Identifier chip

An Identifier Chip is one of the four core implants given to all new racers who arrive on Offworld, as well as all slaves and servants of the controllers who rule the planet of Offworld. It is used for a variety of purposes, although its primary intended purpose is simply to identify an individual to the Resource Nodes and other controller systems scattered all throughout the planet. Loss of this device, at least for racers, means instant disqualification, and in some cases, even death. The same is true for any slave of the controllers who tries to remove it, or has it removed by someone else.

Chip Color Codes

Identifier chips come with a variety of color codes, giving the viewer an instantaneous understanding of the status and position of the individual wearing the dot on their arm. While most wearers of the identifier chip have a red identification dot, others with special permissions, privileges or standing are given other colors to denote their rank, standing, privileges or freedoms. Although this is rare, it is well known to happen occasionally. One of these is the color green. These denote individuals and loyalists to The Syndicate who hold special favor on Offworld. Anyone wearing a green dot is protected by the Syndicate, and treated with great care by anyone they encounter. It is also the highest possible color code and standing you can get. Anyone having a green marker are even protected from the Syndicate itself, and cannot be touched or harmed by any of them. Anyone who does harm someone carrying the green dot/marker is punished severely.

There are up to sixteen different colors that can be activated at any time, and some individuals can have multiple colors given to them, which appear in a rotating cycle like a rotating image gallery. While extremely rare, there are some who carry two or more colors, denoting special abilities or privileges above and beyond the two already listed. For the majority of people on the planet, both Syndicate, and non-syndicate, the color red is the only color they wear, or are ever given.

Known Colors

•   Red    - This color is the default primary color worn by the majority of those who carry an identifier chip. It is the generalized mark identifying one as either a racer, or an employee of the controllers, as both are subservient to the controllers.
   
•   Green    - This a very special color and one that denotes an individual as protected by the controllers and receiving special treatment by them. This also protects the wearer from ever being harmed by human or controller alike, and carries special permissions and protections with it.
   
•   Yellow    - This color denotes one of special standing within the Syndicate. It is above someone with a red mark, but below that of a green mark. Details on the full range of privileges and restrictions, though, is not detailed in the books. But it is implied that one who carries this mark holds greater standing, and protections, than those with a red mark.
   
•   Black    - This is the worst possible color to have. It means you've been "blacklisted", "black marked", or generally marked as either a traitor or a criminal in the eyes of the controllers. Those who carry this mark are at risk of death from anyone who is a controller loyalist, and so is anyone who associates with someone wearing this mark. Those given this mark are often tortured severely, and rarely live long after receiving this color. Generally traitors and the most severely disobedient receive this mark.