Sanietas

=== What are Sanietas? ===
A Sanietas (also known as a "Sanguis Satietas" or a "Blood Feeder") is a race from Earth that are similar to humans, both in appearance and biological makeup, but with quite a few differences. The biggest difference between the two is Sanietas' need to consume meat and/or blood being a lot more vital then a humans need to, needing it to both stay sane and survive, to the point where it used to be believed that they where carnivores. Why yes, most Sanietas can eat things other than meat, it only quenches hunger and doesn't have much of an actual benefit, sometimes even being harmful to Sanietas who have high hunger drives or haven't ate meat in a while.
=== Hunger Drives ===
Some Sanietas need blood and/or meat more than others and this need is understood as a spectrum, dubbed a "Hunger Drive". Some Sanietas can go years or even multiple years without sustenance, whereas some can't even go a few hours without it, with some's drive staying the same during their entire life while others drive's can fluctuate overtime. Not much research has been done on the topic but based on what has been done, it seems that someone's drive is completely randomised and has no connection to genetics and/or environment whatsoever, one thing that can, for the most part, be changed and controlled is a feral period one gradually starts going through when their drive is not fulfilled, getting more extreme as time goes on, but able to learn how to slow down how fast this extremity goes up.
=== Notes ===
* Sanietas reproduce the same way humans do.
* Sanietas can bite and suck blood out of people the same way Vampires can.
* Instead of rings, a traditional sign of marriage for Sanietas is a bite scar that the dominant partner gives to the submissive one. This is because Sanietas are a traditionally polygynandrous species, so the bite mark shows potential mates that they're off-limits/not interested.
** This is why both Grim and Felix are shown to be a bit possessive of their partners, relationships at all let alone non-open ones are extremely rare in Sanietas so they're hard wired to constantly feel like they have some sort of competition.
** This is also why, after they get married to Grim, Ren has a bite mark on his neck but Rowan doesn't.
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Category:Sanietas