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[–] LucePrima 3 points

[–] fieldlilly 2 points

Exactly... plus there are other Chinese minor deities that were also blue.

[–] LucePrima 3 points

As well as Amun and Hapi of the Egyptian pantheon, Tlaloc of the Aztec pantheon, the Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya, and more I'm sure

[–] PoeDameronski 1 points

Whoa.

[–] fieldlilly 3 points

Well, I took that quote from a reply that RD did to me on one of the threads in the other subreddit, and so that is all of the information that I have on these beings that comes from an (I consider) immutable source.

But as LucePrima linked below, these beings are not new to our collective human knowledge, mostly just our western mindsets. Hindu and Buddhist mythology are rife with references to them.

Some points, though: They are primates like us. They seem to be capable of genetically modifying themselves to have multiple arms, much like I assume RD’s species does to have wings. I am taking a huge assumption here that the process may be reversible, much like the wings and feather scarification are for Naigaje.

I believe they are closely aligned with both the Ba’alaket and the Naigaje, and that they are also a member species of the Consortium.

The silver blood is what I find the most fascinating, though. I am not certain if it is a natural adaptation or not. I also think that it may be the basis for what we would call the Philosopher’s stone and was what was used to give ancient human kings and warlords unnaturally long lives.

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[–] LucePrima 3 points

I believe it indicates the presence of colloidal silver in their blood. Whether it's natural now or not I'm not sure - it may have been grafted into their DNA since their ascent to the Assembly

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[–] LucePrima 3 points

When a species has the technology to direct their own evolutionary path, I would think they would first use it to draw out capabilities that are already present in the gene pool

So, for humanity, that would entail a resuscitation of the 'skunk ape' bloodline

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[–] Firstladytree 2 points

Silver blood .... hmmm ... I think the element Hassium is silver. It’s also 108

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https://imgur.com/gallery/SUsvgcQ

[–] pinkrockwater 1 points

I agree that silver blood is fascinating. It would be a great adaptation with its antimicrobial properties it would be difficult to develop infections. Most Earth creatures have iron blood, but a handful have copper blood like the tarantula, emperor scorpion, crustaceans, mollusks, and the horseshoe crab. The advantages in iron versus copper blood seem to depend on environmental temperature and oxygen saturation. I wonder how silver would compare as an oxygen carrier.

[–] FaustianRubix 1 points

HUH. By any chance, is this species quite large and luminescent almost? We're talking twice or more the size of the average person.