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One of the many origins of life in Cosmoria, the Isra Tree is the general name for the group of species which exist in Florathel descended from the Isra of ancient Carlea. The Isra ruled the small trading state of Erlas, spinning off colonies to the many surrounding worlds. Usually, these colonies brute-forced their environment to suit them or simply built contained sections of their native environment to live in, but sometimes their new homeworlds were just different enough to result in a difference. The species of the Isra Tree were genetically engineered to fit their new environments. Otherwise, they would all be almost identical to the Isra of almost three hundred thousand years ago.

History

The first forking incident of the Isra Tree came in the form of the Oralat. Eons ago, after the repeated depredations of the Rukelian Empire, the Woni, the "liberation" brought by Vijaya, and finally the Lareas Alliance, a large group of Isra left Carlea, never to be seen again by the society of the time. They faded into legend as "Those Who Walk Beneath The Dragon's Wings", and were mostly forgotten. In actuality, the exodus fleet arrived in the far reaches of the Xeros System decades after the blinding torches of their engines shut off. First modifying themselves to suit the lower gravity and thinner atmosphere of Darakett and eventually leaving behind their physical bodies completely, the Oralat, as they called themselves, were only rediscovered in the modern day when a Marakat expedition discovered the system beyond the rim of Cosmoria. The few remaining flesh-and-blood Oralat greeted the expedition's crew, and the mystery was solved.

During the Dark Times, the Isra slowly evolved, bottled up on their home planet long enough to forget why. By the time the Twenty-Four Companions sealed the Bore, they knew themselves as the Varla. So began the second forking. As Ectabana expanded, Varla colonies sprung up across Florathel, from Darvikus to Yalai. They predictably diverged away from the baseline Varla species, and that baseline was almost completely destroyed at the end of the Alshunaman Rebellion with the bombardment of Veladris. With the lack of a baseline, the Kalar, Analar, Meroe, and Cluelflago spun further apart. The Kalar grew in size in the low gravity and thickened atmosphere, becoming the largest sapient species in Cosmoria. The Analar and Meroe wing was engineered completely out, becoming vestigial in the planet's higher gravity and thinner atmosphere. Today, the four species are still capable of interbreeding, but it usually requires medical intervention to make absolutely sure that no problems will develop.

Home Environments

The six planets of Carlea, Darvikus, Yalai, Tancred, Darakett, and the lost Veladris share several features. They all have a fairly temperate climate, with an average temperature range across all of them between -4 and 31 degrees Celsius. This means that they all have large, open expanses of liquid water on their surfaces. Their crusts are all made of silicate materials, with large impurities that are exploitable for resources. Although the species of the Isra Tree are not aquatic, they still require water to live, so this is necessary.

Finally, the atmospheres of all six planets are or were oxygenated. The species of the Isra Tree require this gas to breathe, as it is a key stage in the production of certain energy storage molecules for use in cells.

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-*[[Oralat]]|solvent:=Water|notable_distinctions:=The Isra Tree contains among the physically largest intelligent species that exist in Cosmoria.}}One of the many origins of life in [[Cosmoria]], the [[Isra Tree]] is the general name for the group of species which exist in [[Florathel]] descended from the [[Isra]] of ancient [[Carlea]]. The [[Isra]] ruled the small trading state of [[Erlas]], spinning off colonies to the many surrounding worlds. Usually, these colonies brute-forced their environment to suit them or simply built contained sections of their native environment to live in, but sometimes their new homeworlds were just different enough to result in a difference. The species of the Isra Tree were genetically engineered to fit their new environments. Otherwise, they would all be almost identical to the Isra of almost three hundred thousand years ago.
+*[[Oralat]]|solvent=Water|notable_distinctions=The Isra Tree contains among the physically largest intelligent species that exist in Cosmoria.}}One of the many origins of life in [[Cosmoria]], the [[Isra Tree]] is the general name for the group of species which exist in [[Florathel]] descended from the [[Isra]] of ancient [[Carlea]]. The [[Isra]] ruled the small trading state of [[Erlas]], spinning off colonies to the many surrounding worlds. Usually, these colonies brute-forced their environment to suit them or simply built contained sections of their native environment to live in, but sometimes their new homeworlds were just different enough to result in a difference. The species of the Isra Tree were genetically engineered to fit their new environments. Otherwise, they would all be almost identical to the Isra of almost three hundred thousand years ago.
 == History ==