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PeteC

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In BoT, Ti'ana describes the facial features of the D'ni people as having "a strange elongation of the features, that almost-human fineness to the bones". Is this supposed to be canon? Are there other differences between human and the D'ni?

ThedStranger

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The D'ni look human in every aspect- except they are usually taller and slimer. And their eyes are pale and weak (that, I think, is special only to D'ni. I don't think the Terahnee or the original Ronay had such weak eyes).

Also, they can live up to 400 years, and they are probably more intelligente.

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tanshin

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I believe the weak eyes is attributed to the dim light of the cavern, hence why they need the goggles (/me looks at Escher) on the surface and in many ages.

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PeteC

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Well, Ti'ana also wondered "how they saw her. Did they find her nose and mouth too thick and coarse, her cheekbones much too heavy, too pronounced, in her face?" I didn't notice this in Ghen or Esher. I was wondering if the book was takign liberties or if the games didn't reflect this.

Loshem

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It IS canon that the D'ni had elongated heads in comparison to humans. Their clothing also had very pronounced shoulders to compensate that fact, There are a few concept art pieces from the "seers" plotline of Myst V which was removed.

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PeteC

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Is this supposed to be someone specific?

Loshem

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That particular individual is an early rendering for a character called the "Seer of Wisdom" Myst V's original plotline had these "Seers" 4 total who were eventually condensed into one character. That character later became Esher but the original concepts were quite unique. I believe Wisdom is the only one who was fiully rendered though, the others exist only as concept art.

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