Player: Joysweeper Character: Julien Reason for Echo: Snakes in a meeting! Type and tier: Physical change, Tier 1 What is returned: Beak/tongue/glottis/choana - basically a change to the inside of Julien's mouth and throat.
The roots of his teeth will dissolve so the teeth themselves will shed. In their place something like the hard outer layers of a beak will push up out of his gums. It'll have the same general shape and color as teeth and be deeply grooved in the right places, so it functions the same and at a glance looks like teeth to humans. However it's keratin instead of enamel, less sturdy but also slowly growing. There are particular touch and taste receptors embedded in it.
For the rest, I drew a diagram! On the left is the human formation.
The esophagus and trachea are parted. The trachea can pinch closed or fit itself to the choana, a closeable slit in the roof of the mouth leading to the sinuses and nostrils. Deeper than the choana is a smaller slit leading to the inner ears - birds can "pop" their ears at will to adjust to pressure differences.
The tongue itself becomes longer and less flexible, narrower, bears a bone inside, and is forked in a particular way. If he doesn't extend it all the way or let people examine his open mouth it just looks like he's keeping his tongue narrow. And now he can no longer taste capsaisin. :(
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Character: Julien
Reason for Echo: Snakes in a meeting!
Type and tier: Physical change, Tier 1
What is returned: Beak/tongue/glottis/choana - basically a change to the inside of Julien's mouth and throat.
The roots of his teeth will dissolve so the teeth themselves will shed. In their place something like the hard outer layers of a beak will push up out of his gums. It'll have the same general shape and color as teeth and be deeply grooved in the right places, so it functions the same and at a glance looks like teeth to humans. However it's keratin instead of enamel, less sturdy but also slowly growing. There are particular touch and taste receptors embedded in it.
For the rest, I drew a diagram! On the left is the human formation.
The esophagus and trachea are parted. The trachea can pinch closed or fit itself to the choana, a closeable slit in the roof of the mouth leading to the sinuses and nostrils. Deeper than the choana is a smaller slit leading to the inner ears - birds can "pop" their ears at will to adjust to pressure differences.
The tongue itself becomes longer and less flexible, narrower, bears a bone inside, and is forked in a particular way. If he doesn't extend it all the way or let people examine his open mouth it just looks like he's keeping his tongue narrow. And now he can no longer taste capsaisin. :(