier smaller Aesir cousins, but not as quick or stealthy. Aesirs cannot have any kind of attached or integrated armor and must use the same armor as Olympians and other human-based races.

Like all the wafan races, being a Vanir costs 3 points.