Goldsand

Goldsand
Base Information
Classification	Autotroph/chemotroph
Terrain	Desert
Locomotion	Unknown
Size	Unknown
Speed	Unknown
Strength	Unknown
Social Structure	Unknown
Weapons	Unknown
Armor	Unknown
Source
Homeworld	Unknown
Multi-world	Unknown
Canon	Unknown
Reference

Goldsand is a desert life form similar in evolutionary status to Earth corals.

Physiology & Ecology

Goldsand is a colony-based life-form that spreads over large areas of Dakaar (Reaver's Deep 1830) erg deserts, utilizing a chemosynthetic process for energy.

Life Cycle & Reproduction

Colonies spring up rapidly, grow with great speed, and are then scattered by the fierce sandstorms which sweep across the ergs. Individual parts of the colony may survive to start up new colonies in new locations.

Diet & Trophics

Goldsand also forms the chief food source for the Sandroller, a small (25kg) animal which poses a danger to humans because of the highly poisonous spines which cover its spherical body. Sandrollers are many times found within the colonies as they are being harvested.

History & Background

The Goldsand is highly prized as a spice; it also has certain pharmaceutical uses, and is an important ingredient in some types of slow and medical slow drugs.

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References & Contributors

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Kevin Knight. "Library Data." Traveller Chronicle 06 (1994): .