Spacel Biology

## Spacel Lifespans

   Although Spacels can generally live forever spacels still have set lifespans, after adulthood a spacel can also choose to keep ageing if they so choose to, if a spacel feels like it has lived a long enough life it can choose to start aging past their elder stage to do so. (A spacel can only choose to die if they have no doubts about dying, if they have any it will not work and they continue on aging as an elder/to an elder, spacels who have NOT hit adult age can not take their life in this manor, although they can die though normal means, of: Illness, Infections, Fatal injuries, etc.) Age can also not be reversed, spacels past middle age (old age) can no longer have kids.

## Body Structures

### Skeletal Structure

Spacel's bones are strong, thick and dense, keeping them from being compacted on different types of planets or in the vacuums of space, it protects their organs as does their tough (but soft to the touch) skin. The picture to the right is an example of the inner structure of a spacel, although it doesn't show the differences each race poses in their faces nor the different tails a spacel can be conceived with.

### Organ Structures

The organ systems is a little different from a humans, which includes them having 3 stomachs, a larger hard with many different sections, and a larger brain with tons of different lobes. (Example includes everything except for the small and large intestine, then the reproductive)

## Reproduction

### Heat and Birth Cycles

Heat cycles start when a spacel hits it's teenage years, this is a sign that there body is ready to start producing, although this being said relations with teens is seen as unforgivable and immoral for they are not fully developed and are still very child like.

Viable heat cycles start in when a spacel is an adult and then they can fully start to mate or breed if chosen to do so, heat cycles last from 1-3 months every 10-15 years. Once the sperm from another spacel is received the spacel can store during the 1-3 month or reject it, if the sperm is not rejected the spacel with going into a process called downing, this is where the spacel body will put them into a sleep like state for a week to choose either to live birth or egg birth, protection from the mate is vital in this time. Once pregnant the stages of pregnancy will depend on what type of birth the spacel is going though, IF live birth the spacel offspring will grow within the carrier womb for about 1 year, if egg birth the carrier will lay the eggs about a week or so after the downing process and the eggs again will take a year to hatch. Spacels usual numbers for both types of births for spacels are from 1-13 which doesn't mean all the eggs will be fertile, make it though the full year round incubation, or all the spaceletts will live when born. Broodmothers/fathers usually have the highest fertility when it comes to clutches of kids, meaning usually they will have the max amount of eggs or offspring and they will usually all offspring will make the full gestation.

Broodmothers/Fathers tend to stop having kids before they pass the 1,000 mark on kids just so they don't overload themselves with work, others keep going but most of the time they will stop at a certain number, not becuase they are no longer viable for breeding (they can continue breeding up to any age as long as they having started to do the aging process into old age or older) but because of the hassle of having so many kids.

Some broodmothers and fathers will also skip breeding sometimes with their heat cycles to take care of the kids they have before having another set.

After laying eggs the carrier will usually look emaciated due to the carrier not eating for a week to allow the eggs to use up as much room possible in there body, making the carrier look super large while growing the egg follicles.

While pregnant the spacel will need to eat enough for the both of the offspring growing in them and for themselves, overtime growing larger and larger in their waist where the offspring are growing, depending on the size of the clutch they are having they will grow to different sizes in the waist.

#### Males

During live birth cycles males will start to develop milk in there chest in the small milk glands they have, females having the bigger ones. Males pregnancy show less than females do due to their wombs being set farther back in there bodies.

Egg birth for males causes the male to have a harsh maternal reaction to others being near their eggs unless it's a midwife or their mate.

#### Females

During live birth in females the female will get large maternal instincts, causing her to want to protect her developing babies at all costs, she will most likely not leave her home much unless necessary or for big celebrations or for family matters, the non-pregnant mate will tend to her and make sure that there is enough food and shelter provided.

Egg Birth in females also causes large maternal instincts, but these instinct cause the female to usually be completely immobile to protect her eggs, unless there is a palanquin for her and her eggs, other subraces may not be able to use this as such to there eggs nature

### Breastfeeding and Milk Production

Spacel have breast milk that starts to fill their chest for feeding. Milk production begins at the beginning of pregnancy, as the hormones start to change to prepare the full body for mother/fatherhood. Afterwards, Spacels feed their young in the following manner:

* From birth to about 3 years old: Totally fed from milk.
* From 3 to 4 years old: Milk and Meat/Fruit, slowly introducing food into diet.
* From 5 years an onward: Totally weaned off milk.

#### Males

Males chests slightly puff up with milk to feed their young, this is almost exactly like female production except for a few different nutritional factors in the milk from the male, this doesn't mean the males milk if better than the females, this only effects small things.

#### Females

Female production is that of like a humans, the female will get her milk in once her babies are almost born or almost hatched, this makes sure they are provided with fresh milk with tons of nutrition.

### Male Reproductive System

Male reproductive systems come adapt with both female and male genitalia and both egg and live baring uterus, this allows the male to reproduce offspring not only by mating with a female, but also caring his own. (Anatomy Examples to the side (includes labels))

### Female Reproductive System

Female reproductive system comes with 2 uterus a Live bearing one and a Egg bearing one, the female also has the adaptation to change another females eggs or genetic material and turn it into sperm using the their Tic (which is like a very small version of the male's genitals and has a gentle spike that latches into the other female) this allows female/female relationships to be able to reproduce. (Anatomy Examples to the side (Includes labels))

### Life Birth

Each subrace go though different things when giving live birth.

Live birth is almost exactly like that of a humans except for the difference in appetite, abdominal stretching, and length in pregnancy. The length of the pregnancy causes the spacel to almost triple or quadrupedal the size in stomach area though out the year, this make the spacel slower as the offspring grow in them, this can make it hard to the spacel to do day to day jobs as the pregnancy progresses.

IF necessary to go somewhere, midwives and their mate will help in doing so, IF a royal or noble figure, the royal guards, midwives and servants will help in doing this. (Constrial, Conbrims, Mokai)

Coral and Dindra being underwater spacels they need to be able to swim around easier in the water, but while pregnant the carrier is more like a beached whale later in the pregnancy, to help move these spacel they will get midwives and mates to help just like the other but instead by swimming under the spacel to keep them floating, Dindra also use the currents inside their asteroids to push them farther in the water.

Iprirus, Phlentrix, Novahai are way slower when walking when it comes to being pregnant, due to them carrying crystals or hard rock on them, these spacel will usually either use their underwater currents for Iprirus, and for Phlentrix will use underground walk ways to get to where they need to go without interruptions, midwives and mates to help them along. Novahai tend to use palanquins for their pregnant people to get around due to their mountain terrains.

Juxidi use transport devices in trees to get to were they need to go, kinda like a zip line but you sit in it and it goes, these help a lot with pregnancy for these spacels are way to thick at this point to use their tails to get around.

Stelka use large muscular animals to carry there pregnant people from place to place, these large snow animals are breed to be ridden in their areas.

Ophela use many protected travel ways for their pregnant people, this protects them from heat stroke and sun burns on their pregnant bodies.

### Egg Birth

Eggs of each different subrace have different properties to them and different needed care.

Spacels will morn the loss and bury eggs that die half way though incubation, near the end of incubation or incubate all the way though and die in the egg, these babies are mourned for in small ceremonies. IF an baby dies at the very beginning of incubation or the egg ends up being infertile, it is not mourned for and is sometimes removed from the other eggs if it starts to rot.

Slugs, which are essential infertile and underdeveloped egg follicles, are eaten by the parent shell and all, this gives the spacels some nutrients from the egg that are not usually there when there are no slug eggs, this can make milk more rich for the babies and as well give the parent more energy.

**List of Races Eggs –**

**Constrial Eggs** – These spacels have the most normal common eggs, looking like that of a normal snake egg or like that of a ball python egg, these eggs have a natural sticky adhesive that makes the eggs stick to one another after laid so that the eggs do not roll and drown the embryo. (Example to the side)

**Coral Eggs** – These spacels eggs are like a mix between shark eggs, snake eggs and other types of fish eggs, these eggs hang from the roof of underwater caves in bunches and are see though to were you can somewhat see the devolving embryo. (Example to the side)

**Conbrim Eggs** – These spacels eggs are almost exactly the same as Constrial eggs except for being a bit longer and being not as round as theirs, these spacels eggs are also larger in size. (Use example for Constrial Eggs)

**Mokai Eggs** – These spacel eggs are more like that of a dragon or bird egg and have hard outer coating instead of the normal thick skin or leathery feel of the Constrials and Conbrim eggs, these eggs are also very slightly see though due to the inner egg glowing inside, this illuminates the embryo giving a silhouette figure of the embryo inside. (Example to the side)

**Juxidi Eggs** – These spacels eggs don't really look like eggs at all and more look like a collective of folded leaves in a spherical shape, this form is taken after they are laid, when laid they are pretty much like a fish egg and see though but then the outer shell forms an hour after laying, the parents must find branches to attach them too while this is happening, this allows the egg to be camouflaged from everything but the parent to still be able to know where their eggs are, these eggs are made to attached to the tall trees that these spacels live in and have vines wrapped all over them. (Example to the side)

**Phlentrix Eggs** – These spacels eggs are covered in half molten magma and hardened rock after laid, due to them being submerged in specifically chosen valcano that the Phlentrix use as nest for their eggs. Due to the embryo itself being extremely warm inside the egg it melts half the rocks making lava channels in the egg's rock covered shell. (Example to the side)

**Iprirus Eggs** – These spacels eggs are similar to that of corals eggs except for them not being as see though and instead of hanging on roofs of underwater caves these eggs hang in underground caverns. These eggs are also bioluminescent. (Example to the side)

**Stelka Eggs** – These spacel eggs are much like the Constrial and Conbrim eggs and are as white as snow with no splotches or imperfections (See Constrial Example)

**Dindra Eggs** – These spacels eggs are a mix between Corals, Iprirus and Phlentrix eggs. (No example included)

**Ophela Eggs** – These spacels eggs look the closest to that of bird eggs just much much larger, these eggs are also pearly white except for large splotches on them in different colors. These eggs are have thick and hard to break outer layers but on the inside have soft malleable texture to allow the baby to break free. (No example included)

Novahai **Eggs** – These spacels eggs are a mix between Mokai and Phlentrix eggs except for the lava coating and rocky shell, these spacels eggs have large thick rough scales and spikes on them to keep them safe from thieves and potential predators who may think they are an easy meal. (No example included)

## Infant Life

### Newborns

Newborns/Spacelets are very vulnerable and pretty small depending on the sub-race the smallest being a coral newborn. Newborn spacel lack some of the characteristic features older spacels have including the curl in their ears, as newborns their ears are very floppy and can't stay up which can cause the baby to not be able to see sometimes and or step on, drag or damage there ears, to combat this there ears are wrapped around them inside their blankets and or gently tied back when doing things.

**Constrail Newborn Size:** 17-21 Inches Long (not including tails)

**Coral Newborn Size:** 10-15 Inches Long (not including tails)

**Conbrim Newborn Size:** 31-44 Inches Long (not including tails)

**Mokai Newborn Size:** 4-6 Feet Long (not including tails)

**Juxidi Newborn Size:** 1.5-3.5 Feet Long (not including tails)

**Phlentrix Newborn Size:** 2-4 Feet Long (not including tails)

**Iprirus Newborn Size:** 1.5-3.5 Feet Long (not including tails)

**Stelka Newborn Size:** 2-4 Feet Long (not including tails)

**Dindra Newborn Size:** 2-4 Feet Long (not including tails)

**Ophela Newborn Size:** 3.5-4 Feet Long (not including tails)

**Novahai Newborn Size:** 3-5 Feet Long (not including tails)

### 5 Months - 3 Year

At this age baby spacels start to get their ear curls and their ears start to perk up and start filling into their size, at 1 year their ears are fully developed. 5 month and 1 year old spacels have no defenses except their caretakers and are still very vulnerable even though their ears are no longer getting in the way much.

Most spacels by 4 years or 4 years an half spacelets are weened off their parents milk, for coral spacels it usually takes a little longer due to how small these spacels are, coral young latch onto their parents like baby bats while in the water, they are more protected this way but make it hard for the parent to do much during the 4 years they are teaching their young to breath under water, swim and to find food when for other races these things wouldn't be necessary for they aren't underwater and are usually on land or in space.

### 4-8 Years

Spacelets at this age are going from infants to toddlers or young children, completely weened, forming full sentences and dialect, and starting to learn what it means to be a spacel; BUT these young are still vulnerable and need to be watched over and it will be like that til they're close to being young adults, that being said rules and restrictions still put young adults the 'young and learning' life section.

*(Kids sometimes will be referred to as Bunja, a term used to describe children that don't want to listen, kids who are sometimes out of line or just as kids, the term can be used in many different ways but it usually just means a young child, spacelet is more commonly used.)*

## Category Genetic Reproduction

Genetics with categories works depending on what the categories are bred to, **ALL** breeding odds below

**Star-Gazer x Star-Gazer** – Due to both spacels being Star-Gazers all the children would most likely be Star-Gazers, BUT with some exceptions to the past genetics in the spacels families, it could have some other categories within their clutches.

**Star-Gazers x Wanderers** – Usually half the clutch would have would be Star-Gazers and the other being Wanderers sometimes due to genetics in the family there might be more odds for once side of the genetics than the other.

**Star-Gazers x Winter-Blazers** – Most of the clutch will end up being Wanderers sometimes their will be some Winter-Blazers in the clutch but Star-Gazer is usually ruled out by the Winter-Blazer.

**Wanderer x Wanderer** – Due to both spacels being Wanderers the entire clutch will have only wanderers.

**Wanderer x Winter-Blazer** – Most of the clutch will end up being Winter-Blazers, with the chance of having Wanderers as well.

**Winter-Blazer x Winter-Blazer** – All children will be Winter-Blazers.

**Supernova x Any Category** – Due to Supernova being an category base on an illness the children will depend on what the Supernova original category was for the breeding pair even if both spacels are Supernovas, BUT the children will most likely be more susceptible to get the disease that cause the gene in the first place.

## Genetic & Cosmetic Differences

### Body

Horns, wings and tails are something all spacels inherently have and can differ from spacel to spacel, below is the info regarding these different morphs of these 3 body parts

Each race is different when it comes to having horns or wings, some races do not have them and some races only can have a few different morphs of them.

In some rare cases spacels can be born with 2 sets of horns, this only happens in about 1/10,998 spacels.

(Some spacels are born with a genetic deformation that causes multiple eyes, this deformation usually causes the child to be ostracized or sometimes surgically modified to not have them or made to be infertile so the genetic trait doesn't pass on.)

### Constrials/Corals/Conbrims

* There are many different horns/antlers and wings Spacels can have, these things allow them protection or the ability to fly with physical means when they are drained on power, although their wings are not used very often spacels born without are seen as doomed to be grounded if they loose their power/energy.

* Some wings have different properties than others some are a physical wing that is attached to the spacel and and be retracted into the spacels body when not used, others are a comprise of fluid and matter that floats on the outside of the spacels' body and is used to fly that way as if it were a fake water/cloud-like wing but still functional.

#### List of Horns

* Ram Horns

* Candy Corn/Small Horns

* Basic Horns/Medium Horns

* Unihorn/One Horn

* Antelope/Gazelle Horns

* Velvet Antlers

* Small Antlers

* Bull Horns

* Bun/Peg Horns

* Leaf/Roman Horns

* PC/Ball Horns

* Large Antlers

(Please note these aren't the actual names for the for the horns in canon just the key for them)

#### List of Wings

* Bird Wings (Physical (Attached))

* Basic Bat (Physical (Attached))

* Witch Hat Bat (Physical (Attached))

* Awkward Bat (Physical (Attached))

* Punk Bat (Half Physical (Attached) Half Incorporeal (Non-attached))

* Diamond (Incorporeal (Non-attached))

* Shark Bat (Physical (Attached))

* Hook (Incorporeal (Non-attached))

* Wifi/Half Rings (Incorporeal (Non-attached))

* Spill (Incorporeal (Non-attached))

* Cloud 1 (Incorporeal (Non-attached))

* Cloud 2 (Incorporeal (Non-attached))

(Please note these aren't the actual names for the for the wings in canon just the key for them)

#### List of Tails

* Basic/Common Tail
* Gecko Tail
* Chameleon Tail
* Sailfin Tail
* Paddle Tail Newt Tail
* Split Tail
* Tadpole Tail
* Axolotl Tail
* Crocodile Tail

(Please note these aren't the actual names for the for the tails in canon just the key for them)

### Mokai/Juxidi/Ophela

These spacels have developed no need for horns and do not have any, BUT they still do have wing morphs. While Mokai can many different wing morphs, Juxidi have only one morph which is the Bird wings.

**Mokai Wing Morphs** – Bird Wings ((Physical (Attached)) (Always Black or White if so), Basic Bat ((Physical (Attached)), Punk Bat ((Half Physical (Attached)) Half Incorporeal ((Non-attached))

Juxidi and only have one type of tail which is the basic tail morph which is long and snake like.

**Mokai Tail Morphs** – Basic/Common Tail, Sailfin Tail, Split Tail

**Ophela Wing Morphs** – Bird Wings ((Physical (Attached)), Basic Bat ((Physical (Attached)), Punk Bat ((Half Physical (Attached)) Half Incorporeal ((Non-attached))

**Ophela Tail Morphs** – Basic/Common Tail, Gecko Tail, Chameleon Tail, Split Tail

### Phlentrix

Phlentrix cover there horns in thick rock that allows them to be even stronger but it takes the colors out of their horns making it all seem like rock, these spacel also can only have one type of horn which is Ram Horns.

Phlentrix also can only have a few types of wings and tails as well: Bird Wings ((Physical (Attached)), Basic Bat ((Physical (Attached)) and Awkward Bat ((Physical (Attached)), the tails they can have are: Basic/Common Tail, Sailfin Tail, and Crocodile Tail

### Iprirus

Iprirus are the only spacels with crystalline formed horns of each type of horn, these spacels also can only have two types of wings Basic Bat (Physical (Attached)) and the Diamond (Incorporeal (Non-attached)).

These spacels also only have a few types of tails they can have: Basic/Common Tail, Paddle Tail Newt Tail, Tadpole Tail, Axolotl Tail, and Crocodile Tail

### Stelka

Stelka are much like the Phlentrix in only being able to have the Ram Horns but are also like the Juxidi in only being able to have the Bird wings. These spacels can also only have a few types of tails: Basic/Common Tail, Gecko Tail, and the Split Tail

### Dindra

Dindra can have at least two types of horns they have on there heads which are the Candy Corn/Small Horns or the Basic Horns. These spacels can also only have a few types of wings and tails: Basic Bat ((Physical (Attached)), Witch Hat Bat ((Physical (Attached)), Awkward Bat ((Physical (Attached)), Punk Bat ((Half Physical (Attached) Half Incorporeal ((Non-attached)). Basic/Common Tail, Sailfin Tail, Paddle Tail Newt Tail, Tadpole Tail, and Axolotl Tail.

### Novahai

Novahai can only have one type of horn, which is the Basic Horns/Medium Horns. Novahai can every other type of wings unlike Dindra on the other hand can only have the Basic/Common Tail, Split Tail, Gecko, and Chameleon Tail.

### Genetic

These are genetic dimorphisms all subraces can have even if it's more rare for that subrace to get one over the other

(to the right side there are examples of SOME of the colors each of these can have)

#### Star-Gazer

This dimorphism causes lighter, brighter and warm pigments in spacel and thin fur, this dimorphism also causes a spacels aura when using arcane power or gliding though space to be brighter (spacels aura is the color of their fluid). This dimorphism causes spacel to want to be closer to suns/stars to take in the energy they give off and to like warmer climates. This dimorphism is most common Corals, Phlentrix, and Juxidi.

#### Wanderer

This dimorphism causes medium, warm and cold pigments in spacel and medium fur, this dimorphism also causes a spacels aura when using arcane power or gliding though space to be slightly dimmer than Star-Gazers (spacels aura is the color of their fluid). This dimorphism causes spacel to want to travel between taking energy from stars and also being awa

y from them, they are in the between group. This dimorphism is most common Constrials, Mokai, and Dindra.

#### Winter-Blazer

This dimorphism causes duller, faded and cold pigments in spacel and very thick fur, this dimorphism also causes a spacels aura when using arcane power or gliding though space to be dim (spacels aura is the color of their fluid). This dimorphism causes spacel to want to be closer to moons and colder climates. This dimorphism is most common Conbrims, Stelka, and Iprirus even though they do not have much fur, Iprirus also can be Star-Gazers a lot even though they are underground.

### Sub-Genetic/Disease-Base Dimorphisms

#### Overseer

Their is only one overseer as of date, this dimorphism is more of a title then a actual dimorphism, although IF there were to be another the full meaning of this dimorphism is all at once, to be able to change your race at any given time with no arcane use.

#### Supernova

Supernova is a dimorphism cause by illness this causes the skin, fur and fluid pigment to darken and sometimes even become duller, this causes the spacel to be more aggressive, confused and very weak, if the illness is not treated the spacel will burst into nothingness and die, if treated and cured in time the spacel will bare the category dimorphic of Supernova, for they were about to almost physically supernova. This is VERY common in Conbrims, although this is something to worry about when cured the spacel just has more of an attitude then other spacels.

### **Color Variations:**

* Although Albinism and Melanism are something that can occur it is usually within specific **Genetic** **Dimorphisms** such as **Star-Gazers (Albinism)** or with in the **Sub-Genetic/Disease-Base Dimorphism Supernova (Minimal - Melanism)** which as stated before caused by illness, but there are some rare cases where **Winter-blazers** have had Albinism but this is very rare. There are also some rare cases where a **Winter-blazer** or a **Wanderer** will have very dark colors almost close to a **Supernova's** but this is a rare case but not as rare as albinism in **Winter-blazers**.

* Fur Dyeing is possible as well as tattooing if fur is shaved down in a spot and allowed to thinly grow back

* Many fur colors are possible do to the large amounts of radiation and energies spacels adsorb though their life

* Crazy fur patterns and colors are not possible anymore or allowed although some old spacel designs have them they are no longer allowed and will now be seen as tattoos or fur dye.

#### Color and Pattern Possibilities:

* Rate of Melanism: 1/19,413
* Rate of Albinism: 1/10,589
* Rate of Piebaldism: 1/13,986
* Rate of Piebald-Melanism: 1/389,582,920

**Iprirus** (Due to this race having minimal bio-luminescence this not necessarily a thing BUT there are chances of blackish or dark fur colors at about 1/89,480 for all Categories)

## Height Differentials

Heights are all measured from a standing up position, from foot to top of the head. (Not including ears)

* Coral: 3-4.5 feet tall
* Constrial: 5-7 feet tall
* Conbrim: 6-10 feet tall
* Juxidi: 10-15 feet tall
* Iprirus: 15-20 feet tall
* Ophela: 20-25 feet tall
* Stelka: 25-30 feet tall
* Dindra: 25-30 feet tall
* Phlentrix: 25-30 feet tall
* Novahai: 25-30 feet tall
* Mokai: 35-40 feet tall
* ???\*: 40-45 feet tall

Note: Variations in height can differ +/- 2 feet. (Example: a shorter Constrial can be 3 or 4 feet tall and a taller Dindra can be 32 feet tall. Except for Coral who can only go +2 and not -2)

\*Not an accessible subrace.

***(Not accessible means the that subrace is not allowed to be owned by anyone except the creator unless stated otherwise, asking for characters of such subrace is HIGHLY discouraged please be considerate, there are 11 other subraces to choose from not having assess to one is not a big deal, spacels themselves are still a closed species as it is anyway)***