Replicant

Replicant is the generic name given to a variety of artificially-created humanoids, through various forms of advanced biotech. Only two factions are known to possess the technology and resources to create their own replicants - the Dodonan Tribunal and the Peacock Conglomerate.

Dodonan replicants
Within the Dodonan Tribunal, replicants are referred to as 'clones', created by organizations such as the Argent Canopy on Aureate, through projects such as the Kaleidos program (the two known clones from this project being Kaleidos Green and Kaleidos Scarlet). Dodona-made clones, at least those of Argent Canopy make, are practically indistinguishable from typical Dodonan humans (featuring the signature Dodonan body proportions), though they reach maturity significantly faster, and are often created for specific purposes, raised only with the training necessary for their designated function, often to the point of struggling to function in regular society, should they stray from their assigned path. (As was the case with Kaleidos Green.)

Peacock replicants
Replicants created by the Peacock Conglomerate are officially referred to as 'autonomous assets', and are often designated as 'non-human property' (NPC), lacking in even the most basic rights, and in the most extreme cases, their own free will. Created by companies such as Tanager Psychosoft & Biogenetiques, Conglom replicants are often made in batches, posess far more varied appearances than Dodonan clones (such as TP&B's avian "Raptor" line) and rarely possess more than a computer-generated designation, though some adopt names or nicknames of their own if they manage to break free of corporate control (as was the case with the replicants Stock and Ninety).

While some wonder why Conglom does not wholly eschew their 'regular' human workforce in favor of wholly using company-created replicants for labor, the means to create more replicants are tight-lipped company secrets, and the companies don't possess the means to create the amount of replicants necessary to satisfy all of the Conglomerate's needs and wants, and tend to only come out in relatively small batches, being more of a luxury product than a full-on replacement for regular workers.