Little Notes
- Ertakar Body Temp
Marsupials have lower body temps than other mammals because some of them have internal testes, which can range from 30℃ (86℉) to 35℃ (95℉). But sperm dies at 35℃ (95℉) so only Marsupials that keep their testicles externally would be that warm. Ertakar house all genitals internally which means that if their sperm also operates the same way other mammal sperm does, Ertkar would need to have a body temperature around 30℃ (86℉) to 34℃ (93℉) at the absolute most.
So with that in mind I'm going to cut it in half and say that Ertakar body temp averages around 32℃ (89.6℉), where a degree up or down isn't outside the norm.
They tend to prefer warmer/temperate climates, and don't do as favorably in cold ones. This is why establishments in the north are more rare for Ertakar and often more difficult to live in. Wings are difficult to wrap and warm, like you can but they take time and effort to do and then render them unusable in times of extreme cold.
Soooo what about Talon? The human average body temp is 37℃ (98.6℉), so for her I'm going to say her resting body temp is 35℃ (95℉) regardless of form.
- Ertkar Practice Concept
I mentioned this in one of my older world building entries about divination, I had an idea about a form of spiritual/divination practice that involved germinating a seed with blood and spit mixed with the soil. The idea was that either how the seed grows is used to divine one's future or, that doing so ties you to the tree and leads to a sort of spiritual symbioses. You take care of the tree, the tree enriches your life Both of those practices could exist depending on different splits if beliefs/culture. In general, practice can include more than trees, trees are just the most common as they have long lifespans that can keep up with the Ertkar's.
I wasn't sure where I was going to use it or what for I decided to use it for the culture/society Tlakanock hails from. It probably related to old practices cultivating the land. Being in the north, ensuring they had more trees to replace the ones brought down for goods and shelter. You don't want to cut down trees if they're tied to you, so you plant more that you can in addition to your personal tree.
This will probably be some significance here and there as there is a tree of this kind that Tlakanock planted on the property of the house that she and Talon lived in. Talon probably has a young tree there too, Xiktali might as well.
- Ertakar Living Arrangements
For most cultures/societies, they never really got the idea of 'owning' land. This does change in a few locations, I don't know where just yet, but on the whole the common concept is that, if there is room, there is a place for you to live. In smaller colonies/towns this is a pretty casual process, some may have a large group/communal house for new members that they can rest before building their own housing. But in large cities the housing process is very different. The city the core story takes place in has a very rigorous process of application and sorting of who gets to live where. Ground floor and specialized housing are reserved for disabled and impaired that need the access, and multi-room housing for child raising and communal living. Those are just some examples. Combined housing/workshop for certain trade skills I think are also going to be common. (might be forms of communal housing?) This has it's own drawbacks as problems with application times, malicious actors both in those applying or those grading applications, as well as the long standing problems with human integration in Ertakar societies.
Tlakanock, lived originally in the far north. I have to write down that whole cultural variation, as it's a very different way of life. Its been in my head I just haven't put it to text.
The city the story takes place in is a coastal territory. Coastal locations in temperate territories often see the highest population of Ertakar and most mixed Ertakar populations, as the combination of sea and land prey are able to sustain the larger number Ertakar without wiping out the native prey species.
- Teotkoa Healing
I think I'm going to go with something along the lines of 6x the average healing rate for humans.
- Talon Details
She retains her mass no matter what form she takes, I've estimated she's potentially around 400 pounds when accounting for her Ertakar form height, wings, tail, and the increased mass density that comes with Teotkoa muscle enhancement.
Also
Being both a hybrid and Teotkoa means Talon probably isn't compatible with any other blood other than her own. This means any transfusions would have to be done with a store of her own blood, as she might not be compatible with even plasma of others, let alone the red blood cells themselves. This means she has to do regular drawing of her own blood, and I'm not sure how often Talon has to have her blood taken to be stored away on the regular in order to make sure there's enough on standby for emergency transfusions.
For humans they can replace the amount of blood taken in 24-48 hours, and the red blood cells are replaced within 10-12 weeks so it's recommended to wait 112 days between donations. If going by the 6x recovery rate, would be looking at probably about 19 days between donations.
Blood can only be stored safely for 42 days.. at least for us. It's possible that because of the unique issue it's motivated the development of some sort of artificial blood cycling system like an artificial heart cycle to keep the bloodcells from deteriorating as fast. But this would also require some detection to account for anything that might have 'gone bad' but I'm probably going to need to research this more specifically.
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Marsupials have lower body temps than other mammals because some of them have internal testes, which can range from 30℃ (86℉) to 35℃ (95℉). But sperm dies at 35℃ (95℉) so only Marsupials that keep their testicles externally would be that warm. Ertakar house all genitals internally which means that if their sperm also operates the same way other mammal sperm does, Ertkar would need to have a body temperature around 30℃ (86℉) to 34℃ (93℉) at the absolute most.
So with that in mind I'm going to cut it in half and say that Ertakar body temp averages around 32℃ (89.6℉), where a degree up or down isn't outside the norm.
They tend to prefer warmer/temperate climates, and don't do as favorably in cold ones. This is why establishments in the north are more rare for Ertakar and often more difficult to live in. Wings are difficult to wrap and warm, like you can but they take time and effort to do and then render them unusable in times of extreme cold.
Soooo what about Talon? The human average body temp is 37℃ (98.6℉), so for her I'm going to say her resting body temp is 35℃ (95℉) regardless of form.
- Ertkar Practice Concept
I mentioned this in one of my older world building entries about divination, I had an idea about a form of spiritual/divination practice that involved germinating a seed with blood and spit mixed with the soil. The idea was that either how the seed grows is used to divine one's future or, that doing so ties you to the tree and leads to a sort of spiritual symbioses. You take care of the tree, the tree enriches your life Both of those practices could exist depending on different splits if beliefs/culture. In general, practice can include more than trees, trees are just the most common as they have long lifespans that can keep up with the Ertkar's.
I wasn't sure where I was going to use it or what for I decided to use it for the culture/society Tlakanock hails from. It probably related to old practices cultivating the land. Being in the north, ensuring they had more trees to replace the ones brought down for goods and shelter. You don't want to cut down trees if they're tied to you, so you plant more that you can in addition to your personal tree.
This will probably be some significance here and there as there is a tree of this kind that Tlakanock planted on the property of the house that she and Talon lived in. Talon probably has a young tree there too, Xiktali might as well.
- Ertakar Living Arrangements
For most cultures/societies, they never really got the idea of 'owning' land. This does change in a few locations, I don't know where just yet, but on the whole the common concept is that, if there is room, there is a place for you to live. In smaller colonies/towns this is a pretty casual process, some may have a large group/communal house for new members that they can rest before building their own housing. But in large cities the housing process is very different. The city the core story takes place in has a very rigorous process of application and sorting of who gets to live where. Ground floor and specialized housing are reserved for disabled and impaired that need the access, and multi-room housing for child raising and communal living. Those are just some examples. Combined housing/workshop for certain trade skills I think are also going to be common. (might be forms of communal housing?) This has it's own drawbacks as problems with application times, malicious actors both in those applying or those grading applications, as well as the long standing problems with human integration in Ertakar societies.
Tlakanock, lived originally in the far north. I have to write down that whole cultural variation, as it's a very different way of life. Its been in my head I just haven't put it to text.
The city the story takes place in is a coastal territory. Coastal locations in temperate territories often see the highest population of Ertakar and most mixed Ertakar populations, as the combination of sea and land prey are able to sustain the larger number Ertakar without wiping out the native prey species.
- Teotkoa Healing
I think I'm going to go with something along the lines of 6x the average healing rate for humans.
- Talon Details
She retains her mass no matter what form she takes, I've estimated she's potentially around 400 pounds when accounting for her Ertakar form height, wings, tail, and the increased mass density that comes with Teotkoa muscle enhancement.
Also
Being both a hybrid and Teotkoa means Talon probably isn't compatible with any other blood other than her own. This means any transfusions would have to be done with a store of her own blood, as she might not be compatible with even plasma of others, let alone the red blood cells themselves. This means she has to do regular drawing of her own blood, and I'm not sure how often Talon has to have her blood taken to be stored away on the regular in order to make sure there's enough on standby for emergency transfusions.
For humans they can replace the amount of blood taken in 24-48 hours, and the red blood cells are replaced within 10-12 weeks so it's recommended to wait 112 days between donations. If going by the 6x recovery rate, would be looking at probably about 19 days between donations.
Blood can only be stored safely for 42 days.. at least for us. It's possible that because of the unique issue it's motivated the development of some sort of artificial blood cycling system like an artificial heart cycle to keep the bloodcells from deteriorating as fast. But this would also require some detection to account for anything that might have 'gone bad' but I'm probably going to need to research this more specifically.
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