Birnam

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)

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)