The majority of these question came from  pezwolf who also set up this FAQ so if this helped, be sure to thank him for righting all this up. if there is a question not on here that your curios about, leave it below and i'll answer it asap.

Q: What kind of sexual dimorphism do blanks have?

A: For the most part Blanks tend to share most of their traits with each other, but there are some differences. Note: fluff refers to their fluff, but it's not fur or hair, it's a type of leaf just like their frills. Their genitals can be found here, http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15463733/ and I need to do more work with them, but it makes me uncomfortable so I haven't worked on that part of their anatomy much.

1) Females: Females tend to be the smallest of the three sexes but just like the others, this is not always the case. They tend to have markings around their eyes, back of their head and neck, shoulder and elbow fluff. Like the Delmale, they have organs on their stomach, but they are harder to see. This is where the baby/seed of the blanks develop. Females have small flowering organs on the back of their head that "bloom" {I say bloom but rely all they do is slightly open, still it does the trick} when they are *cough* receptive. You can see the organs here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19227646/ . Females evolved to be the lookout for a blank family in the wild so after having kids they tend to get a bit paranoid, always on the lookout.

2) Males: Male for the most part (but just like the others, not always) are right in the middle for size. They tend to have more fluff around there head, necks, and shoulders. They do not share the trait the females and delmales share in regards to the lumps that can be found on their stomach. Although sub-dermal, there are vestigial lumps of what would be that organ. Males have a more pronounced flowering organ on the back of their head that serves the same purpose as the females, but is only active after the female has released pheromones from her flowering organ. You can see the organs here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19227609/ . Males evolved to be the hunters for the family grope and as such usually are full of energy, curiosity, and tend to be more agile than females or delmales.

3) Delmales: Delmales are usually (but not always) the tallest of the three sexes. Their looks can be anything from only slightly different, to wildly different yet still blank like, depending on what their host was. See questions 4 for more details. They have six lump on their stomachs for their latchlings. More detail in question 4. Examples of the organs can be found here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15367300/ . They also have flowering organs on the back of their head, however these do not open up. Examples of that can be found here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19227632/ . Delmales evolved to be the ones that protect the family unit, and as such, tend to be bigger and more muscular then the other sexes.

Q: Upon review, I observed males, females, and delta males. Given the context, I am confused about delta males. Explain.

A: Well they are just like a male and female, you need them to be able to have kids. They also provide the latchlings with a second half of the delta gen that the males and females need to survive. The delmale latchling however has a complete set and can be attached to other things, more detail in question 4.

Q: Given that Blanks are multi species, possibly stemming from an ability to obtain and assimilate foreign DNA, are they isolated to a specific planet / universe, or are they wide spread across a variety of planets / universes?

A: The species known as Blank are spread throughout their respective plane of existence and others as well. They have been spread out in various ways as to get the best results of how they react/evolve to situations. Their home planet, that is to say the one they naturally evolved on, is a control planet. They have just retched the stage of exo-planetary exploration which they take slow and methodically, so as to avoid another situation like that which ended their 3rd Great Era. The Zite.

Quick version, The Zite: During the last days of the 3rd great era, the Blanks had decided to start exploring the other continents of their planet. Sounds normal until you realize that they had already started to explore space. Nothing too big, just probes to their moons. Their race had constructed 2 content spanning cities both to the north and south of the wandering forest filled with many types of walking trees. Out of the groups sent, the first group was sent west and found a lush new land to call home and had started to build new "smaller" cities. The group sent to the west was cut off by a storm and sent further south then planned. This took them to an island inhabited by pigmy Blanks whose shell had evolved to grow over there nostrils as a natural fight against the Zite. The Zite is a cordyceps like parasite that infects the host through the nostrils. Not knowing that there was a threat, and unable to continue to the new lands to the east, they headed back and brought with them the single worst plague to nearly wipe out the Blanks. They only survived due to the successes of the western cities and the many, many worriers and monks to stay behind, thus preventing the spread of the infection from reaching those escaping their once grand homes. And yes this is the very short version.

This attitude is not shared by all Blanks, as some of the worlds that the Blanks have spread to may not have had to deal with the Zite. Their worlds can vary from only slightly different to completely different, and by any chance, the Blanks are usually unaware that the world they call their own isn't their native world. Even then, it's not always the main species of Blank that's sent out. There are worlds dedicated to the study of Prairie Blanks, Sea Blanks, Pigmy Blanks, even some of those now extinct on their home world Blanks. Also there are some worlds dedicated to other species from the Blank home world, there are world dedicated to Shrills, and other species. Even worlds dedicated to Jack Jumpers, or Ruks. So they can be anywhere for any reason all across the many different plans of existence. Except The Shard touched Blanks, those are isolated in a different plain of existents for reasons.

Q: How do Blanks obtain and assimilate foreign DNA?

A: This is an outdated peace that I still need to rework, but for the most part is still accurate enough http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6190963/ .

So, this is where the Delmale comes in. After a blank is out of its seed stage, it goes into a latch stage. For the male and female, this is where they attach to their lother (delmale parent) as they have an incomplete set of Delta genes. The Delmale however has one and a half complete Delta gens and can be attached to just about anything with genetic marital, such as plants, animals, and some types of artificial life. It then incorporates these new genes in with its incomplete delta gene, which it can pass down to their children. The delmale gamin acts more like a virus than that of a male "sperm" or female "egg" I only say those terms as there close enough to how male and females Blanks gamins work. So, in a neat yet slightly cringing way, a mated trio can bring their species back from near extinction if there are enough unique life forms around for them to have as "host" for their children. Also thought I'd mention it here, they don't breed much, but when they have a "litter" of pups they always have two of each sex. Six kids every time. Also as a note worthy bit about how this works for them, they can keep having the same host from multiple generations, but it usually never passes "20" (12 for us because they do their math in bass 6) generations as this may make them genetically "locked". Meaning they will have sterile children if they have children with other Blanks. This can be reversed if they let their delmale latchlings attach to other delmales. In this way, they are able to quickly evolve to new environments and new situations, say for the Zite.



Q: How would a delmale obtain genetic material to pass down to the next generation? Eat it? Have sex with it? Through osmosis? Say for example If Zev, Po, & Nil wanted to raise a 6 pack of pups, and include Bess' genetic info, how would that work out?

A: So, if Zev, Nil, And Po wanted to have Bess' genetics in their offspring, they would only be able to let their delmale children receive some of her genetics as the way they incorporate new information is through the latchling phase of their life cycle. They are only a mild xenomorphic race.



Q: How long have you been working on Blanks, out of curiosity? (Note: asked in 2016)

A: I've been working on them séance I dreamt them up over 6 years ago.



Q: So if I understand better, blanks are gender trinary, and display sexual trimorphism (if I'm using my Greek correctly). Male and female do their own thing, and the delmale acts as both an incubator and also a source for external genetic information to be assimilated to the youth.

A: Yes they are a trinary gender based creature, all the creatures on their planet follow this trend, however it is only the blanks and other Ank species that are xenomorphic in nature. Well, the seeds grow on the females stomach first then when they reach the latchling stage, then they attach themselves to the luther, save for the delmale children. If the parents want to attach the delmale children to something else, but it's more the norm that they do then attaching them to their luther.



Q: So for the sake of the example, Po, Nil, and Zev have a litter of 6, 2 of which are Delmale. Bess agrees to let the 2 delmales latch on to her for a period of time and they acquire genetic material from her. Now when you say mild, do you mean like the majority of people who have part Neanderthal DNA in them are 1% Neanderthal, or is that an extremely low genetic variance, and you're thinking more like 5 - 20% genetic material acquisition rate? I'm going to throw out a number as an axiom for this conversation and say 10% genetic acquisition rate. If the 2 10% Bess genetics delmales grow up to full adults, and they let another round of delmales latch on to them, does that mean those delmales acquire 1% of Bess's genetic material? The concept is fascinating, and if you could help with the % rate of genetic acquisition, it would help with comprehension of the concept further.

A: Hhmmmm, well admittedly I never actually came up with an algorithm for how much DNA it would acquire. but I do have a system for how they look after they acquire new genetic like how this guy turned out http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11199328/ . I have been thinking on how they will look after having a yinglets as host (edit: they can be found here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/20183954/ ). It'll be interesting to see as yinglets basically have genetic crap shoot going on for them. but if I had to put a number to it, I'd say it's a bit of a compounding number, 3% for the first generation then 6% for the next tell it hits a certain point of saturation, Around 32% or so then it goes slower by .0003% or something along those lines. I'm still not entirely sure on the percentage, so don't quote me yet, but that is close enough for an explanation for now. As for what I meant by "mild" I meant that they’re kinda like aliens from Aliens, in the xenomorphic way, but with none of that chest bursting nonsense.



Q: Does the percentage of genetic assimilation increase on a linear scale until it plateaus out, or does it increase exponentially until it plateaus out? The difference would be 11 generations to plateau out on a linear basis vs. 4 or 5 generations on an exponential scale.

A: Well, I'd say it's exponential (edit to this part: the exponential growth of this new DNA could be wonky with the nature of genetics being mixed because mother nature likes to gamble.) for the first few generations, but at a certain point it plateaus. However once it hits a certain point on that "plateau", it'll become genetically locked, meaning it technically is another species, but that can be reversed. But it would have to be "reversed" sooner rather than later. The limit of genetic locking is somewhere in between (in our math) 14 to 16 generations of the same host spices, but like I said before with the crap shoot of yinglet genetics this could be different, I still need to think on that.

Note: Val Salia, creator of both Yinglets and www.ValSalia.Com, is asked to weigh in on the topic as well. Specifically regarding if a yinglets disposition for high genetic variation is sufficient to overcome a genetic locking of a blank, allow for a higher amount of generations before they are genetically locked in, or if there is no exception.

Val Salia: “Well! This is definitely a complex issue; I hadn't thought much about yinglets' reproductive possibilities with other species! If it would be at all possible, then the yinglet DNA might be able to avoid plateau altogether; their hyperactive mutation rates make it possible to avoid the typically negative effects of a shallow, localized gene pool, and even inbreeding, unless it's an extreme case thereof.”

Shard of Confusion’s response is “I think Val may be missing some of the information. As Val said ‘yinglets' reproductive possibilities with other species!’ and that's not really what's going on. And as for the high mutation rates of yinglet DNA, this is where I have to think on how it effects the Blanks. Well the level of mutation carry over, what effects (good and bad) may occur, will it lock them to yinglets, will they even be able to reverse it, will it cause mutations in non delta genes, how will that effect them and so on. There are many variable to go through. I only have an idea of how it may end up working with them so far. I never thought of how a Blank locked to a human would look, as I never liked the idea myself, and as for yinglets, I'm thinking down the path that they could end up being locked in a way that leaves them big just as randomly as the yinglets themselves.



Q: If a Blank youth in the rooting stage were to attach itself to anything other than a delmale, how does that work? Do they simply attach to whatever soft spot they find and put a few roots in and grab what they need in a parasitic manner?

A: Yes, it is parasitic in nature. They attach and use their tongues which have a syringe like end that they lose as they grow, say for a few species who repurpose it to deliver venom. Only the Delmales are capable of attaching to other creatures and surviving.



Q: Is it painful for the host?

A: The pain for the host varies. For instance, creatures they evolved with would most likely not notice as they secrets a pain killer to their hosts, but this could be ineffective or have the opposite effect. Thankfully they (in more advanced societies) know how to counter any negatives if needed.



Q: You mentioned that the host could also be something non organic, what did you have in mind with that?

A: Well, I believe it is possible that as long as it has a means of molecular duplication it can be a living creature. Say for example you have a life form who's equivalent to DNA isn't carbon based but let's say Tungsten based for shits and grins (I have no clue if that would even be possible but even if it were a .00001% in 99.99999to the 99 power chance of occurring in an infinite universe that means it's happened an infinite amount of time... sorry Rambling tangent) It may not be considered "organic" or even if another sentient life made an artificial life capable of reproduction, technically by some not organic. That's where I was going with that part.



Q: If, using Bess as an example because Zhorin would be too much of an arse to do so himself, someone volunteers to become a host, what kind of special accommodations would she need to take?

A: None really, except be aware that there was a baby living on\off of her, and be prepared to have Nil around her at almost all times.



Q: Which reminds me, you mentioned they're a plant / animal hybrid, so does that mean at the rooting stage they would defecate like fauna, or just continue to grow and absorb nutrients and occasionally loose foliage like flora?



A: Well there are plant like animals that evolved from animal like plant, and in their evolution.... Wes they poop, No I haven't really worked on that part of their anatomy yet. There are two ways I've been thinking about how they deal with their waste, one familiar and those I don't need to think about it, and the other very gross if you think about it too long. Thinking about the latching stage... perhaps the former will be the way it works.



Q: I suppose the analogous method for blank waste disposal would be diapers when they're too young, and can later upgrade to puppy pads and potty training later on in life. So there any place in particular you would absolutely not want to attach a blank in the rooting stage?

A: Well an optimal spot would indeed be a safe spot that wouldn't interfere with day to day activities. I'd say belly, back neck would be good spots, followed by arms and upper legs. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/20286250/ I would not put them in a few spots, I think you know what spots those may be.



Q: Would you also need to feed them, or do they just tap into your blood supply and live off that, or something else?

A: No need to feed them as they get all necessary nutrients (mostly water and in this stage they can get a lot from photosynthesis) from the host.



Q: So trying to find a flaw in the science of photosynthesis in animals, and instead I come up on this article. http://umich.uloop.com/news/view.ph.....thetic-animals . How much have you researched it yourself?

A: So trying to look for flaws in zhe Blanks eh? Well you can look at species from our only control group, aka earth. But what works here could work different from other palaces. But they inherently have photosynthetic pigments that I'd have to look up the proper name of as there line of evolution is strait from plants, to animal like plant, to plant like animals. Admittedly not the best description but it's close enough to represent the idea of them. So no need to steal chlorophyll from other life forms.