Now imagine that it's purple.
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That's the setting of one of Ai-chan's planets. The plants have evolved to reject red light, so everything looks purple.
Paradise World of Avis Nin
Purple. That is what one would describe it if one were to look at it from space. At first glance, it appears as if the planet consists of 86% landmass, with the largest open body of water located in the southern pole of the planet. In reality, the planet consists of 93% water, with thick vegetation suspended above the water's surface on large roots. While it is considered a shrine world or a tomb world (depending on who your ask) by many spacefaring civilizations of this sector, it is neither monitored nor patrolled. Most races of this sector avoid it mostly due to superstition about the trees eating people. In reality, they were not eaten, but attacked by the native races who have lost the ability to build spaceships to leave the planet.
Geography
At first glance, it appears as if 86% of the planet is made up of a massive supercontinent covered in purple-like flora. When you land, you will still think that is the case. It's when you fall through the many holes dotting the land that you realize you're walking on not land, but roots suspended above a sea of water. There is one major landmass with many smaller islands underneath all the roots, unseen unless one were to cut through the undergrowth. If one were to remove all vegetation, one would see that the whole planet is 93% water.
Fauna & Flora
86% of the planet's surface is covered in purple-leaved plants. The entire flora ecosystem of the planet consists of only a few species, each can be traced back to a 'mother tree' somewhere on the planet. While survival of the plants does not depend on the survival of the 'mother', each plant is genetically similar to its 'mother' regardless of where in the world they are found. In some species, they are linked to their 'mother' through a root system that functions similar to a centralized nerve system. The Purple Mangrove as the humans call it is the most common of all the trees found here. Their main roots are long and strong, punching deep through the bottom of the sea to provide a central structure from which all other plants exist. Each tree is suspended above or on the surface of the water by the main root that can be longer and larger than even its own trunk. The Purple Mangrove has numerous aerial roots, always intersecting and intertwining other roots, creating a false land that is thick and strong enough to easily take the landing of a 1000 tonne spaceship without any significant bending.
Natural Resources
The planet's primary natural resource is its water, of which 93% of the surface is made out of. It also has an extensive supply of deuterium in its sea. This allows it to resupply starships easily if they have one, but the natives have none. In the millenias that they lost their only spaceship, they were unable to mine through the water and therefore has no source of iron or other minerals that other planets enjoy. The Avisian Ambrosia is the heartwood of an Avisian Cypress. Unlike Earth Cypress, the Avisian Cypress does not shrink and dry out as it grows old. The heartwood softens when exposed to pure hydrogen, allowing it to be cut into slices which can be eaten as a salad. It has the ability to mend wounds and fix broken bones almost instantly. The Avisian Spice is a powder made from the sap of an Avisian Willow. They are freshwater trees that can only be found growing on the continent or on top of Mangroves. When mixed into alcohol, they are called the Fountain of Life, which is highly sought after for its ability to reverse aging and increase cellular regeneration.
Alternative Name(s)
The Immortal Land, Tomb of the Forgotten, The Verdant Sea
Type
Planet
