The Arkhédiǎn

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====== On Oghmir Biology ======
=== Author: ===
Evanos Pyritis
=== Estimated Publishing Date: ===
[[:Timeline#On the Measurement of Time|Unknown]]
=== Location: ===
[[:Tower of Descensus]], exact location unknown.
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The lifespan of the [[:Oghmir]] is at times a source of envy for the shorter-lived clades such as //Humans//, though neither live quite as long as the [[:Alvarin]] do. The exact mechanics of longevity are not well understood, and though many [[:Magic#Spiritism|spiritists]] have likely theories pertaining to the [[:etherworld#Sheut – The Shadow or Mold|sheut]], it is the product of the //sheut// (which is to say the body that is physically present) that is of more immediate concern to the surgeon and anatomist.

It is thought by some that a unique mechanic of their digestion may be the key to this most mysterious quirk of their biology. As few other members of the //hominidae// family live for as long, it is safe to rule out the possibility that //humans// are merely short-lived.

It has been observed that within a clade that members of shorter stature tend to live longer than those of taller stature, but when one takes into account that the [[:Blainn]] are on average almost the same height as a typical [[:Khurite#Khurs|Khur]], their small-but-sturdy structure can be ruled out as the likely reason.

//Oghmirian// bones are dense, though not so dense as to be classified as [[:ironbone]]. Their skeletal structure is uniquely well suited for sustaining blows, despite their general lack of warfare as a culture as long as their history has been recorded.

A //Blainn// or [[:Huergar|Huérgar]] that is the same height as a [[:Khurite]] will universally have a visibly more dense bone structure than the //Khurite//, with wider shoulders and thicker limbs particularly notable at the wrists and ankles. This is one of the largest factors of their much greater proportional weight than //Humans// or //Alvarin//, along with their greater storage of fat and propensity for muscularity.

The //Oghmirian// eye has been a frequent subject of study and curiosity over the years. Though //Huérgar// predictably have a stronger sense than their //Blainn// cousins, both have the remarkable ability to //"see"// in complete darkness.

There have been numerous attempts to divine the specific mechanics of this sight and whether it is possibly some function of the eye or activity of the mind itself, yet none have discovered its exact workings.

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