Gensang

Carnivorous (specifically hypercarnivore) Also eat berries or other fruits upon occasion, but it is considered a luxury and reserved for special occasions or specific ceremonies

Mouth disappears when closed, when open it visibly contains very sharp teeth and an extremely long tongue. Usually have smaller noses.

Minor Telepathy: can speak into the minds of those nearby, prefer to communicate via hand gestures and body language (the telepathy is considered intimate enough to not want to use it with just anyone)-- those who interact with other species often resort to either wearing an opaque veil over their mouth (most gensang do this even amongst their own species, considering the intimacy of telepathy), or cover it with their hand while speaking verbally (for those who speak rarely, and feel it unneccesarry to wear a veil) Vision: Exceptional night vision, general vision is excellent as well, although photosensitivity is common   Hearing: excellent

The more tattoos one has, the more attractive, as each tattoo is awarded for important events in one's life. If a gensang doesn't have many tattoos (as an adult, as children naturally have less, as they have lived for a far shorter time), they are considered useless/underachieving to some degree.

One is not supposed to eat in front of others, as exposing one’s mouth is considered deeply disrespectful

Tattoos

  Tattoos are applied to denote specific events in one’s life, and each piece is custom. During childhood, tattoos must be applied by the elders of their community, usually in a temple or other holy area. Tattoos outside of childhood are also often applied by elders, but those who live outside predominantly Gensang communities tend to apply some of their own tattoos. Larger events tend to send one back to the homeland to have an elder-applied tattoo; like an official acknowledgement of what happened. More personal events are the ones deemed less important and are often self-applied.   In the case of a Gensang taking a member of another species in as family (does not really embody the level of devotion from the Gensang that would be required to even consider this), the Gensang’s tattoos (usually just some of them) are applied to the other being. This is rather rare, given that most Gensang stay in ethnocentric communities and even fewer bother to interact positively with other species, but it marks the being as honorarily Gensang.   Those in the Specific Religious Role

Exposing one's mouth   Applying the traditional gensang tattoos to Gensang that naturally have the coloration of the 'shards' that they burst into upon death (such as little shit). It's seen as inviting misfortune, as Gensang with this particular coloration are seen as very delicate and weak-- as if the slightest injury or discomfort would be enough for them to turn to the shards with which they share coloration (they're not even allowed to cut their hair or nails-- as their entire bodies are seen as a gift from the gods). Additionally, gensang with this particular coloration are seen as closer to the gods, and thus it's seen as disrespecting the gods to marr such a complexion. They are obligated to take religious roles in their communities-- regardless of their views on the matter. Some regular gensang view these individuals as bringing misfortune with their existance; as if they curse any whom lay eyes upon them to death.