Discordant Pheromones

The mutant’s pheromones cause human beings in her vicinity to automatically dislike or even outright despise her. The mutation can be a terrible curse, as even former friends tend to avoid the mutant—they may respect her or consider her a useful member of the community but that doesn’t mean they want to spend time with her. Few mutants thus afflicted can avoid becoming outcasts and hermits, and maintaining romantic relationships becomes practically impossible.
Type: Major negative.
Effect: Whenever the mutant attempts to interact with others, either through Diplomacy or some other suitable skill, she receives a -6 penalty on all dice rolls. When she first meets people, their attitudes are automatically negatively adjusted by one step, unless they have specific and very significant reason to like and respect the character (if this is the case, the conflicted emotions they feel may well lead to trouble—they aren’t immune to the effect; they just respect the character or her status despite a strong urge to dislike her).
See Harmonious Pheromones for more information about the range and qualities of pheromones.
Biotech: Implant, graft.