Terrorfex wrote...
Lord_Moose wrote...
Terrorfex wrote...
They're Geth. They're not to be trusted.
I will see the Migrant Fleet burn between the stars before I surrender our homeworld to those mechanical assassins.
ONE FLEET. ONE HOME. ONE DESTINY.
Silence Terrorfex! You'll bring the doom on your entire race should you do such a brash action.
A war with the geth might just barely be won by the quarian people, but it will not be a victory. your people would've suffered too many casualties to rebuild as a race, and you would die out.
I will make it my solom duty to put the excistance of the quarian people, before humanity. Im sure up shaved apes can handle ourselves, so i'll get to work on finding some gardenworlds for the quarian people. Stake some claims, and sell them to the Migrant Fleet.
"You're going to take us for all the credits we have arnt you! What do you want, one of our life ships?! an Armada?! You bastard you know you hold all the cards so you're going to rip us off!"
You're master craftsmen, so could you make me a scarf?
"A lifeship i kn- ... What?"
A scarf, you use such fine materials for your suits, so i could use something comfortable and snuggly when i go to cold worlds.
Your words are as empty as the hollowness of your skull!
We do not want -any- world. There are a thousand worlds to choose from. There is only one HOMEworld.
We will return home, even if it is to tear our suits upon the jagged, blasted rock and feel our pale flesh burn under a bright red sun. Enough talk, enough debate, enough discussion.
It is time to act, It is time to go home.
WE WILL NOT BE DENIED.
Do you actually believe this would do any good to quarian people? The casualties would be staggering, and both the Migrant fleet and the geth will most likely be major aces in our fight against Reapers. Not to mention it'd get the galaxy's two nations most in need of help to pointlessly decimate one another,
again!
Besides, any threat to quarians is a threat to Tali. We don't tolerate that round here
The geth need not care which world their headquarters occupy. If Shepard and Legion convince the majority of the geth, they could relocate pretty much anywhere they want to and gain the quarians trust in doing so. Such a peaceful resolution would do a great deal of good to the galaxy, and
my Shepard is definitely going to try and achieve it if I can help it.
If I can not, I'll at least try to delay the war until after the reapers come. By then, who knows if there'll even be anyone to fight it...
Scalpels wrote...
Due to slow posting. Reposting Quarian speculation. Updated.
Morphology:
Hair: Unknown. If exists, then short. (Long hair inconvenient in helmet)
Skin: Unknown. Presumed to be smooth from view of nose. Due to no exposure to elements. Likely hyper sensitive. Soft. Supple. Two theories regarding color.
Pale Quarian Theory: Either shade of blue/purple or various pale shades. Based on observation of blue/purple nose shade. Tinting from visor affecting visible skin color.
Dark Quarian Theory: Star of Rannoch older than Sol. May provide greater solar output. Solar output requires darker pigmentation.
Nose: Human in shape. Unknown number of nostrils.
Eyes: Accutely angled. Tear ducts present. Glowing. Two possible theories.
Bioluminescence: Would provide glow. May make vision difficult/impossible.
Reflectivity: Specifically reflecting HUD via eyeshine. Would not impeed vision. May not provide bright enough glow.
Ears: Unknown. Current theory is "ear holes" similar to asari.
Mouth: Lips present. Most likely similar to human.
Teeth: Omnivorous. Likely similar to human.
Hands: Three digits. Two fingers. One thumb.
Feet: Three digits. Two large toes. One vestigal toe.
Genitalia: Similar to human morphology. Secondary sex traits follow human morphology.
Legs: Recurved shin. Not full digigrade.
Suit:
Mobile sterile environment. Designed to handle all biological needs. Feeder tube in helmet delivers water/sterilzed food paste. Undergarments unlikely as would impeed waste excretion. Assume suit also handles grooming. Suit designed for use at all times due to limited clean room space. Suit has section seals similar to starship bulkheads. Suit also has antibiotic delivery system for pilgrims/soldiers.
Lifespan:
Unnoted in game. Presumably matches humans at 100-150 years.
Sleep Cycle:
Unnoted in game. Presumably matches humans at 8-10hrs.
Misc:
Paste packet likely similar to saline bag. Pre-purified. Connects to external portion of feeder tube. Likely redundant sterilization before reaching mouth.
Quarians can survive in clean room. Births occur in clean rooms. Children placed in "bubbles" after birth. Asari on Illium mention Quarian indentured servant requires clean room. Expensive.
Bathing possible with sterilized water in clean room. This type of cleaning likely rare. Clean rooms are luxury for personal matters. Entire room for one Quarian seen as extravagant.
A brilliant synopsis, doctor

Though I tend to lean slightly more to the pale quarian theory due to the glimpses of the color of their noses, the dark theory has its merits as well since the time spent on the Migrant fleet wouldn't have been long enough for the former color to change so much. If they started out dark, they'd most likely stay that way, though a little less so due to little to no actual stimulation to synthesize more pigment.
As for the ears, from the expression "...what passed for the quarian version of ear..." (Ascension, p. 235) I get the impression that there actually is at least some sort of structure instead of a simple hole.
Anyway, good work everyone.
Tali rocks

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