log entry 1

Gems have no gender/sex they don't not reproduce they just produce. They are not living organisms in that they are not organic in nature, they are inorganic, meaning that by how we catalog life they are not living they are not living organisms then what are they? Though they are not organic in nature they are sentient, meaning that they are self aware. Gems are a parasitic species, in that the way that they are made is by using up all the nutrients in the surrounding environment to grow and form. This is why that have to constantly find new planets and colonize them, it's the only way for their race to grow and survive.

log entry 2

The Gem's "body" is a hard light construct projected by the Gemstone itself, which is its real body. looking closely at a Gem that is dormant (or "poofed" as it is called by Gems) one can see a metallic ring around the gemstone itself. I believe that this ring is what produces the hard light construct that form the Gem's "body". A Gem's hard light "body" takes on a feminine physique, having the secondary female sexual characteristics, but not the primary. It may be because of this that Gems use female pronouns.

log entry 3

Due to the unique physiology of Gems, and understanding that their bodies are hard light constructs, Gems can manipulate their forms in a number of ways. A well trained Gem can change the shape of their hard light form to almost anything as long as their gemstone can also fit on the form taken, but the gemstone itself will never change shape or placement. This ability seems to be absent in Era 2 Gems. Due to the same reason that Gems can change shape, they can also merge their hard light forms to create one new form with a amalgamation of the two or more Gems personalities. It is unknown if era 2 Gems can merge with others, since again they if they can not change shape it would stand to reason that Era 2 Gems may not be able to merge as well, but this is just speculation.

log entry 4

It is unknown how Gems sustain themselves as they do. It would appear that Gems do not need to take in food or other substances to maintain active, but have shown the ability to eat if wanted. It just doesn't do anything for them. This is something that i would love to figure out, because that have to have something that provides them with the energy need to stay in their active hard light forms. I do have a number of theories. It is possible for them to draw power from solar energy. It is also possible that all the energy that they would ever need is taken from the area from where they were made. They also do not have a need for sleep, but have been show the ability to if wanted.

log entry 5

it would seem that a Gem, if not influenced by an outside factor, will stay active indefinitely. this is to say that they are effectively immortal

log entry 6

I have mentioned Era 2 Gems in my previous logs but not much about them. Era 2 Gems are Gems that were produced after the war for the Earth colony. After this their homeworld (which even after study of an active Gem have still not been given a name, to my frustration) has ran into a resource shortage resulting in lesser quality Gems. Thus Gems made in this era are believed to be of fewer abilities than that of the era before them.