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{{image|Spensa by cccrystalclear.jpg|side=right|width=250px|[[Spensa]] surrounded by [[delver]] eyes}}
The first cytonics were likely [[delver]]s, ancient entities existing in the [[nowhere]]; however, they would not come into contact with the physical world until much later.{{book ref|sky2|19}}{{book ref|sky2|44}} In normal space, all sapient races, as well as a few non-sapient ones, would eventually develop cytonics; of them, all
Much later, during humanity's forays into the solar system, the [[Phone Company]] attempted to develop cybernetic-based telepathic linking, nicknamed '''cyto'''. While those original attempts did not work as intended, they were sufficient to attract the attention of the alien [[tenasi]]. More advanced cytonics were studied and developed by
During the Second [[Human War]], mankind attempted to augment their military by summoning the delvers.{{book ref|sky2|19}} This went horribly wrong; not only did the delvers turn against their would-be controllers, but they rampaged across space unchecked before eventually fading away.{{book ref|sky2|10}}{{book ref|sky2|4}} From then on out, however, they were a constant presence for all cytonics. Fearful of them, the [[Superiority]] made a transition away from using cytonic abilities, with the singular exception of FTL technology, necessary for interstellar travel.{{book ref|sky2|10}} Humans likewise came to fear the "defect" for the threat it carried with them, leading to nearly all knowledge of the abilities disappearing on worlds like [[Detritus]].{{book ref|sky1|i|1}}
== Mechanics ==
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