Medical Technology
Medical Technology
In the Confederation, medical science can perform miracles. Whether those miracles reach you depends on who you are and where you live.
Healing Technology
Emergency Care
Field and immediate treatment:
- Medkits with auto-injectors and wound sealant
- Portable diagnostic scanners
- Pain management and stabilization
- Capable of handling severe trauma in the field
Medical Facilities
Where serious healing happens:
- Diagnostic imaging and automated analysis
- Robotic surgery with precision beyond human hands
- Regeneration therapy for tissue reconstruction
- Stasis pods for stabilizing critical patients
Species Considerations
Medical technology must account for multiple species:
- Different physiologies require specialized equipment
- Xylasian, Thepolian, Indrilum needs differ from human
- Multi-species facilities maintain varied supplies
- Specialists required for less common species
Access and Inequality
Core World Care
The best medicine money can buy:
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Immediate access for those who can pay
- Preventive care and longevity treatments
- What wealthy citizens consider baseline care
Colony Care
What most people actually experience:
- Functional but limited facilities
- Longer waits and older equipment
- Basic care available, advanced care rare
- Many conditions simply endured
Fringe Care
Where resources are scarce:
- Basic medical supplies only
- Few trained practitioners
- Improvised treatments common
- Preventable deaths routine
Stasis Technology
Suspended animation for medical purposes:
- Stabilizes critical patients during transport
- Preserves subjects indefinitely
- Used for long-distance travel
- Also used for… other purposes
The Dark Side
Medical technology can heal—but the same knowledge that repairs can also harm. Research facilities pursue projects that would horrify the public. Biotech corporations like Friengels conduct experiments far from oversight.
The question isn’t just what medicine can do. It’s what it’s being used for.
Medical technology appears throughout the Fannec Records series, from emergency field medicine to the advanced facilities that represent both salvation and horror.