Creature:Radeon/Biology

Radeon are humanoid mammals. They are rodents and as such herbivores, and they can eat various kind of plant food. If starving, Radeon can eat meat too, but this is not the best food for them.

They have a thick coat of fur, which prevents them from overheating. Altough they are herbivores, if in fight Radeon is a dangerous enemy. They have very sharp incisors which are able for very strong bite. Thye also have small claws on their hands, some species also have small horn-like structures and toxic tail gland. However, they are typically rely on their stealth.

Blood
Radeons' blood is silver and glowing. however, it usually froze when temperature is lower than 42C due of weird structure of their blood (Radeon have mutated proteins and body temperature at 50C), morphing into metal-like structure. This is due of large amount of metals such as iron, silver and so-called Radeonite in their blood, as well as atmosphere of their planet.

Due to this, they lack platelet cells (but they can artificially add them to live on hot worlds), but instead they have increased regeneration of a skin.

Skeleton
Radeon skeleton is composed of very large amount of bones, like a skeleton of a fish, and so it is rather flexible. Similar to their blood, their bones also contain metals, which make them strong. It is also their weakness - Radeons are vulnerable to electrity and magnetics and can be heavily harmed by them.

Gender differences
"Their women may look beautiful, but they are as cold and merciless as their males."



Radeon females are rather different from their male counterparts. They have smaller, more petite incisors and long hair. As they are mammals, females have mammary glands.

Radeon are generally not sexists. Females are equal in physical characteristiscs, and they join army and militia in times of need.

Reproduction
"You humans care so much about mating. Perverts."

- Fleet Commander Telfinne

Radeons contract their genes via their natural metaphysical energy. Over time of living together and being mates, Radeoness start to drain psychic energy of her mate, then decyphering it and keeping it in female's body. Once a female has her mate's genes, her mate now always can zap her with energy which initiate ovum's mitosis (or meiosis? uuugh forgot it).

Radeon children usually grow in pairs. Mostly, twins are from opposite genders, though at some rare occasions, children of the same gender are born. These children are often extraordinary and grow to be famous. Sometimes, more than two children comes, such as 3 or 4. That's why once nearly extinct, Radeons can quickly increase their population once more.

Emotions
"Why you are so... cold to me?"

- Harry Soir to the Fleet Commander Telfinne

Most Radeons are less emotional than humans. This is partially due to their nature (they are herbivores so they are less aggressive, they reproduce via their metaphysical energy so they are less capable to love), partially due to their devotion to Spode (in their teachings, one must control his/her passions to achieve inner purity and a link with the Spode). Radeons barely feel love and their anger is cold and controlled. Humans which contacted with Radeons see them as coldblooded and emotionless. Radeons see humans as emos.

Despite this, they have very strong devotion to anything. They will never forgive and never forget anything, be it a grudge or an oath. That's why they became a Zealot species.

Energy
"This is strange energy. Like Elemental, probably one kind of it, but Radeons control it in a whole different way."

- A DCP scientist

Radeons' metaphysical energy is another kind of. Almost everyone has this energy, but only Radeons can use it (probably some other species as well). They use it to maintain their life and to reproduce, but stripping them from it will not kill them, just weaken.

They generate it slowly in their body - very little. They can satisfy their energy thirst by draining it from other living beings (plant and animal alike) - they must be either recently dead, alive or specially cooked. It's like every other creatures' hunger (but Radeons eat food as well, it is their secondary method of feeding). They can convert gained it via special organs into fat, water etc.

Radeon use it also to increase their physical characteristics. They become immensely agile, reflexes becoming instant. Every movement is partially powered by their energy. More powerful individuals start to develop more and more strange powers. such as pyrokinesis.