Architect Storage Media

While we have evolved beyond physical attachment, it is traditional to navigate spacetime in conjunction with mobile, bio-mechanical storage media, altered and evolved over time to serve the inhabitant's needs. While it is possible to transfer between media at will, there is some comfort and prestige in improving a body over time.

We have settled on a popular format for these media, though there are exceptions. It is a heavily modified version of our pre-civilized bodies. It provides good mobility, easy adaptation and is easy to fix.

In case of disaster we can back up our data patterns to a sanctuary site for later retrieval. Storage in this fashion is safe provided consistent power supply, however unique perspectives and traits which arose from the interplay with the original medium are lost. It is like a factory reset.

It is recommended individuals be restored to a compatible medium as soon as possible. Such hollow vessels may be fast-grown from seed using specialized blueprints and materials.

While it is technically possible for an individual to copy their data in order to duplicate themselves ad infinitum, such behavior is considered beyond rude, and any self-respecting architect would resolve such a circumstance by immediately deleting themselves.