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<h2 id="fero">Fero</h2>
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<p>Fero Units are Combat Units developed by Syskor Militech Solutions. They are commonly redeployed as General-Purpose Androids when there is no requirement for military units due to their popularity and their setting a new standard for how "low" an Android can be in terms of maintenance.</p>
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<p><strong>Status</strong>: Commercially Available; Marketed for 8 years.</p>
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<p><strong>Common Look</strong>: Short hair, Short Ears, a scruffy, dog-like tail with sharpened teeth; sporting bare metal for their skin.</p>
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<h3 id="upgradedperformance">Upgraded Performance</h3>
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<p>Fero Units are renowned for their durability and exceptional service life, making them ideal long-term military units. For governments and mercenaries, Fero Units are shipped with upgraded processors that are finely overclocked by the manufacturer, allowing the units to make split-second decisions when in combat scenarios that require it.</p>
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<p>Combat-Ready Fero units come equipped with "Volatile Memory"; temporary storage erased on power down, distress, or at command, keeping mission-critical data out of the wrong hands.</p>
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<p>There's a key downgrade that Syskor made to enhance response time - by shifting from a full-featured BASIC processor, to "Basic Mini"; sacrificing security and interactivity for quicker response times.</p>
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<h3 id="parts">Parts</h3>
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<p>Fero units are one of the few android models capable of repairing their bodies without a technician involved—though, damage beyond their self-repair capabilities will always require professional assistance. If you buy a Fero unit, your upkeep is parts and oil, nothing more.</p>
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<p>Stock Fero parts are expensive to obtain due to their durability and flexibility; designed to take on significant wear before needing any repair, and a polished metal finish obscures minor blemishes.</p>
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<p>The trade-off for this self-maintenance is the expensive upkeep. When a Fero unit asks for something, you give it what it wants, and you do not ask questions. Additionally, Fero units require a premium oil; their lubrication system is designed to prevent contaminants from entering, not to filter out grime existing in subpar oil.</p>
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<p>Another common criticism is the unit's sensitive power regulator. When it appropriates new parts, Fero units must be careful not to overload the regulator with power-hungry or malicious parts, as an overtaxed power regulator will quickly fail. Thankfully, power regulators are easy to self-repair when offered salvage, and can be upgraded to be more fault-tolerant. There have been many stories of Fero units that have saved a humanoid comrade by abusing their power regulators until they could bring them to safety.</p>
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<p>Fero units cannibalize other androids. If a unit finds a destroyed or "discarded" flagged android, it will assume and assimilate any parts that it classifies as more effective than what it currently has, hijacking them by introducing a specific fault that forces the chip to relay commands the Fero sends.</p>
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<h3 id="militaryaide">Military Aide</h3>
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<p>Governments who purchase a combat-ready Fero unit are expected (though not mandated) to issue Automated Physical Assault Licenses to their fleet of Fero units and provide Syskor the relevant documentation after which the units will be authorized to use force - lethal or not.</p>
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<p>Both Mercenary corporations and independent Mercs can purchase combat-ready Fero units. Often, these troops feel required to obtain a monthly license that Syskor offers to stay on top of the litigious amounts of paperwork. Syskor's reputation is maintained at a high standing with plenty of governments; as long as a Fero Unit identifies as having an active license, litigators stay away.</p>
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<p>Syskor is strict when it comes to payments for the monthly license and is not afraid to use one of the many backdoors the company maintains to remotely interfere with the unit's ability to function.</p>
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<p>On top of these licenses are the Automated Driving Licenses; which allow Fero units to take command of a vehicle.</p>
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<h3 id="lto">LTO</h3>
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<p>Fero units are shipped with older, rigorously tested editions of the PMI AI model, chosen for enhanced security. Syskor complements each release with internal schematics the Fero units can use- in addition to regular hot patches for civilian driving routes.</p>
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<h3 id="networking">Networking</h3>
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<p>Fero Units have a standard connection to the Common Coordinated Mesh but can connect to encrypted and non-standard Mesh channels. Even when the software is end-of-life, Fero units have the unique privilege of being allowed to connect as a read-only guest.</p>
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<p>Fero units are installed with a Far-Range module that allows intercommunication between allied units, updates, and orders from superior authorities. The Fero's tail is used as the antenna for the Far-Range module, though basic modding skills allow for the Mesh Networking antenna to use the tail.</p>
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<p>Fero units are one of the few units with an exposed line of pogo pads on the back of their neck for wired communication, diagnostic, and offline updates.</p>
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<h3 id="limitedfunctionality">Limited Functionality</h3>
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<p>A damaged Fero isn't rendered useless. If a unit is in critical disrepair and cannot repair itself, it will designate itself as "Limited Functionality. The unit will attempt to preserve what remaining integrity it has by limiting its action, range, and movement. This designation will automatically revoke the Fero's Automated Driving License.</p>
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<p>While in this state, the Fero will attempt to find its way back to its home base to seek repair. If it's unable to map a route, it will allow other allied Fero units to salvage viable parts of its body.</p>
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