Ïšlhóšïb
Ïšlhóšïb, or Isolosibb, is the second stage of the life cycle of the Ibrófeneð species. It comes after the Ýyorhïsïb, or the birth, of the organism, and mainly involves the further development of more complicated body parts like the eyes, scales, and the feet. It occurs immediately after Ýyorhïsïb and lasts for 4-5 years.
Biological Development
The main process is the widening of the Žëša, or the head, of the organism, which may grow anywhere from 50-75% in horizontal diameter. However, the vertical diameter is unchanged, resulting in a slightly ovalish shape. This is fueled by the increased intake of food, which regularly grows to more than double that of adults.
Brain
75% of these increased nutrients go to the brain, which grows massively in size during this period and develops the Hafžýr stage system, that is, the tripartite segmentation of the brain. This in turn leads to an equally-pronounced increase mental reasoning, cognition, and sensory abilities.
Expansion
Before Expansion, the brain, and for that matter the rest of the Žëša, is much more circular. The brain itself has taken up all or nearly all of the available space it has, that is, between the two bones called the Оö-Ëtavú and Оö-Ŋüžtú, but it is still very loosely packed. During expansion, the brain pushes against the still-very-flexible Оö-Ëtavú and the Ýyr-Üpal. Initially, this results in the condensing of the brain, rendering it more tightly packed. After 5 months in this stage, the brain cannot compress itself any further, and thus, the continuous pushing forces the bones and skin around it to stretch. This stretching happens most in the horizontal direction, as the Оö-Ëtavú is thickest right above the brain and grows continually thinner as it stretches to the sides. The sheer thickness of the bone after the brain does not allow stretching in that direction.
The abundance of increased nutrients flowing into the brain from the organism's digestive system means that the brain grows radially in all directions. It also means that the new components of the brain that are being formed, especially the sensory aspects, are formed as the innermost layers in the brain, with the existing layers being pushed outwards towards the edges. Although initially consistent and concentric in nature, these existing layers become more chaotically-arranged as the brain is compressed and new layers push it outwards.
Creation of the Hafžýr
Beyond this grand expansion in size, density, and mental faculty, the brain also experiences a separation into three distinct parts, called the Heta-Hafžýr, Nota-Hafžýr, and Yota-Hafžýr. The delineations for these layers typically coincides with the positions and the vascular/neural channels of the teeth. More specifically, the E-Tewaðup separates the Heta and Nota-Hafžýr layers, and the O-Tewaðup separates the Nota and Yota-Hafžýr layers.
In its original form, the brain already occupies the spaces on the Vanýst taken up by all three layers, but when the teeth are established and fully broken in, the shockwaves they produce, as well as the vibrations and movements of the vascular and neural systems, etches into the brain matter that surrounds it. This results in a line stretching horizontally across the section of brain that is in contact with these systems, severing brain interconnections. Because this process begins and ends very early into the Ïšlhóšïb stage, this separation is mostly painless and allows substantial individual growth as separate layers. The Heta- and Yota-Hafžýr become tighly linked to the main organs that surround their respective places, acting as the main channel by which signals and commands are transmitted between the brain and these organs. The Middle section, the Nota-Hafžýr, is nearly 4 times more massive than these outer layers, and it houses the main parts of the brain that collect and interpret the signals that come in, and thereupon send response commands to the organs based on these signals.
Vöród
The Vöród, or Eyes, are the most substantial sensory development for the organism during this stage. Because of the chemical composition of the Оö-Ëtavú, the bone splits into wedge-shaped pieces partway down the Žëša. Between these wedges are the placements for the eyes. This means that any Ibrófeneð with an abnormal amount of wedges has also an abnormal amount of eyes.
The Vöród are primarily the result of two roughly-simultaneous processes regarding the brain. As the brain expands, its neural channels, many of which are left exposed at the outside edge of the brainmass, are gradually enveloped by the growing mass. While inside this brainmass, these channels grow substantially, and given the sheer amount of compression that occurs, it becomes near-guaranteed that these neural connections should combine, whereupon their capabilities would also combine. Given that these neural systems are made of silicon and small bits of oxygen, nitrogen and other trace elements, they are naturally photoreceptive. The combination of these trace elements amplifies their photosensitivity, thereby rendering them ready to detect light.
As the brain keeps growing and compressing, the neural channels of the Nota-Hafžýr become so close to the outer skin. In fact, there comes a time when, during expansion, these neural channels catch hold of parts of the Ýyr-Üpal not shielded by the Оö-Ëtavú. In the ensuing compression, the channels pull the Ýyr-Üpal's inner layer away. As the brain expands again, more photosensitized channels latch on to it and pull it. Due to the limited flexibility of the Ýyr-Üpal's inner layer, this results in a smoothly-curved concave surface, roughly spherical in nature, on which dwell the photosensitized ends of the channels. The extent of the skin that has been pulled is very much circular, and the edges are defined as being where the skin is reinforced again by both the Оö-Ëtavú and Оö-Ŋüžtú. Since the outer layer is so thin and transparent, this becomes the beginning of the eye.
In subsequent months, both the outer and inner layer are strengthened, and the vascular systems to each eye, which were initially vascular systems to the Ýyr-Üpal in general, become swelled in size. The sections of brain directly connected to the eyes becomes gradually adapted to collecting and interpreting signals from the eyes. Although these sections grow to serve purposes distinct from the rest of the Nota-Hafžýr, they aren't really considered as separate in categorization.
Üpal
The Üpal are the black scales that cover the skin of the Žëša. These are mainly formed in tiny sacs made directly from the outer layer of the skin; the vascular systems that feed into the skin do so at regular patterned intervals, which appear as tiny slits in the inner layer. The edges of these slits carry tiny coarse hooks which anchor the outer skin to the inner skin. Although it does serve to strengthen the inner and outer layers, the vascular system also serves as the basis behind the Üpal.
Albeit an integral part of the Ibrófeneð identity, the Üpal only appears at the very end of the Ïšlhóšïb, and serves as the indication that all other body parts have reached their full capacity. That is, once the many other body parts that are to be formed here have been completed, the nutrients are diverted to the Üpal. The formation of the scales is typically seen as the boundary between the Ïšlhóšïb and the Ašýöšïb, or adult, phase.
Vmýül
The Vmýül are the ears of the Ibrófeneð. While there are only 6 eyes, there are 12 ears, and they are located above and below the spaces between each eye.
The top set is not exactly visible to the outside observers, but is an integrated part of the Оö-Ëtavú. This bone carries vascular and neural systems that supply both itself and the skin outside it. This differs from vascular and neural systems that are directly connected to the skin, as the resources there are not divided between two components. Thus, the skin that is NOT supported by the bones is actually more reinforced and stronger than the skin supported by the bones.
Another consequence of this vascular and neural system layout is that the neurons collect and concentrate at the wedges, whereupon, just like at the eyes, their capabilities combine and create a highly sensitive sensory organ. However, the trace material that would render them photosensitive are not with them, having been taken and incorporated by the Оö-Ëtavú. The result is that the neurons are not light-sensitive but still very pressure-sensitive, and because the berth of nutrients for the skin renders it extremely thin, that skin becomes a makeshift drum. Based on the motions of this drum, the sensors are able to pick up sound.
The bottom set is much more visible, and is chiefly a result of the random and irregular formation of the Оö-Ŋüžtú, which forms numerous cavities and holes in its structure. Most of these holes are taken up by the Vëtiš, or legs, and the various storage compartments, but some of these, especially the very small ones, become the frame for the vascular and neuron systems for the ears. These systems connect to the Tewaðup and Оö-Fýtap, respectively, and, upon reaching the skin, burrow through to form a crater-like feature. Here, the outer skin is reformed into the cup-like protrusion that funnels sound into the inner layer, which forms the drum. The additional features here mean that the bottom sets of ears are much more sensitive than the top sets.
Comments