Garrus Vakarian (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
forgivetheinsubordination) wrote2013-06-04 03:33 pm
forgivetheinsubordination) wrote2013-06-04 03:33 pm
Physical rundown on Garrus
This is a work in progress, putting together what someone would basically see/hear from a turian, and specifically Garrus.
Cannon gives us this image of a naked turian and not a lot else.
Height: In cutscenes we see that turians are rather tall; they're limited in combat and play due to game mechanics. It's easier to swap out squadmates of similar sizes for a video game, as one of the designers mentioned. Garrus is therefore around 6'11".
Skin: Light grey, with blue clan markings on his face. They're permanent. Leathery (and sensitive) in some areas (specified in the different sections) and metal-laced plating otherwise. Note that plates can't stop a bullet, but they can protect him from some radiation and knives. His skin and plating is rough; if you romance him in-game you get the warning that he may cause chafing.
Garrus' species, turians, have no hair. They cannot swim. They're sensitive to the cold and good with heat, having natural core temperatures of about 101 degrees F, or about 38.3 degrees C. They have less fluctuation in their bodies as well, as anything below 98 F (36.6 C) or above 104 F (40 C) is dangerous.
Voice: Medium, with several tones. When he's entirely calm it can just sound like one, but generally the main tone is readable while there are vibrating subharmonics that give clues to how he's actually feeling/what he's actually thinking. It takes some time to learn how to read them, though he tries to be expressive enough for humans to get it.
Blood: Blue.
Respiratory system: avian, unidirectional. Reference found here.
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Head and neck: Garrus has fringe stretching back. It's about medium-length for a turian. It's sensitive, stiff enough to stand straight but still yielding, and also is one of two reasons he can't sleep on his back. The back of his head is relatively softer, leather-like and also sensitive. There are several visible plates on the front of his head, most notably his brow plates that can move a little.
His eyes are smaller and a deep blue, though one is nearly always covered due to his visor.
His nose is flat. Garrus has no lips. Rather, he has upper and lower mouthplates and fringed mandibles on either side in place of cheeks. The mandibles can move, helping him change expression a little. Garrus has a blue-grey tongue, due to his blood color, and it's rougher than a human tongue. As well as a fair bit longer. Garrus' teeth are sharp and pointy.
The front of Garrus' neck is where some of his 'softest' skin can be found, but it's still leathery. The back's a little more rough, extending down from the back of his head.
Erogenous zones here: the underside of the fringe and the area where neck skin meets facial plates along his jawline.
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Torso: Garrus' shape goes from bulky up top to narrow in the waist. This is mostly due to a large carapace on his back and a prominent keelbone in front. The outer part of the carapace is pretty solid and doesn't feel much, though he can feel some sensations inside around the rim. The keelbone is pointed but not particularly sharp. There are several layers of plates that extend down his sides and back, leaving a narrow strip of skin around his waist that's sensitive and can pick up sensations. The plating can be moved a little without causing too much discomfort, lifted enough to push something smaller underneath if done with care.
He does not have nipples.
His shoulders are bulky, tapering into long and slender arms. The plating on his arms ends at the shoulders, which means that the majority of his arms are leathery skin. The exceptions to this are three small spokes at his elbows.
Each hand has a thumb and two other digits, long and clawed. He keeps the claws trimmed well enough, but they can cause serious damage if he tries. ...Or be used for serious fun if he tries, too.
Erogenous zones here: The skin at his waist is heavily sensitive. Lesser areas are wherever plates meet; slender fingers or items can be slipped in to touch the sensitive skin there.
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Lower body: His hips jut out, curved upward, in a way that could make a very good leg-rest for those inclined. His legs are something between leather and plating, not all that soft but still able to feel. On the back of each leg is a spur that's a bit more sensitive and pliable, and his ankles taper into two-toed clawed feet.
But that's not really why you were reading this section.
Turian genitalia is internal until the turian is aroused enough. For a male, this means there's a sensitive seam between the plates down there that widens and allows his penis to come out. Teasing the seam is a good thing, trying to force something into it would definitely fall under "really, really rough play" because it'll hurt.
His cock is blue-grey like his tongue, for the same reason, and about seven inches, fitting for his height. The head is triangular, which works with the angles of his body, and is softer than his skin but still a little rough. The balls emerge with the penis, protected until needed. The sac is on the tighter side which make retraction after a more simple process. They're similar to a dog's knot, but turians are not a knotting species.
He can stay erect until he's tucked himself back in to his plating.
Garrus has a pretty bony rear, but he does have an anus. Again, the skin's rough, not soft.
Erogenous areas here: The genital seam, obviously. The back of his legs is a good zone too, spurs especially.
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Any questions, anything I missed? Fire away, I'll add it in.
Cannon gives us this image of a naked turian and not a lot else.
Height: In cutscenes we see that turians are rather tall; they're limited in combat and play due to game mechanics. It's easier to swap out squadmates of similar sizes for a video game, as one of the designers mentioned. Garrus is therefore around 6'11".
Skin: Light grey, with blue clan markings on his face. They're permanent. Leathery (and sensitive) in some areas (specified in the different sections) and metal-laced plating otherwise. Note that plates can't stop a bullet, but they can protect him from some radiation and knives. His skin and plating is rough; if you romance him in-game you get the warning that he may cause chafing.
Garrus' species, turians, have no hair. They cannot swim. They're sensitive to the cold and good with heat, having natural core temperatures of about 101 degrees F, or about 38.3 degrees C. They have less fluctuation in their bodies as well, as anything below 98 F (36.6 C) or above 104 F (40 C) is dangerous.
Voice: Medium, with several tones. When he's entirely calm it can just sound like one, but generally the main tone is readable while there are vibrating subharmonics that give clues to how he's actually feeling/what he's actually thinking. It takes some time to learn how to read them, though he tries to be expressive enough for humans to get it.
Blood: Blue.
Respiratory system: avian, unidirectional. Reference found here.
--
Head and neck: Garrus has fringe stretching back. It's about medium-length for a turian. It's sensitive, stiff enough to stand straight but still yielding, and also is one of two reasons he can't sleep on his back. The back of his head is relatively softer, leather-like and also sensitive. There are several visible plates on the front of his head, most notably his brow plates that can move a little.
His eyes are smaller and a deep blue, though one is nearly always covered due to his visor.
His nose is flat. Garrus has no lips. Rather, he has upper and lower mouthplates and fringed mandibles on either side in place of cheeks. The mandibles can move, helping him change expression a little. Garrus has a blue-grey tongue, due to his blood color, and it's rougher than a human tongue. As well as a fair bit longer. Garrus' teeth are sharp and pointy.
The front of Garrus' neck is where some of his 'softest' skin can be found, but it's still leathery. The back's a little more rough, extending down from the back of his head.
Erogenous zones here: the underside of the fringe and the area where neck skin meets facial plates along his jawline.
--
Torso: Garrus' shape goes from bulky up top to narrow in the waist. This is mostly due to a large carapace on his back and a prominent keelbone in front. The outer part of the carapace is pretty solid and doesn't feel much, though he can feel some sensations inside around the rim. The keelbone is pointed but not particularly sharp. There are several layers of plates that extend down his sides and back, leaving a narrow strip of skin around his waist that's sensitive and can pick up sensations. The plating can be moved a little without causing too much discomfort, lifted enough to push something smaller underneath if done with care.
He does not have nipples.
His shoulders are bulky, tapering into long and slender arms. The plating on his arms ends at the shoulders, which means that the majority of his arms are leathery skin. The exceptions to this are three small spokes at his elbows.
Each hand has a thumb and two other digits, long and clawed. He keeps the claws trimmed well enough, but they can cause serious damage if he tries. ...Or be used for serious fun if he tries, too.
Erogenous zones here: The skin at his waist is heavily sensitive. Lesser areas are wherever plates meet; slender fingers or items can be slipped in to touch the sensitive skin there.
--
Lower body: His hips jut out, curved upward, in a way that could make a very good leg-rest for those inclined. His legs are something between leather and plating, not all that soft but still able to feel. On the back of each leg is a spur that's a bit more sensitive and pliable, and his ankles taper into two-toed clawed feet.
But that's not really why you were reading this section.
Turian genitalia is internal until the turian is aroused enough. For a male, this means there's a sensitive seam between the plates down there that widens and allows his penis to come out. Teasing the seam is a good thing, trying to force something into it would definitely fall under "really, really rough play" because it'll hurt.
His cock is blue-grey like his tongue, for the same reason, and about seven inches, fitting for his height. The head is triangular, which works with the angles of his body, and is softer than his skin but still a little rough. The balls emerge with the penis, protected until needed. The sac is on the tighter side which make retraction after a more simple process. They're similar to a dog's knot, but turians are not a knotting species.
He can stay erect until he's tucked himself back in to his plating.
Garrus has a pretty bony rear, but he does have an anus. Again, the skin's rough, not soft.
Erogenous areas here: The genital seam, obviously. The back of his legs is a good zone too, spurs especially.
--
Any questions, anything I missed? Fire away, I'll add it in.