Gorm - Revision history

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	'''Gorms''' (''Xylodraco aphonos'') or '''farthians''' are the sparse inhabitants of [[the Farthest Land]], the only life-harbouring planet of star [[Pnoa]]. They are large, furred centaurist sophonts with tough lignin rostra (colloquially "masks"). While incapable of speech, they are able to communicate through mid- to high-frequency radio waves, achieving this with a high metal content in their nervous system and two lignin antennae on their back. Their signals remain within a range of 500 to 42000 kHz, called the ''gorm conversational frequencies''. They are peculiar in that they are scant and nearly endangered.		'''Gorms''' (''Xylodraco aphonos'') or '''farthians''' are the sparse inhabitants of [[the Farthest Land]], the only life-harbouring planet of star [[Pnoa]]. They are large, furred centaurist sophonts with tough [[Wikipedia:Lignin\|lignin]] rostra (colloquially "masks"). While incapable of speech, they are able to communicate through mid- to high-frequency radio waves, achieving this with a high metal content in their nervous system and two lignin antennae on their back. Their signals remain within a range of 500 to 42000 kHz, called the ''gorm conversational frequencies''. They are peculiar in that they are scant and nearly endangered.

	== Appearance ==		== Appearance ==

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	=== Head ===		=== Head ===
	The most distinctive feature of a gorm's head is their lignin ~~"mask~~," which protects the face from injury; a common display of dominance within gorm cultures is sparring with the horn located at the forehead. They also possess a mouth, which cannot be used to vocalise, and a pair of eyes. Above the eyes sit the transmitter antennae.		The most distinctive feature of a gorm's head is their lignin rostrum, which protects the face from injury; a common display of dominance within gorm cultures is sparring with the horn located at the forehead. They also possess a mouth, which cannot be used to vocalise, and a pair of eyes. Above the eyes sit the transmitter antennae.

	=== Coloration ===		=== Coloration ===

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	'''Gorms''' (''Xylodraco aphonos'') or '''farthians''' are the sparse inhabitants of [[the Farthest Land]], the only life-harbouring planet of star [[Pnoa]]. They are large, furred centaurist sophonts with tough lignin "masks." While incapable of speech, they are able to communicate through mid- to high-frequency radio waves, achieving this with a high metal content in their nervous system and two lignin antennae on their back. Their signals remain within a range of 500 to 42000 kHz, called the ''gorm conversational frequencies''. They are peculiar in that they are scant and nearly endangered.		'''Gorms''' (''Xylodraco aphonos'') or '''farthians''' are the sparse inhabitants of [[the Farthest Land]], the only life-harbouring planet of star [[Pnoa]]. They are large, furred centaurist sophonts with tough lignin rostra (colloquially "masks"). While incapable of speech, they are able to communicate through mid- to high-frequency radio waves, achieving this with a high metal content in their nervous system and two lignin antennae on their back. Their signals remain within a range of 500 to 42000 kHz, called the ''gorm conversational frequencies''. They are peculiar in that they are scant and nearly endangered.

	== Appearance ==		== Appearance ==

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	Gorms' blood is primarily composed of [[Wikipedia:haemocyanin\|haemocyanin]], a copper-based respiratory pigment. This gives their blood a distinctive blue colour when oxygenated, while deoxygenated blood remains colourless.		Gorms' blood is primarily composed of [[Wikipedia:haemocyanin\|haemocyanin]], a copper-based respiratory pigment. This gives their blood a distinctive blue colour when oxygenated, while deoxygenated blood remains colourless.

	Gorm lungs are located in their ~~deuterosomal~~ thorax (a four-bone complex in the anterior ~~postbody~~).		Gorm lungs are located in their protosomal thorax (a four-bone complex in the anterior prebody).

	=== Nervous system ===		=== Nervous system ===
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	=== Diet ===		=== Diet ===
	Gorms are omnivores with a tendency towards consuming invertebrates and plant-life, although animal meats are still a part of their diet. They require a high amount of copper in their diet to ensure proper function of the nervous system.		Gorms are omnivores with a tendency towards consuming invertebrates and plant-life, although animal meats are still a part of their diet. They require a high amount of copper in their diet to ensure proper function of the nervous system. Their digestive systems, complex, large and highly efficient, take up a large part of their frontal postbody. They are able to break down many things other, less generalist species cannot, mostly through the use of multi-chambered stomachs, long, winding intestinal tracts, and additional digestive organs that produce an expanded repertoire of enzymatic secretions. A consequence of this is that their metabolism is very slow, and they require slower, more evenly spaced food intake to survive.

	=== Reproduction and ageing ===		=== Reproduction and ageing ===

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 The brain, as is common with cephalised organisms, is located inside the head, encapsulated by the skull. Another process, the ''transmission bundle'', chiefly called the "second brain," is located in their deuterosomal thorax, and is more accurately described as a mass of highly specialised neural tissue with the purpose of generating, tuning and sending radio signals from the ''deuterodorsal'' or ''transmitter'' antennae. The antennae responsible for signal reception are located in the head and directly connect to the brain.
-=== Reproduction ===
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-The external genitalia of gorms are located on the posterior postbody. wip{{Sophonts}}
+Gorms are omnivores with a tendency towards consuming invertebrates and plant-life, although animal meats are still a part of their diet. They require a high amount of copper in their diet to ensure proper function of the nervous system.
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	\| phylum = Telepatha		\| phylum = Telepatha
	\| classis = ~~Galactea~~		\| classis = Plumata
	\| ordo = Centauridae		\| ordo = Centauridae
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	=== Coloration ===		=== Coloration ===
	Gorm ~~fur~~ colorations include browns, light blues, whites, greys and blacks. Their skin ranges in the blues, in part because their blood uses copper as its oxygen-binding molecule. The most common eye colour is amber, which is near universal, but some individuals possess eyes ranging in the blues and greens.{{Sophonts}}		Gorm feather colorations include browns, light blues, whites, greys and blacks. Their skin ranges in the blues, in part because their blood uses copper as its oxygen-binding molecule. The most common eye colour is amber, which is near universal, but some individuals possess eyes ranging in the blues and greens.

			== Biology ==

			=== Respiration ===
			Gorms' blood is primarily composed of [[Wikipedia:haemocyanin\|haemocyanin]], a copper-based respiratory pigment. This gives their blood a distinctive blue colour when oxygenated, while deoxygenated blood remains colourless.

			Gorm lungs are located in their deuterosomal thorax (a four-bone complex in the anterior postbody).

			=== Nervous system ===
			Gorms' nervous system is peculiar in that it uses (and is mostly made of) a metal−copper−for electrical transmission. This renders it unusually efficient, and is a common clade trait within phylum ''[[Telepatha]]'', evolved specifically for the purpose of sending and receiving radio signals for communication.

			The brain, as is common with cephalised organisms, is located inside the head, encapsulated by the skull. Another process, the ''transmission bundle'', chiefly called the "second brain," is located in their deuterosomal thorax, and is more accurately described as a mass of highly specialised neural tissue with the purpose of generating, tuning and sending radio signals from the ''deuterodorsal'' or ''transmitter'' antennae. The antennae responsible for signal reception are located in the head and directly connect to the brain.

			=== Reproduction ===
			The external genitalia of gorms are located on the posterior postbody. wip{{Sophonts}}
	[[Category:Sophonts]]		[[Category:Sophonts]]

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	'''Gorms''' (''Xylodraco aphonos'') are the sparse inhabitants of [[the Farthest Land]], the only life-harbouring planet of star [[Pnoa]]. They are large, furred centaurist sophonts with tough lignin "masks." While incapable of speech, they are able to communicate through mid- to high-frequency radio waves, achieving this with a high metal content in their nervous system and two lignin antennae on their back. Their signals remain within a range of 500 to 42000 kHz, called the ''gorm conversational frequencies''. They are peculiar in that they are scant and nearly endangered.		'''Gorms''' (''Xylodraco aphonos'') or '''farthians''' are the sparse inhabitants of [[the Farthest Land]], the only life-harbouring planet of star [[Pnoa]]. They are large, furred centaurist sophonts with tough lignin "masks." While incapable of speech, they are able to communicate through mid- to high-frequency radio waves, achieving this with a high metal content in their nervous system and two lignin antennae on their back. Their signals remain within a range of 500 to 42000 kHz, called the ''gorm conversational frequencies''. They are peculiar in that they are scant and nearly endangered.

	== Appearance ==		== Appearance ==

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