#sonus

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Height: ~200cm / 6’5”

Lifespan: up to 80 years

Diet: Technically omnivorous, but eat near exclusively plants

Appearance

Sonus are a moth-like humanoid that primarily inhabit the temperate broad-leaf and taiga biomes on the planet Sineal's northern continent.

They can have bodies covered in fur or a chitinous shell. Their wings have a few different shapes, and vary extensively in pattern. Their antennae may have extra sensory hairs like a moth, or be bare similar to a butterfly.

Coloration can be any hue, though each individual typically only has a few distinct colors

Skills

Sonus have a larger range of hearing than humans and a near perfect auditory memory. They can easily pick out specific sounds from a cacophony.

Their wings enable them to fly in a similar capacity to human running. Stamina and speed vary for each individual.

Silk can be produced from all four wrists, emerging as single threads from several glands and being twisted together into stronger threads. The silk always sticks to itself, and can be covered with a sticky coating to adhere to other surfaces on demand.

Life Cycle

Sonus begin their lives as eggs, incubating for about 3 months before hatching into caterpillars.

They remain caterpillars for 10 years, being raised by their parents. During this period they grow to be as aware as a human 10 year old, reaching this maturity after only one year. They remain unable to speak however, and can’t perform any magic. They spend their caterpillar years learning as much as they can, including the language they are unable to actually speak.

After the ten years, they spin themselves a cocoon and undergo a metamorphosis lasting 6 months. During this time the parents die. The only memories a sonus retains through metamorphosis are vague auditory memories.

Upon emerging the Sonus is considered a full adult. The body they emerge with is their fully grown body, with all functionality. They will live in this body for around 70 years; unless they have children, which triggers their bodies to begin shutting down early.

Reproduction

Sonus reproduce sexually, with eggs being implanted into one parent by the other, gestation of eggs for 1 month, then laying the eggs to incubate outside for another 2 months.

Sonus may have many romantic partners during their life, but typically only one sexual partner as any pregnancy will signify their end of life.

Magic

Sonus wield sound based magic.

They can produce any sound they can think of, with varying degrees of accuracy depending on skill.

Their silk can be used as a cable that will transmit sound along itself in any condition as long as the tread is intact.

The silk can also record and playback sounds either on demand or when the silk “hears” a set trigger.

Level 2 Sonus