Anti-Aging Treatments:
These are sometimes called Anti-Gathics and Anti-Gerome treatments.
What they do is reduce the aging of the body. Listed are the technological
methods, magical methods can completely stop aging. Anti-Aging treatment
are more effective when used from the patients birth, but when used since
birth they increase the time the body takes to physical mature. This does
not effect mental aging so a person will mature mentally normally except
that hormonal changes will happen slightly later. The later effects of
aging from old age are slowed down as well.
These treatments are legal on most planets in the Consortium of Civilized
Worlds, Splugorth Planets, United Worlds Warlock, Free Worlds League, Phase
World, and the Paradise Federation. The Kreegor have made the treatment
illegal because they do not want subservient races to be long lived. Some
high population planets in some of the major governments have made it illegal
to prevent overpopulation. A few governments have also made the treatment
illegal for religious reasons. In all cases, the treatments can normally
be found on the black market as well but at 10 to 100 times market cost.
The listed rates are for humans. For all other races, the age at which
the patient aging rate changes is the equivalent age for that race. Every
race requires a different formula except humans and ogres can use the same
formula.
Treatment if started as an adult:
Patient will age physically one year for every two actual years.
Treatment if started at birth:
From birth to age twelve and one half, patient will age physically
one year for every one and quarter actual years. At age twelve and one
half, the patient will be physically ten years old.
From age twelve and one half to age twenty, patient will age physically
one year for every one and half actual years. At age twenty, patient will
be physically fifteen years old. These also means that patient will normally
go through puberty at age sixteen to age twenty.
From age twenty to age thirty, patient will age physically one year
for every two actual years. At age thirty, patient will be physically age
twenty.
From age thirty on, patient will age physically one year for every
three actual years.
Market Cost: 6,000 per year
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