Eridian reproductive system
Eridians are genderless co-sex (has both male and female reproductive systems) organisms. They possess the ability both genders would have if they were decided by sexes.
Eridians lay eggs and their reproduction is basically asexual. It can be compared to Earth's snails or fish reproduction.
Each mate lays 5 eggs, what follows is swapping position and coating the Eggs laid by the partner in a thick substance containing their genetic information. Part of this substance penetrates the shell of the egg and merges with the genetic information stored as the nucleus inside the Egg. What remain crystallizes into a hard protective shell that serves as an additional buffer to protect the life inside.
Eridians, as any culture, have their own customs regarding the Eggs. The habit of watching other Eridians remains, as there is a string need to have the Eggs always in their field of 'vision'. To accommodate that, it is universally accepted that the parents each carry 5 of the Eggs mounted on their carapace on a daily basis. Mounting and unmounting Eggs from the carapace is done by the mate and other parent of the Eggs. It is considered a private and very intimate ordeal. The Eggs are swapped daily to make sure the Hatchlings will be bonded with both of their parents equally.
The incubation period is a little less than an Eridian Year. If an Egg doesn't hatch in the timeframe of that Year, that Egg will never hatch and it's considered unviable. It is common for 2-3 Eggs from the 10 to not hatch.
Unhatched Eggs are laid to rest ceremonially in Specific cave systems, that honour both parents heritages. As an example, Rocky is from Vulcan background and Adrian is from the Mountains. Their unhatched Eggs would be laid to rest in a Cave in a Vulcanic Mountain.
When the Egg hatches, the protective crystal shell cracks and breaks down into respective crystals and clusters. These pieces are kept, sort of as the Placental blood in Humans. They're used as a gift when the Hatchling reaches specific milestones, and collectively they make up a large portion of the Celebratory Garments.
A small piece of these crystals gets embedded in two of the parents legs, they're chronologically organized and make up a constellation. This constellation is mirrored from mate to mate.
Unhatched Eggs are depicted as triangles at the end of the constellation. The triangle symbolises the two parents and the hatchling. They're etched out and colored in the contrasting colour of the parents base colour.
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