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Characters

Some characters will have a more complex set of personality traits than others 

Lucy, Harlow and Dalton will only have three while other characters have five and elite characters will have seven traits 

Character Development 

Developing Character Personalities with a combination of the following traits

Innate immunity

Nonspecific: Innate immunity responds to all pathogens in a similar way. 

Rapid: Innate immunity responds quickly to prevent infection. 

Physical barriers: Skin, hair, and mucus membranes prevent pathogens from entering the body. 

Chemical barriers: Antimicrobial molecules and the complement system prevent pathogens from establishing an infection. 

Effector cells: Neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic cells, and natural killer cells are the main cells that carry out innate immunity. 

Phagocytosis: Phagocytic cells engulf and destroy pathogens. 

Inflammation: Inflammation is a fast-response mechanism that helps prevent infection. 

Pattern recognition receptors: Human cells recognize conserved features of pathogens using toll-like proteins and other pattern recognition receptors. 

Adaptive immunity

Specificity: Adaptive immunity can recognize and respond to specific antigens. 

Memory: Adaptive immunity can respond more quickly and strongly to pathogens it has encountered before.

 Diversity: Adaptive immunity has a large variety of receptors. 

Self/nonself recognition: Adaptive immunity can distinguish between what is self and what is nonself. 

Clonal selection: Adaptive immunity selects lymphocytes that respond to specific antigens. 

Effector functions: Adaptive immunity uses B cell antibodies, CD4+ T cell helper function, and CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity to fight pathogens.

 Peripheral tolerance: Adaptive immunity has mechanisms that prevent autoimmune reactions.

Cell-mediated immunity

T cells: T cells are the primary cells involved in CMI. They recognize antigens presented by antigen-presenting cells (APCs). 

Macrophages: Macrophages destroy intracellular pathogens. 

Cytokines: Cytokines are released in response to an antigen. 

Antigen-presenting cells: APCs present fragments of antigens to T cells. 

MHC proteins: MHC proteins on APCs help T cells recognize intracellular antigens.

 T-cell receptors: T-cell receptors (TCRs) are unique to each T cell and are able to react with complementary-shaped peptide bound to an MHC molecule. 

Memory cells: T-lymphocytes develop into memory cells that can respond quickly to subsequent exposures to the same antigen.

Humoral immunity

Antibody production: B cells produce antibodies specific to a pathogen. 

Memory cells: B cells create memory cells that can quickly respond to a pathogen if the body encounters it again. 

Neutralization: Antibodies bind to pathogens and prevent them from entering cells. 

Opsonization: Antibodies coat pathogens to help phagocytic cells destroy them. 

Complement activation: Antibodies activate the complement system to help clear pathogens. 

T cell help: Most antigens require T cell help to produce antibodies. 

Changes in antibody levels: Levels of immunoglobulins can change, affecting the body's ability to fight infection.

Active immunity

Long-lasting: Active immunity can last for many years or even a lifetime. 

Memory cells: Active immunity produces memory cells that can recognize the pathogen and trigger the immune system to produce antibodies. 

Antibodies: Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins that bind to antigens on pathogens and neutralize or kill them. 

Acquired: Active immunity can be acquired through natural infection or vaccination. 

Specific: Antibodies are specific to a particular antigen, so they may not protect against other diseases.

Passive immunity

Immediate protection: Passive immunity provides immediate protection from infection. 

Short-term: Passive immunity is temporary and lasts a few weeks to months. 

Natural or artificial: Passive immunity can occur naturally or artificially. 

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Characters

People who are critical about Fennah’s characters complain that the characters lack personality. Which honestly they kind of do, so why not give the characters the opportunity to grow?

 I decided that I should have the characters interviewed where they are questioned on the basis of morality 

Below is a list of some of the characters from Satellite City and Amygdala there are so many. I decided to only pick the characters I liked the most as far as design. The characters that stood out to me were:

Lucy Lacemaker 

Methusa

Methusa

Dalton

Dalton

Ludwig

Ludwig

Felix

Felix

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