Any sophont can simply cultivate an N-core inside themselves through sufficient accumulation of N-matter. While the fastest route to accessing transmutation programs, it is also the weakest. Individuals ascended this way retain the strengths and weaknesses of their original form, but can be reliably produced in the greatest numbers.

Induction refers to the process of rapidly constructing a posthuman body for yourself while obtaining an N-core. It allows certain species to evolve into another, and if paired with a viable mate, can produce lineages of individuals of the species they become. Through this method, new forms of posthuman life may be introduced to settlements and civilizations.

The viable transformations are as follows:

The Shell archetype can be obtained by Shells, Locaste, Hicaste, Degens, Cyborgs, and Transhumans.
The Replica archetype can be obtained by Neotenates, Replicas, Locaste, Cyborgs, and Degens.
The Transhuman archetype can be obtained by Hicaste, Locaste, Cyborgs, Biomachines, and Transhumans.
The Husk archetype can be obtained by Locaste, Husks, Ghosts, and Cyborgs.
The Ghost archetype can be obtained by Ghosts and Husks.
The Engram archetype can be obtained by Ghosts, Husks, Engrams, Cyborgs, Locaste, Hicaste, and Transhumans.
The Deviant archetype can be obtained by Deviants, Hicaste, Locaste, Cyborgs, Degens, and Transhumans.
The Impurity archetype can be obtained by Impurities, Locaste, Cyborgs, Degens, and Transhumans.
The Biomachine archetype can be obtained by Biomachines, Locaste, Cyborgs, and Transhumans.

A transcendent body represents the absolute pinnacle of what one can reach. Obtaining a transcendent body allows the bearer to ignore all but the harshest environments and bring out the greatest strengths of their prior forms. That said, the cost make such things exceedingly rare, and many settle for merely bearing an N-core. For transcendence to be in reach, a hundred factors must perfectly align, and so such existences are few.