![1other androgynous artist_name belt black_shirt black_shorts broken covering_face crystal_hair dated disembodied_limb gem_uniform_(houseki_no_kuni) highres houseki_no_kuni leaning_forward mercury nengo phosphophyllite red_hair seiza shards shinsha_(houseki_no_kuni) shirt short_shorts short_sleeves shorts simple_background sitting sparkle thighs white_background white_belt rating:s score:3 post #3062990](/cdn_image/preview/aa/03/aa03d54b006c65edbc762d574485ad41.jpg)
A character from Houseki no Kuni, a personification of the red, mercury-containing mineral cinnabar. Shinsha is the only Gem referred to by the Japanese name of the mineral, albeit in katakana, rather than a western name.
Small "clouds" of native mercury appear to float around Shinsha at all times. In the same way that mercury is harmful to human beings (due to its toxicity) and destructive to metals such as aluminum (due to forming amalgams that compromise their strength), Shinsha's very presence is hazardous to their fellow Gems. As a result, they have been forced to live a mostly solitary existence, well removed from the "school" where the rest of the Gems live.