Pirates

"Replace my right hand by one of their technological toys? Never! Nothing is better than a good old hook to quell a balky cabin boy. And at least, it's enduring, it rocks and it does not fail. Everyone can see that I've fought, I'm not a weakling. If I lose an eye, I'll not replace it, it's an honour to lose an eye in battle. Then all this stuff they graft instead, it's not good... It brings bad luck." Statement by Gellor the Cripple, after his capture by the Watchers