World Turtle

An evolutionary arms race for sunlight lead higher and higher into the sky, until one species left the planet entirely. Freed from all competition, they swelled to impossible sizes to catch as much of the sun’s energy, which had the added benefit of allowing symbiotic biospheres to develop. What started as a bitter fight over the star ended in a harmonious partnership.

The World Turtles enjoy a peaceful, of lonely, life, floating around their homestar without a care... occasionally to their detriment. World Turtles can be remarkably dim due to the lack of predators or competitors; it is not unheard of for one to blissfully swim into a meteor shower or for another to attempt eating its homestar. Still, the average World Turtle lifespan last quite a few billion years, with a lucky few even hitting the 10 Billion mark.

World Turtles breed the traditional way, which can be catastrophic --though never *completely* fatal-- to their biospheres. Some suggest this result is intentional, a way to keep numbers down. Either way it soon recovers, and the World Turtle lays an egg. Often times the egg hatches within the same star system, as a single sun can support several thousand turtles with room to spare. But occasionally the egg is set off towards a new star, it’s hard shell capable of protecting the unborn turtle --and a miniature biosphere-- for the long journey.

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