


Despite there being no feasible way to avoid this drawback, others would later follow in her footsteps by undergoing voluntary augmentation. She used her newfound abilities to protect the city against the Vex, but unfortunately her nanite-boosted metabolism gradually caused damage to her internal organs, shortening her lifespan considerably.

One ship, however, successfully transported a group of people to Neptune, where they eventually settled and became the citizens of Neomuna.Īt some point after Neomuna's founding, a Neomuni citizen named Mikaela Julaha experienced an accident involving nanotechnology that resulted in her strength and endurance becoming vastly augmented. Most failed to flee Sol, and many ended up forming what is now known as the Reef. Many colony ships sought to escape Earth during the Collapse. When a Cloud Strider dies, their data core is retrieved and incorporated into a new server monument within the Hall. The deeds of past Cloud Striders are commemorated in the Hall of Heroes in Neomuna, where servers containing personal data from every deceased Cloud Strider can be accessed by the Neomuni public. New Cloud Striders are created at the Sidereal, a device or facility where the augmentation is carried out. Commonly, these Cloud Strider pairs consist of an older one and a younger one (presumably a mentor and pupil, respectively). In addition to a shortened lifespan of about a decade, only two Cloud Striders can exist at any given time. However, these augmentations have drawbacks. The Cloud Striders' nanotechnology forms a layer of metallic armor over parts of their body and affords them powerful weapons and tools, including a compact silver surfboard-like device, called a skyboard, that has a variety of purposes, including transport around Neomuna and both offensive and defensive capabilities in battle. The process also significantly increases their physical size, making them taller than even Empress Caiatl. Cloud Striders are Neomuni who have volunteered to undergo a process to enhance themselves with nanotechnology, granting them enhanced strength and agility.
