Symmonds Tree

Symmonds Tree
Base Information
Classification	Chemotroph
Terrain	Forest
Locomotion	Sessile
Size	Large
Speed	0.0kph (Sessile)
Strength	n/a
Social Structure	Large groups (groves)
Weapons	None
Armor	None
Source
Homeworld	Medurma (Dagudashaag 2124)
Multi-world	No
Canon	No
Extinct	Extant
Reference	Signal-GK Issue #2

Symmonds Tree (Caligoarbor subtilis symmondsi), a thick-stemmed “bush” which grows to perhaps eight meters in height. Native to Medurma (Dagudashaag 2124).

Physiology & Ecology

Strangely, many aspects of the Symmonds Tree's biochemistry still defy analysis, and it has yet to be placed satisfactorily in the Medurman evolutionary scheme.

Life Cycle & Reproduction

No information yet available.

Diet & Trophics

The plant appears to be chemosynthetic, and is a symbiont with an underground network of hyphae or nutrient-carrying tubes, which can extend for many kilometers.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Symmonds Tree is used as a food source as well as providing several unique pharmaceuticals, some of which are key ingredients in the manufacture of Anagathics.

Pharmaceutical Company Interest

The following companies have established a presence on Medurma (Dagudashaag 2124) and are actively harvesting, researching, and manufacturing pharmaceuticals based on the Symmonds Tree:

Symmonds Xenoculture - founded in 318, it is perhaps the oldest company interested in the Symmonds Tree.

DeepLevel Harvesting - formed in 862 to break Symmonds Xenoculture Inc’s monopoly on the Symmonds Tree harvesting.

Nei'Tan Corporation - a biomedical co-operative run by the Snow Leopard tribe of Alikasch on Medurma (Dagudashaag 2124).

Pharmacologique Fabrique - has taken a recent interest in the Symmonds Tree and its potential.

SuSAG - the Imperial megacorporation specializing in pharmaceuticals has also taken a recent interest in the Symmonds Tree and its potential.

Travellers' Aid Society Advisory

The Travellers' Aid Society classifies symmonds tree as non-threatening to most sophonts and makes no special advisory regarding this organism.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: Jae Campbell - Periodical: Signal-GK Issue #2 - HIWG