Mutants are one of the major new species created after the Great Disaster.
Common Biological Traits:
Mutants possess extreme environmental adaptability. They can survive high temperatures, radiation exposure, toxins, and low-oxygen environments.
Their bodies have high-density red blood cells, powerful immune systems, and enhanced regenerative abilities.
Most mutants possess extraordinary durability. Heavy weapons are often required to kill them, while ordinary firearms are usually ineffective.
The mutant gene pool is highly diverse. Different mutant groups possess different specialized traits, and crossbreeding between mutants can create even more unusual variations.
Reproduction:
Although mutants have undergone significant genetic changes, their biological differences from humans remain smaller than the differences between humans and apes. As a result, mutants and humans can produce hybrid offspring.
Mutants maintain their populations through nest-based social structures, with central breeding groups preserving the survival of their species.
Due to their low population numbers and long reproductive cycles, some mutant groups raid human settlements and capture humans for hybrid breeding programs.
Relations with Human Factions:
Mutants are considered a major threat by many human factions and are hunted across the wasteland.
The Legion views them as a strategic threat.
Major conflicts include the "Southditch Purification Campaign" and the "Southditch Blood War," where the PWU suffered a devastating defeat against mutant forces.