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Evolution on a Low Gravity World

Lets start with a landscape no too different from that of Earth but with dryer climates and less gravity. How would life evolve here? Less gravity means less ties to the ground below. Trees and grass would have the potential to be very tall. Animals would be able to run faster and leap further and jump higher. Sky dwelling animals could be larger and even may use gas-filled bladders to float about like fish in the sky. Plants may do the same. Larger animals would be able to move about easier. Some animals could be taller and thinner. Keep these things in consideration when designing native life-forms on Trocken.

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Here you will find unique plants and animals that inhabit the planet Trocken. Click here to see about contributing ideas.

Floating Lantern

Designer: Michael Fichtenmayer based on ideas from NG special.
Summary: Balloon-like plant common to Trocken. Floating pale green plant which attaches to anything using spiney leafs at the ends of long vines. Seeds initially start as small viney plant in loose soil. When mature, a balloon-like seed-sack develops and fills with an flamable yet lighter than air gas. The balloon eventually becomes light enough to pull the entire plant from the ground. The plants float freely for weeks afterwards occasionally attachiing themselves to trees and other vertical surfaces using their spiney leaves. Mature balloons range from 2-5 feet in diameter. When plant begins to turn a golden brown the sack bursts and scatters its seeds. Balloons emit bioluminescent glow making them a unique sight in the dark.

Trockens colonist began harvesting and farming the Floating Lantern as a cheap and natural source of gas. This gas is used in heating, cooking and industrial applications. Due to it's volitile nature it is not commonly used in derrigibles. In Progress

 

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