That they're human-looking at all... probably the same thing that's responsible for the bat thing. But...
"Hm... so, a random distribution of physical traits... makes me suspect that the existence of daeva is intentional on someone's behalf. Genes aren't discretely packaged and identified such that a simple magic effect could pick from a List of Random Human Appearance Parts. It'd have to have been done on purpose... and..."
He snaps his fingers.
"Experiment. I've got a prediction, here- would you say that daeva- or demons, at least- generally look... aesthetically pleasing? Pretty? Or, at least, about as attractive as the mean in human populations? Or are they usually, for lack of a better word, ugly, or uncanny in some way?"
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"Hm... so, a random distribution of physical traits... makes me suspect that the existence of daeva is intentional on someone's behalf. Genes aren't discretely packaged and identified such that a simple magic effect could pick from a List of Random Human Appearance Parts. It'd have to have been done on purpose... and..."
He snaps his fingers.
"Experiment. I've got a prediction, here- would you say that daeva- or demons, at least- generally look... aesthetically pleasing? Pretty? Or, at least, about as attractive as the mean in human populations? Or are they usually, for lack of a better word, ugly, or uncanny in some way?"