The 'augmented' are Cyberiad military personnel and civilians affected by the nanites that carried out their emergency medical modus operandi: repair damaged issue. Since the nanites were uncontrolled, they began replacing random parts of the victims bodies with metal and machine, and twisting their minds. Halleck, driven by power and revenge, strives to spread this augmented humanity, and destroy any who oppose it.
I will start IC after we have a few people.