The Foglet concept belongs to Warren Ellis and DC Comics. The game
terms belong to Palladium Books.
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     Foglets are a special type of cyborg. They are men and women who have
had their consciousness uploaded into a technological mass of metal and
circuitry. However, traditional 'borgs inhabit bulky, superhumanly strong
bodies capable of great combat feats. Foglets are cyborgs barely as dense
as a cough, who can float through the air and hide in clouds.

     Foglet 'bodies' are masses of nanites, microscopically tiny machines.
There are hundreds of different kinds of nanites contained in a Foglet.
Some are equipped with tiny anti-grav generators to move the body around,
some are tiny microchips which store the consciousness of the host and
transmit orders to the rest of the body, and some are tiny factories which
replace worn-out or missing nanites. Most of the time, this mass of
microscopic machinery looks like a man-sized pink cloud, glowing with
electrical discharges and constantly swirling about. Should the Foglet
wish, he or she can condense the particles in the cloud to take on a
more recognizable form (although the nano-borg can take on new faces or
body shapes, there is not enough precision to fool anybody). Another option 
is to spread the nanites over a  wider area, becoming effectively invisible.

     Furthermore, the advanced nanotechnology in their bodies gives the 
Foglets considerable power over matter. By carefully manipulating the
particles around them, Foglets can turn dirt, air, and water into simple
items. Things like electronics or energy weapons are usually too difficult
and complex to produce, but Foglets can easily produce items such as fake
flowers, simple tools, and cutting or blunt weapons, seemingly out of thin
air! Foglets can also try to take the molecules out of living beings,
although this is rather difficult.

     Being one of these extraordinary beings is said to be one of the
most amazing experiences in the megaverse. Foglets enjoy unparalleled
physical sensations, able to feel every current of air that passes through
their bodies. They are known for entering blenders and other such
machines just to enjoy the turbulent sensations, and 'have sex' by 
mingling their clouds (although they cannot reproduce). Foglets don't
need to eat (they absorb chemical energy and sunlight from their surroundings),
sleep, use the bathroom, or experience any other failings of organic beings,
and 
will live until destroyed. They are immune to projectile weapons, and take 1/4 
damage from energy and heat weapons. However, this power comes with a price.

     Due to the insubstantial nature of their bodies, Foglets are
incapable of holding or using physical objects. The anti-grav machines
that hold their bodies together are not strong enough to capture anything
heavier than dust. There is also the danger of the nanites being scattered
too far apart for the nerve microchips to communicate with each other.
When out in an open area, a strong wind does 3D6 damage per melee. Vacuums
and other such strong disturbances result in instant death! Also, being
a living cloud tends to have adverse results on the psyche after a period
of time. Every 8 years, a Foglet must make a percentile check equal to
their ME x 5. Failure indicates that the individual has picked up a random
insanity. 

     Foglet tech is a relatively new technology in the Three Galaxies
(only about 20 years old). It was pioneered by a group of t'zee
nanotech scientists, who were looking for a way to minimize the resources
needed by living beings. The process became very popular amongst the upper
echelons of t'zee society, as jaded socialites sought out this new form
of sensation. The scientists, realizing what a hit they had on their hands,
began selling Foglet conversion to anyone who could pay. At most places,
the procedure costs about 2.5 million credits.

     For the most part, Foglets are just decadent folks looking for a way
to opt out of the real world and its constant demands. Being freed from
the needs for food, shelter, clothes, physical goods, etc. frees up quite
a chunk of their time and money. Many Foglet communes have sprung up, where
groups of these nano-borgs spend their immortality playing, amusing 
themselves, and enjoying their freedom from responsibility.

     However, there are some Foglets who are determined to make a difference
in the Three Galaxies. Due to their unique powers, Foglets make ideal
spies. The Transgalactic Empire, the CCW, the Splugorth, Naruni Enterprises,
and many other large forces all have Foglet agents on their payrolls.
Some Foglets have also become great scientists and philosophers. And of
course, many of these beings travel the universe with heroes and wanderers,
constantly searching for new experiences and sights. Quite recently, a
small band of Foglets managed to save the world of Ellis-III by synthesizing
large quantities of an antidote needed against a plague that was ravaging the 
planet.

     Alignment: Any, but most (65%) are selfish.
     Attributes: IQ: 3D6, ME: 2D6+2, MA: 3D6+3, PS: NA, PE: NA, PP: NA,
PB: 3D6+6, Spd: 3D6.
     Size: 5 square feet, but can expand to fill an area as large as 20
square feet or shrink to fill an area the size of a gumball.
     Weight: About as heavy as a good hard sneeze.
     SDC: 6D6             Hit Points: PE + 1D6 per level of experience
     Note: SDC and Hit Points are NOT increased by physical skills!
     Horror Factor: None
     PPE: 1D4
     Average Life Span: Immortal unless killed.
     Natural Abilities:
     
     1) Synthesize Items: By using the tiny machines within his or her
body, a Foglet can create SDC items out of materials in its surroundings. It
takes 1D4 minutes to create an item. This is a skill with a rating of 35% 
+3%  for every additional level of experience. Any Foglet can create simple 
things like hammers or bottles. A Foglet who is skilled in a particular 
field can create items used in that field, if he makes two skill checks
(one for the synthesize items skill, and one for the other relevant skill).
For instane, a Foglet skilled in sewing could make a suit, or a Foglet
skilled in electronics could make a flashlight. It is important to remember
that Foglets are limited by what's in their surroundings. A Foglet stranded
in the middle of a totally arid desert will not be able to make ice water!
For this reason, Foglets generally stay around cities and industrial areas,
where there's a good variety of matter to use.

     2) Invisibility: By spreading his or her atoms over a wide radius, a
Foglet can become effectively invisible! While in this state, the Foglet
can not move or use any of its other powers. As an added bonus, the spy
is impervious to See the Invisible, as he's not mystically invisible, just
scattered too far for the normal eye to see!

     3) Invulnerabilities: Foglets are immune to projectile weapons, 
cutting weapons, and collisions. They take only 1/4 damage from energy
and heat weapons, and this damage is always in SD form. Magic and phase
weapons still do normal damage (although they too can only do SD), and
explosions do double damage.

     4) No Organic Restraints: As nanotech creatures, Foglets don't need
to eat, drink, use the bathroom, or sleep. They still need sunlight and
an atmosphere, however, to provide the chemical energy they need to live.

     5) Dissolve Matter: By enveloping a piece of matter, a Foglet can
begin to break that matter down, corroding it and tossing its pieces off
to the winds. This unique attack does 4D6 SD or 2D4 MD, and has an
unlimited payload. It can be blocked by force fields.
     
     Magic Abilities: None
     Psionic Abilities: None
     Combat: 3 dissolving attacks per melee. Foglets can't have any
HtH skills, due to their lack of mass.
     Vulnerabilities: Foglets take 3D6 damage every melee from wind,
and take double damage from explosions. Exposure to a vacuum will destroy
them, since vacuum scatters their particles too far apart.
     
     Available OCCs: Most Foglets (75%) are vagabonds. They can also be
rogue scholars, rogue scientists, spies, or city rats. Anyone can get
Foglet conversion, but those people in physical occupations (men of
arms, pilots, etc.) or mystical occupations (sorcerors, psychics) rarely
do so, because most of their skills and powers become useless.

     Allies: The t'zee like Foglets and get along well with them. Most
large governments have Foglet spies working for them.

     Enemies: None, except for those who resent the carefree, responsibility-
shirking existence that many Foglets have taken up.


                                                      ---Ghoull
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