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They had a more alien appearance originally, although it was not clear whether one form shown was their true form, or simply one imagined by [[April MacLean]] when she learned of Miss Quill's origin. In that form, the Quill, appropriately for their name, sported long quills or spines on their bodies, which sprouted from at least their heads and shoulders. Their skin was primarily reddish brown, with black, zigzagging stripes, and pale white on the lower part of the face. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'') | They had a more alien appearance originally, although it was not clear whether one form shown was their true form, or simply one imagined by [[April MacLean]] when she learned of Miss Quill's origin. In that form, the Quill, appropriately for their name, sported long quills or spines on their bodies, which sprouted from at least their heads and shoulders. Their skin was primarily reddish brown, with black, zigzagging stripes, and pale white on the lower part of the face. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'') | ||
Quill would typically give birth to a litter of young ([[TV]]: ''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]''), but this was not strictly true when it came to [[sex|sexual]] encounters with other species. When [[Andrea Quill]] had sex with a [[Lorr]] called [[Ballon]], the resulting pregnancy was only that of a single Quill. ([[TV]]: [[The Lost (TV story)| | Quill would typically give birth to a litter of young ([[TV]]: ''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]''), but this was not strictly true when it came to [[sex|sexual]] encounters with other species. When [[Andrea Quill]] had sex with a [[Lorr]] called [[Ballon]], the resulting pregnancy was only that of a single Quill. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost (TV story)|The Lost]]'') | ||
Quill had two wombs within them, and at some stage in pregnancy, the children would move to the second womb. ([[TV]]: [[The Lost (TV story)| | Quill had two wombs within them, and at some stage in pregnancy, the children would move to the second womb. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost (TV story)|The Lost]]'') In an early stage of Quill development, Quill would shed their quills while still in the [[Quill nest]]. They would also consume their mothers, though Miss Quill noted that by her time this was medically unnecessary, and no more than a followed tradition. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]'') | ||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
