Venus Firefly
Like all halflings with fae descent, each grouping has a unique name for themselves. For those who are part ivierae and part fae, they call themselves Venus Fireflies.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Venus fireflies have a general humanoid anatomy with firefly wings, and an insectoid variation similar to that of a firefly. They also have more than two eyes, anywhere between 3 and 6 eyes. Like ivierae, their magical abilities stem from the magical gland in their head, though that gland has merged with all eyes the beings possess. They also have four arms and two legs, though it is possible to find some with a mutation that gives them two arms and four legs.
Genetics and Reproduction
Venus fireflies only have one sex, though like ivierae have two sets of genitals. They’re both very long phallic-like organs, but one is used to impregnate others, while the other is used to start the pregnancy process and lay eggs.
Growth Rate & Stages
During incubation, it takes up to 4 years for babies to hatch from their eggs where they start out as larvae, and it’s when they look the most insectoid without transformations. After 10 years their bodies lighten in colour and a humanoid head emerges as they enter their pupa stage. Sometime after 400 years they learn to transform into a more humanoid form, and may stay in that form longer depending on the needs for the kid. They’ll continue to grow until they reach puberty around 1,260, where their exoskeleton morphs and solidifies into a cocoon. After a year of development, the young adult will emerge from their cocoon with their new wings.
Dietary Needs and Habits
They eat snails and other Venus fireflies, though thanks to ivierae ancestry it is possible to develop a different dietary habit, though it usually means becoming permanent herbivores.
Behaviour
Their behaviour and psychology are viewed as very alien, but it’s really only because of the cultural norms of fae.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Fae who are loyal to a specific court follow a magically imposed structure imposed that each court sets.
Facial characteristics
Their faces are rather similar to regular ivierae, with the exception that they have movable horns made by chitin where the mandibles would be. Sometimes they also have regular antennas, though it’s possible for them to develop antenna-shaped horns.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
They have a heightened sight and hearing perception thanks to their ivierae ancestors, and with both ivierae and fae having high magical abilities, their magical prowess also has a boost.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
When first born, they’re given a short first name, only one syllable long. After emerging from their cocoons they choose a new name to address themselves as. It’s usually nature based, and more often than not folks choose to add on the new name to their birth name with a hyphen rather than switching to the new name.
Gender Ideals
Not many Venus firefly folk have a concept of gender at all, though many older folk base their ideas of gender off of the seasons, or months of the year, or other concepts of nature.
Relationship Ideals
Fae in general are very particular about who they get with and for what reason, and court followers adds an extra complexity to it as well. Many folk tend to refer to it as a web of relationships.
Lifespan
15,000 years
Average Height
Varies from 2 inches to 9 feet as an adult (where they can manually change their size. Average size of a young adult fresh out of the cocoon is 7’8” on average)
Average Physique
Like many fae, they tend to have very thin and frail bodies, though oddly enough their insectoid forms are much stronger and more durable.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
With their more bug-like parts, you’ll typically find regular firefly body tints while their more humanoid-like parts usually have regular ivierae-like body tints, though it’s possible on rare occasions to find Venus fireflies with the inverse colouration. One thing that is constant though are their firefly markings with an iridescent dark red colour (all this in adults though).
Geographic Distribution
