Birnam

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Facts

  • Primary: Dunsinane
  • System name: GJ 1045 I (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
  • Class M
  • Tidally-locked with primary (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
  • Inhabitants: Dryad
  • All macroscopic organisms consist of plant-analogues (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
  • Plants tend towards blues or purples, to better extract energy from dim star (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
  • Most lifeforms mobile, to better extract energy should light be blocked (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
  • High oxygen content as compared to most class M environments (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)

Indigenous life

Plant

  • Spongy, dark bluish growth across soil (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
    • Able to migrate away from environmental hazards (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
  • Slender trees with asparagus-like stalks (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
    • Mobile scales catching solar radiation (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
  • Bamboo-like grass (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
    • Folds against ground in high wind (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
  • Sylph-like flying plant (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
    • Drifting on translucent membranes (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
      • Brief flaps to maneuver (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
  • Water-dwelling organism (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
    • Manipulating indigo tentacles to capture airborne prey (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)