Coshima

Coshima is a planet of the Virasana Empire, only recently settled by a large logging expedition.
==Climate==
* two moons
* only two narrow strips of habitable climate, polar and equatorial regions are mostly barren
* giant forests with immensely large trees
* large, extremely swift apex predators on the forest floor
* Most wildlife found among the treetops
* Settlers live in rough but breathtaking treetop villages
==History==
* medium N'Ptalini population, very diverse settlers
* First contact with a Felid happened here in 2278 ET
* almost exclusively commoners
== Culture ==
As a recently settled planet, Coshima gets its music predominantly through radio - its DJs being celebrities of highest rank. 
Food is local but simple, though a local cuisine still needs time to develop. 
Woodworking is a local art form (duh), though the real eye openers are the treehouses built by the settlers - unique soaring structures unlike anything the empire has ever seen. 
The only kind of sports that has already developed a significance on Coshima is - you guessed it - tree climbing. 
== Fauna and Flora ==
* Tower Trees - large trees, average 200m. Tower Tree forrests coverl almost 70% of Coshima's landmass. They do not gather water through their roots but along canals on top of their leaves and branches, leading all precipitation towards the trunk where it's stored. Due to the immense waterpressure building up at the base of the trunk, old or damaged trees can explode catastrophically. Their bark is loose and crumbly, acting as a natural fire retardant. Inner Tower Tree wood is particularly hard and tough, sought out for various technical uses. Water reservoirs within the trees are used by settlers as well, even though there is an entire ecosystem living in those lightless pits. Settlers do not cut down living trees, but harvest the still enormous stumps of dead ones. 
* Treekraken
* Quillbears
* Superpossums
* Deeraroos
* Bloodwhales
* Terrorbats
* Blue Scarabs
* Pteroclaws
* Lentilslugs
* Squatfrogs
* Antlions
* Honeysticks
* Raptors
* Silver Waterbeetles 
* mosquito lotus
* acid moss
* giant slimes
* mossipedes 
* white watersnakes
* pilot ants
* tunneltrap spiders
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==Notable Coshimers==
Coshimers
==Other Articles on Coshima==
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