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====The Curse of the Misborn====
[[Image:Hernando Jurkantz.jpg|thumb|right|220px|A well-regarded and heavily mutated Navigator.{{Fn|16d}} Note the lack of Third Eye {{Fn|Conflicting sources}}]]
In addition to the obvious mutation of the Navigator-Gene, a single black [[Warp Eye]] in the center of their forehead, other lesser mutations are not uncommon among the navigators known among the [[Navis Nobilite]] as the "Curse of the Misborn".{{{Fn|68}} Their constant Warp exposure increases the likelihood of additional activation of different parts of the Navigator genes, or even some Warp mutations themselves, causing deformations to a visage already estranged to that of a normal human. Each Navigator expresses at least a few of these mutations at birth,{{Fn|2f}} and members of the same house tend to share the same mutations as their kin.{{Fn|10c}} Indeed the eugenics programs within the Navis Nobilite, which aim to create manifold strains of their genepool where each house tries to perfect an aspect of their powers through inbreeding,{{Fn|16d}} further contribute to these complications.
Some are still able to pass as humans when obscuring their forehead,{{Fn|16d}} some children still are absolutely devoid of any mutation, groomed by their elders to become the facade of the house in public relations, the [[Navis Scion]]s, attracting fellow humans with their exotic beauty and regaling them with the tales of their adventures. When inevitably they acquire mutations, many strive for cosmetic surgery to mask their recent disfigurements.{{Fn|12c}} Although unlikely it isn’t out of the realm of possibility for a one individual to gather the majority of the mutative expressions of their genome.{{Fn|10c}}
