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Post by Insano-Man on Sept 19, 2018 0:21:00 GMT -5
This topic is a child of the Redworlders article directory.A LITTLE TOO FAMILIARThere is little much to be said of redworlder mating and childbirth that could not be said of mankind. The physical mechanisms, social context, gender distinction, and various tenets of childhood are all startlingly similar. Partner selection follows many of the same cues, with notable emphasis on a potential partner's eyes. Pair bonding is wholly identical. Of the scarce few differences between redworlders and humans, most are due to nothing more than culture - and even those may be absent in multi-species communities. SECTIONS- Childhood & Lifespan- Old Age & Death
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Post by Insano-Man on Sept 19, 2018 0:21:25 GMT -5
CHILDHOOD & LIFESPAN
Childhood for redworlders is largely identical to mankind. Infants are born helpless, grow slowly, and develop into adults over a span of roughly two decades. A small difference is the comparatively late onset of sexual maturity, which develops at roughly 16-18 years of age. Beyond this distinction, redworlder children are scarcely any different from human children, both in development and behavior. Similar parental roles are common, with particular social pressure for both parents to contribute to their child's health and safety.
Redworlder life expectancy on Set is noticeably lower than that of mankind due to higher rates of infant mortality and disease-related deaths, coming in at just 73 years under good conditions. In contrast, redworlders in stressful environments maintain a significantly higher life expectancy, coming in at 41 years. Further still, redworlders in the employ of the Space Loonies live exorbitantly long lives, potentially upwards of 250 years. There are currently at least 2,500 redworlders who have survived for two centuries or longer.
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Post by Insano-Man on Sept 19, 2018 0:21:39 GMT -5
OLD AGE & DEATH
Old age for redworlders is largely similar to that of mankind. The body slowly loses its ability to recover from damage and stress, causing a slow decline of all systems later in life. Skin grows slack and delicate, bones become porous and brittle, and most senses begin to wane. Colors across the body grow more and more pale, noted particularly by slate-grey hair in terrestrial individuals. Redworlder eyes steadily begin to lose their glow at age 50. Similarly, onset of age-related blindness is significantly more rapid for redworlders than humans. A myth persists that redworlder eyes "switch off" and lose their glow upon death, but this is incorrect. The eyes must be ruptured or decomposed for their bioluminescence to be lost.
A curious quirk of the redworlders' alien biochemistry is the slow rate at which redworlder remains decay. Most decomposition occurs as a result of internal processes related to death, rather than scavenger organisms feeding on the corpse. Dead redworlders linger for months or potentially years, often still recognizable long after their death. Some may be surrounded by the remains of scavengers that died after attempting to feed on them. Redworlders that die near human settlements are often cremated to prevent their remains from contaminating soil.
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