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{{image|Call to Adventure - Willshaper.png|side=right|width=250px|A femalen singer}}
Singers are humanoid, but not entirely similar to ''Homo sapiens''.
Singers are humanoid, but not entirely similar to ''Homo sapiens''. The most apparent sign of their non-human nature is the epidermis; it is covered in marblings, swirls of various colors - red, black or white.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Most singers have dichromatic epidermides, either red-black or red-white; these marblings can manifest in various way, both as delicate swirls and large, wind-swept patterns.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}}{{book ref|sa3|116}} There are singers whose skin is trichromatic, but they are extremely rare relative to the dichromatic phenotype.{{book ref|sa3|54}}{{book ref|sa4|45}} The color whitening at the edges is a sign of age and senescence.{{book ref|sa4|62}} Their hair is typically orange or red -- colors that don't seem to naturally occur for Rosharan humans.{{wob ref|5782}}{{book ref|sa3|109}} There is a relationship between the color of singer hair and their individual marbling colors.{{wob ref|14827}}▼
They are bipedal, and posses a foramen magnum at the base of the skull; they also have a large intracranial space, comparable to ''Homo sapiens''. This, alongside a presumably well-developed cerebrum, gives them a high cognitive capacity.
Singers have orange blood.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
=== Extremities ===
They possess four limbs, made up of two upper and two lower extremities. Their upper extremities end with five-digit hands, and their lower extremities end with five-digit feet.
=== Epidermis and Epidermal Marblings ===
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=== Aging and Senescence ===
Apart from their polychromatic skin, singers have other features that differentiate them from humans. They grow at a faster rate than humans and have slightly shorter average lifespans.{{wob ref|13401}}{{book ref|sa4|83}} In the [[listener]]s' culture, [[Venli]] started to learn about singing as a keeper of songs at age three and is considered adult at age ten.{{book ref|sa4|83}}
As stated earlier, their epidermal marbling whitening at the edges is a sign of age and senescence.{{book ref|sa4|62}} Furthermore, elderly singers can experience cognitive decline, memory loss, and difficulty developing new memories.{{cite}}
▲They are bipedal, and posses a foramen magnum at the base of the skull; they also have a large intracranial space, comparable to ''Homo sapiens''. This, alongside a presumably well-developed cerebrum, gives them a high cognitive capacity.
=== Carapace ===
Their bodies have carapace growing over some parts of them; where and how much depends on what form the singer is currently in, but they typically cover the cranium and the upper extremities.{{book ref|sa3|55}} Their carapace is held on to their body by a series of blue ligaments, suggesting the lack of an epidermis under their carapace.{{book ref|sa1|59}}
=== Mandible and Molar structure, Metabolism, and Diet ===
Their teeth are built differently than human teeth; their molars allow them to chew through shells. This is further assisted by a divergent mandible structure, with several bones not present in human mandibles.{{wob ref|3922}} Their metabolism is geared towards metabolizing these shells, allowing them to make better use of the local fauna.{{wob ref|2778}} Their eyes are also divergent from homo sapiens - all black, with no sclera and no visible iris.{{book ref|sa1|53}} Singers have orange blood.{{book ref|sa3|38}}▼
▲Their teeth are built differently than human teeth; their molars allow them to chew through shells. This is further assisted by a divergent mandible structure, with several bones not present in human mandibles.{{wob ref|3922}} Their metabolism is geared towards metabolizing these shells, allowing them to make better use of the local fauna.{{wob ref|2778}}
Like many local species in the Rosharan biosphere, singers possess [[gemheart]]s, though theirs have a cloudy white coloration, and are fused to their sternum.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} Those gemhearts allow them to bond with [[spren]], letting them change their '''forms''', leading to a change in both appearance and some mental faculty.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Due to their gemhearts, singers do not leak [[Lights]] like humans do.{{book ref|sa4|31}}▼
Singers can drink crem without getting sick.{{wob ref|11570}}
=== Ocular Structure ===
Their eyes are also divergent from homo sapiens - all black, with no sclera and no visible iris.{{book ref|sa1|53}}
=== Gemhearts ===
▲Like many local species in the Rosharan biosphere, singers possess [[gemheart]]s, though theirs have a cloudy white coloration, and are fused to their sternum.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} Those gemhearts allow them to bond with [[spren]], letting them change their '''forms''', leading to a change in both appearance and some mental faculty.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Due to their gemhearts, singers do not leak [[Lights]] like humans do.{{book ref|sa4|31}}
They have greater resistance to cold temperatures than humans.{{book ref|sa4|102}}
Singers possess four distinct sexes; male and female, which are capable of reproduction, and their neutered variants, '''malen''' and '''femalen'''.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Singers' sex will change from between male and malen, or female and femalen, as they change forms; the vast majority of forms are either malen or femalen. As such, most singers are asexual the vast majority of the time.{{wob ref|3400}}{{wob ref|3388}} Singers usually identify as one of those four genders as well, though some identify with a non-binary gender and singer culture recognizes at least one non-binary gender.{{wob ref|11152}}
==== Interspecies Breeding and Introgression ====
Despite those differences, singers and humans are capable of cross-breeding; the [[Herdazian]]s and [[Unkalaki]] are notable examples of human ethnicities with singer ancestry. This ancestry is the source of the Herdazians' stone-like nails as well as the Unkalaki's shell-chewing teeth and red hair.{{wob ref|3922}}{{wob ref|5782}} As a result of their singer ancestry, Herdazians and Unkalaki are also more likely to identify as asexual.{{wob ref|3400}} It's unknown whether there are currently any people with both human and singer ancestry who identify as singers.▼
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== Forms ==
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