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Post by Insano-Man on Sept 18, 2018 23:06:03 GMT -5
This topic is a child of the Redworlders article directory.PICKY EATERSFor some, it is maddening to think that there is a species so similar to humanity that one of the only reliable ways to discern the difference is to count how many fingers they have. Redworlders are fully sentient, fully sapient, and think in much the same way as humans. They walk the same, talk the same, express themselves and communicate the same. Love, laughter, rage, sadness - if a human can do it, a redworlder can do it, too. Atmospheric pressure, oxygen content, humidity, temperature range, gravitational tolerance - that the redworlders were the first to follow mankind to Set was either a given or one of the most grand strokes of cosmic luck in all history. SECTIONS- Biochemical Incompatibility- Eye-Based Communication
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Post by Insano-Man on Sept 18, 2018 23:06:13 GMT -5
BIOCHEMICAL INCOMPATIBILITY
One of the most fundamental and yet least visible differences between the redworlders and mankind is their sheer biochemical incompatibility with Set. They cannot eat the vast majority of the planet's food, nor suffer from most of its diseases. They cannot use many of the same medicines as mankind, nor do they react in the same way to most toxins. This simple distinction runs so deep that diseases and toxins the human body would otherwise be able to filter from its system instead go unnoticed inside a redworlder. Only specific bacterial infections can successfully take hold. Others linger inside the body, either inert or acting as unpredictable poisons.
The same biochemical incompatibility has complicated redworlder dealings with other species. While allergic reactions between different species are common, redworlders both trigger and suffer from some of the most severe on and over Set. A redworlder who has lived their life away from humans could potentially die if exposed to no more than shed skin and hair. Likewise, the same can be said of humans in the company of redworlders. Similar, but more muted difficulties occur for humans around redworlder-tailored produce. In contrast, closely-connected multi-species communities suffer few, if any problems.
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Post by Insano-Man on Sept 18, 2018 23:06:20 GMT -5
EYE-BASED COMMUNICATION
Much as with their role in identification, redworlder eyes serve as a small, but impactful element of communication. Blinking, gaze, brow movement, and head angle are all substantially more significant than in humans. They afford groups the ability to communicate silently at long distances and in dark conditions. Some have even developed it into a language in itself. A peculiar facet of eye-related communication is that most redworlders claim to be able to see a colored halo around other redworlders' eyes, usually corresponding to mood or health. Humans and other species are rarely aware of them.
While other species are usually unaware of the significance of redworlder eyes in signalling and communication, it does not prevent them from adapting. Humans are typically sensitive to the glow profile of redworlder eyes and may be able to recognize alterations without any prior experience. Sorassan are often able to learn to recognize the ultraviolet emissions from individual redworlders and apply them with strong accuracy. Unionites, in particular, are able to achieve perfect parity in glow-based recognition via cybernetic sensors.
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