Can you tell i haven't started metamorphosis?

O.o @ Project Divinity

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for my own reference

Metabolic Factors Limiting Performance in Marathon Runners

Skeletal muscle fat and carbohydrate metabolism during recovery from glycogen-depleting exercise in humans

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**Username:** BermudatheSeaWing

**OC Example:** Cynefin...all others have been purged or cleared for revamp

**Subject Name:** Eyrie

**Subject ID:** 7181

**Tribal Base:** SkyWing

**Donors:** pronghorn antelope, ostrich, human, arabian horse, ross sea killer whale, swift (various), African Wild Dog, tardigrade

**Sponsor:** Vienna

**Age (HY):** 17

**Purpose:** endurance way-finding

**Appearance:** Her body is a muted collection of grays, dipping to the darker side of the spectrum nearer to her spine, yet taking on more of a cloudy shade on her undersides. Patterns easily found in nature ripple across her form, blotches, gradients, and a few stripes, creating a relatively unassuming palette. When taken alongside her stature, she could easily be passed off as a failure.

She stands well below the average height of other subjects, her height as well as proportions suggesting a dragon far more youthful than she actually is. In fact, her body is not the first thing one would notice about her, it would be her wings, massive and seemingly over-sized for this tiny and unassuming husk of a dragoness. Her proportions had actually been engineered to a similar ratio, the goal to keep her in flight for as long as possible.

Her form is nearly skeletal, her body lined with wiry muscles in specific places to maximize her performance as an endurance flier. Her arms and legs appear strong, but more from the lack of nonessential body fat. Her shoulders and wings, however, are extremely strong in the context of flying for longer at a given speed rather than faster over a short period of time.

Her hide has a texture similar to something between whale hide and sharkskin, and very easy to pierce in comparison to many of the other subjects. Due to this, some of her striped markings are actually the result of past injuries, even if she was supposed to have better regenerative properties to heal. Though the soft hide seems to be a disadvantage, the sweat glands found across her body act as a cooling mechanism as she flies, keeping her internal body temperature from climbing too high and causing her to need rest.

A waterproof crest of protofeathers lays above her spine, serving as a way to keep her central nervous system warm, since her body radiates more heat than a normal dragon. Her horns are nothing spectacular, gently curving back from her skull in the color of onyx. Her relatively short claws have the same coloration, and click softly on hard surfaces as she walks, her sharp, silver blue eyes scanning her surroundings for any details looked over by most.

**Behavior:** Observant yet hostile, she prefers to stay out of interactions with others, particularly those involving physical contact. Her trust is near impossible to win, and she keeps her emotional and physical distance from others whenever possible. Soft-spoken and restless, she is nearly always in motion, whether a flick of an ear or wing or simple scan with the eyes - any small detail could be key in finding her way or guiding others. Extremely detail-oriented and unlikely to forget sensory information, she develops aversions to stimuli far sooner than most, and this results in unwarranted fears and anxiety. Objects that have pierced her skin in the past leave not only physical scars, but emotional as well.

He aspiration is to be strong and confident, but her hostility towards others has kept her from building solid relationships. She seems to fear getting too close to anyone, and prefers to stay alone, flying and sleeping taking up nearly her entire life.

The structure in her life has become her saving grace, rising early and flying for most of the day, taking breaks only when required. A diligent worker and motivated by her internal monologue, she will throw her entire being into a task if she deems it worthy of her time and effort. This will also be her downfall, as her persistence and stubborn nature does not allow her mind to be receptive to new methods for performing tasks. Efficiency either comes naturally or not at all, in her case.

Working through pain and exhaustion is her relentless duty, flying for one more mile after one more mile, testing her physical limits day after day. She knows how to push her body, but scientists worry that their genetic engineering to her physiology will not keep up to her relentless nature. No matter what measures are taken, a limit will eventually be reached. What her mind believes is right for her is not always right for her body - she is no small common swift, and the life of a swift would not treat her body kindly.

Her confidence is low, and she sees herself as inferior to the other subjects, and wishes to have respect directed at her. Yet she a quiet creature, and her hostility towards others is not likely to win any respect from anyone. Her attitude towards both subjects and scientists can range from hostility to rivalry, and acts as if she has an obligation to prove her worth, even if she feels as if she cannot bring herself to become the center of attention to allow that to happen - in her mind.

Her entire self-worth is wrapped in her ability to fly, and if not able to access that relief, she can get ornery and almost aggressive when approached. Her moods fluctuate greatly, but become most stable when she has a strict schedule and training regimen in place. Structure around her days is extremely important, or else she would fly for days on end until being stopped. Once she puts her mind to doing something, she is relentless in the task, and will mutilate a problem from one single angle instead of trying different approaches.

Her desire for patterns is strong, and she tries to make sense of everything around her. Generalizing trends comes easy, especially when the outcome is negative. Her conscious assumptions do not always have accuracy, for it is her subconscious that finds reliable patterns and details for navigation.

The flight response comes before fight, and her immediate reaction to any problem is to physically, mentally, and emotionally distance herself. While this comes in handy in dangerous situations with more lethal beings, her tendency to run away from the problem and then attack in in one direction rather than find a new way to solve the issue has gotten her into trouble more than once. Her relentless attitude coupled with a strong innate flight response makes for a reckless attack after initially running away.

Though her genetic code heavy in prey animals gives her a predisposition to run, she wishes that she could be strong enough to stand and fight, even if that would harm her far more than other subjects. She longs to be as brave as others, as strong as others, and as calculated as others, and feels that she has absolutely nothing special about her. All of her strengths and abilities have been predetermined and coded for in the lab by scientists, and none of them have been completely under her own control. Power over herself is the first thing she wants, as well as the beginning of respect from others. Her own self-worth is nothing without flight, and deep down she knows that some day that will be taken from her.

**History:** (I suck at histories so bear with me here) The conception of her idea was made on a whim, likely the result of a successful modification to another subject. The ability of human skin to shed moisture to cool down the body under stress captured the eye of scientists particularly interested in testing the limits of their genetic engineering. The purpose for the creature came next - endurance flight, though the question about "why" remained until far later in her development. Though many subjects have tracking abilities and others had been engineered specifically for reconnaissance, the current set of projects lacked a way-finder to map out an area and be capable of leading others to and from a location.

Early tests of Subject 7181 resulted in failure when started in an egg, the most logical place to start due to the low amount of drastic physical deviations from the genetics of a SkyWing model. The issues ranged from insufficient strength to crack through the shell to simply failing to develop from an embryo. After many unsuccessful attempts to hatch a healthy dragonet, her development was moved to the test tube, where her development could be monitored closely. Viable results were achieved through this manner, yet of course, problems quickly arose.

The lack of muscle mass and nonessential body fat was evident around trial 3550, and this dragonet was unable to warm itself, and when placed in a warmer environment, the sweat glands became hyperactive, releasing an amount of water that could not be replaced fast enough, eventually killing the young dragonet.

The scientists implemented genetics from an orca at this point, hoping to thicken the dragonet's skin to make it less vulnerable to colder temperatures, but issues with the skeletal system still proved to be prevalent, too weak to support her own weight and killing her. The brittle bones were eventually fixed, and the subject could eventually survive under slightly colder temperatures. The new problem that the scientists faced was the metabolism - when finally strong enough to live long enough to really fly, her metabolism skyrocketed, and quickly became too weak to perform at standards set at an earlier date, eventually starving to death. Her stature became an issue, and in future tests, her wings were kept large, yet her body was altered to be far smaller than even the smallest natural SkyWing. Tardigrade genetics were also added to give her a coma-like state in which she could reduce her metabolism significantly to a point at which she could survive for an extended period of time.

When finally the scientists created the current model of 7181, she was skittish and scared whenever approached by others as a young dragonet, and did not speak until adolescence. Kept away from sparring with the group, she was trained in basic combat by the instructors alone or with the more gentle subjects. Instead, she spent most of her time training her cardiovascular system and wing muscles for flight. Her entire focus was on flying, and worked harder than expected to improve her flight abilities even more. She eventually got restless and anxious when in her room, and the team in charge of her care eventually found she had a passion for growing her own plants, mostly small ferns and succulents. She would talk more to her plants than to other dragons, which became something of interest, yet also of concern to the scientists. How was she to communicate directions to others if she did not talk to others?

Also, her metabolism continued to rise, and the nutrition team was scrambling to keep her at a healthy weight. This had always been an issue, but now, her metabolism was spiking with her growth as well. Eventually, her weak stomach could no longer handle the sufficient amount of food, and she began to loathe feeding times - it caused her pain, and she felt slow and sluggish around the clock. The team tried using a feeding tube, but she pulled it out due to fear, and had an innate fear towards objects into her body, such as temperature probes, swabs, and needles. Eventually, the team had to give her extra nutrition that she could not take in orally through an IV fluid. She was terrified of the needles, and needed to be sedated to not be a danger to herself or others. Her days were spent flying, sleeping, and being drugged for the IV.

She developed as an endurance flier extremely quickly, her aerobic fitness improving along with the strength in her wings. She was pushed to practice navigating through complicated courses, and then retracing her journey. She did not have too much emphasis on claw to claw combat in her training, and was only taught the bare minimum to keep herself alive if put in a combat situation with a dragon with only slightly above average combat ability - in reality, just long enough to either receive backup or be able to get in the air and fly away. Again, most of her training was done alone, and her knowledge of the other subjects was relatively limited, especially with more lethal subjects such as Adroit or Strychnine, so she grew up with little social interaction.

In her early teen years, she was pushed to interact with others. She distanced herself as much as possible, realizing that she was nothing compared to them. All she could do was fly and remember where she had been, and even then, the details she remembered were not usually something she did consciously. The other subjects could calculate outcomes, move faster than any dragon should, synthesize their own energy, and other amazing things that she could not even dream of. She began to be more intent on proving herself to both the other subjects and scientists, but could not find the confidence to put herself out there. To this day, she always feels as if she must prove herself to others, and is still trying to work through her issues with spoken ideas and supporting her metabolism.

**Misc. Information:** Her mind has an extraordinary affinity for spatial memory, and is exceptional at physically involved memory activities, such as mazes. A single trip through the winding halls of the labs from one end to the other could be long enough for her to retrace her steps perfectly - navigating using her sensory and spatial memory based on how her surroundings feel, look, sound, or smell. Having a predominantly sensual memory, she has trouble relaying her information to others orally or in writing.

She tends to go with her gut when faced with a decision, which sets her apart from the more analytic subjects. This reaction usually results in her distancing herself from the problem, and she cannot defend herself for long if overwhelmed by a larger, more skilled combatant.

Combat was not the emphasis during her training sessions, and was not built for battle in any regard. Her skin is easy to pierce, her claws are relatively short, she lacks any sharp spines and breath weapons. She lacks superb strength and speed in battles, most of her muscle mass located in her wings, leaving little to make up for her tiny stature in terms of brute force in her arms and legs. No locking jaws, no sensing heat signatures, no poison nor fire, she was not created as a weapon.

Her main strength is her extraordinary endurance, allowing her to fly for days on end without stopping. Her large wings let her float on the air, and the power she gets with each wing eat allows her to travel at a relatively high speed for much longer than any dragon should be capable of. Though other subjects such as Adroit would outpace her on short, quick flights, she would quickly become the dominant racer if it were over a vast distance.

Her blood also has a high number of red blood cells in comparison to most organisms in general, and this helps her body deliver oxygen-rich blood to her muscles with higher efficiency, and for much longer than normal. (Think blood doping, but permanently - also blood type is probably O- so they can take her blood and give to another subject if they need it)

In addition, the vast amount of energy required for flight and the resulting high metabolism creates a buildup of radicals in the cells, which can damage DNA and cause other issues over time. However, the avian genetics give her an improved antioxidant system to combat the buildup of toxins in her body.

Most of her donors give her aspects to help with the enhanced flight endurance, but one of the main reasons she was created was to incorporate the sweating abilities of a human. Her whale-like hide is covered in tiny pores, more concentrated in certain areas according to how much heat affects her in that area. These allow her to sweat as she flies, effectively cooling her internal body temperature to a manageable level at which she can sustain her flight.

Her spine is lined with waterproof protofeathers to keep her central nervous system warm at high altitudes, where the wind would get cold. Since she flies up high often and needs to seek out landmarks, her genetics have also given her enhanced eyesight at long distances, and also has some ability to see in the dark, but has trouble looking at details closely for extended periods of time, such as reading small print. Her eyes have a second, transparent eyelid to protect her from the wind and cold at high altitudes.

Due to her long flights, her metabolism is naturally fast. Sleeping, she has a higher metabolism than normal to repair her muscles she breaks down daily during her activity, and due to this requires a lot of fuel. Since she is so much smaller than a regular dragon, she can’t handle as much food at one time. Also, scientists engineered her body to require less energy for the digestive process, which means that she could have more energy to spend in flight. On the other hand, it leaves her digestive system rather weak, and she has trouble digesting animal-based foods, along with anything spicy or acidic. Her diet is mostly bland and plant-based, preferably in liquid form if it can be helped. She is fed far more often than the other subjects, but with smaller portions. Even with those changes, her team has trouble keeping her at a healthy body fat percentage and weight, and often uses an IV to supplement what she eats orally. They have tried a temporary feeding tube, but her reaction makes it pose as more of a danger than a help. She is terrified of needles, and must be sedated in order to start the IV.

Her high metabolism could come at a high cost of out in the world without access to food, so the scientists added tardigrade genetics to allow her to enter a coma-like state in which her metabolism slows to 0.01% of what it normally is. She cannot enter this state consciously, and only enters it if her body is dangerously low on energy, or her core body temperature has become either too low or too high to operate anymore. When her body returns to “normal” conditions and becomes more stable, she will regain consciousness.

Her ability of remembering landmarks and routes is more in her subconscious than anything, and her senses do not usually pick up on things out of the ordinary if she pays attention. She may recognize a certain door due to its smell or color or texture, but it would not be anything of note to her until she encounters it again. Her sensual memory allows her to remember where she has been or needs to go, but it is more of an in-the-moment type of thing, and if not prompted by a certain stimulus, she could not recall most details. She has a lot stored in her sensory memory, she just has trouble accessing it.

**Why do you want to join Project Divinity?:** I have wanted to join since I found out about it, and all the science gets me excited! I love scienceborn projects, especially when such great people are involved, with amazing characters of their own.

**What makes your subject unique?:** built for endurance, and she is not built for combat at all. Not at all a lethal threat, yet would play a vital role in missions with the objective of taking down a target, whether simple prey or a dragon. I mean?? I suck at determining uniqueness.

**Are you ready to sign your soul to your new lord and savior Adroit?:**

* gray. feathers. silent flight.
	+ scratch that - uhhh maybe feathered wings + crest so she doesn’t freeze if flying high, but the rest of her is...like skin??? Sharkskin texture but has like. Human sweat glands to regulate internal body temperature during her loooonga\*\* flight
* super lean + wiry...challenge to keep her fed
	+ digestive system does way better with plant-based nutrition - liquid form preferably
		- in an attempt to reduce energy required for breaking food down in the digestive system and give more room for activity (flying, running forever), stomach can't break down meat due to the higher fat content.
	+ refuses to eat often due to weak stomach...nasogastric intubation does NOT go well. IV nutrition seems to be the most reliable, but must be sedated usually
	+ fed more often than other subjects, but smaller amounts
* Caelum
* primary purpose??? endurance way-finding?
	+ swift. can go for a looong time without getting tired. increased red blood cells to allow increased oxygen transfer to muscles. p much permanent blood doping.
	+ can enter a...kind of coma-like state?? if she needs to stay in one spot for a long time. metabolism falls and just kind of sits there. generally if body temperature gets to high or too low, to keep her alive if she’s really far from “home” w/o food to support her high metabolism
	+ has to sleep a lot more than most subjects so her body can keep up with her flights

**Name**: Eyrie

**Subject ID**: 7181

**Sponsor**: Vienna

IMAGE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Tribe Base**: SkyWing

**Age (HY)**: 17

**Gender**: female

**Orientation**: ambiguous

**Donors**:

- Pronghorn Antelope (20%)

- Ostrich (20%)

- Human (19.5%)

- Arabian horse (11%)

- Swift, various (10.5%)

- Ross Sea killer whale (7%)

- African Wild Dog (5%)

- Tardigrade (4%)

- Other (3%)

**Hostility Level**: 8/10

**Lethality Level**: 3/10

**Likes**:

- flying

- being alone, observing

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**Dislikes**:

- needles, anything sharp

- intense sensual stimuli

- physical contact

**Interaction Notes**:

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**Spar Notes**:

- do not pair with lethal subjects without close supervision

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**Feeding Notes**:

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**Miscellaneous Notes**:

- O- blood type

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**Tasked Deity**: Caelum

**General Purpose**: endurance way-finding

**Capabilities**:

- extraordinary endurance in flight

- enhanced subconscious spatial memory for landmarks

- heightened long-distance sight, even in dark

- coma state for metabolism reduction if environment is unsuitable

- increased red blood cell count for efficient oxygen-rich blood access

-pores in hide to allow for sweat to release heat

**File: Subject 6715**

Tampering or reproducing files without clearance is a violation of code #000-000.

This file was composed by Bermuda.

 **Unit ID:** Divinity
 **Team Lead:** Jane Doe
 **Physician:** Dr. Frankenstein

**image credit:** name

I One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment.

 I One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment.

 ℐ𝓃𝓈ℯ𝓇𝓉 𝒶 𝓃ℴ𝓉ℯ 𝒽ℯ𝓇ℯ - 𝓁𝒾𝓀ℯ𝓁𝓎 𝒶 𝒸ℴ𝓇𝓇ℯ𝒸𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃 ℴ𝒻 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓉ℯ𝓍𝓉 𝓊𝓃𝒹ℯ𝓇𝓃ℯ𝒶𝓉𝒽.

**ID:** 7181

 **Sponsor:** Vienna
 **Deity:** Caelum
 **Sex:** F M
 **Name:** “Eyrie”
 **Age:** 17
 **Hatching Day:** test tube, XX/XX/XXXX
 **Base:** SkyWing
 **Height:** 17
 **Wingspan:** 17
 **Length:** 17
 **Weight:** 17

**Purpose:** Subject