Claymen

Claymen are humanoids created by humans using a special type of nanite and clay mixture, and using a sort of synthetic brain. These beings of clay are used primarily for official purposes, often revolving around business, politics, or science. Often used by politicians for public engagements, and by business leaders for field inspections and public gatherings. Scientists use them for expendable workers, in highly dangerous environments.

During production, Clays copy a person's appearance and brain through a process known as 'baking'. Afterwards, they are given tasks by their origin to do. If the Clay completes their task, they return to their origin and upload the new memories and information acquired into a computer as data. More advanced Clays can directly link to their origins via connecting to their origin's cyberbrain implant, should they have one, and relay things like smells, tastes, and feelings.

The differences between clays can be determined not only through their general appearance, but also through what color they are. Basic colors like Red, Blue, and Green are used for generic tasks. Colors like Ivory and Onyx are used for more advanced means. Militaries employ custom Clays for military exercises, so that their soldiers have live targets to practice on.

Clays do not have long lifespans, often returning home to be destroyed via recycling after transmitting their gathered information to their owners or origins. Some, however, do develop a sense of self-preservation, and consider themselves as their own individual apart from their origin. As long as a Clay takes good care of their fragile bodies, they can live for several decades before hardening and falling apart.

Clays are often expensive, as the materials needed to produce them are custom made.