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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Under the Twin Suns - part III

As Settlers expanded into the outer regions, many strange creatures were discovered. A whole new ecology had to be adapted to the UNC lifestyle. While the colonists could plant the stored gen-crops, that would require time and the food stores of the Star of Hope would not last that long.

Initial research discovered 2 abundant food sources. The razor tomato, a cactus analogue, with a sweet flavoured bulb and razor sharp leaves, and the Kowhinaga, a large hooved reptile analogue that massed in great heards on the praries of Nevada. Other food sources were found and eventually earth food sources were constituted, but the razor tomato and the 'Kow' became staples of the UNC diet.

Earth Food Sources -
Pork (initally from cloned pig stocks), Oats, Wheat, Maize

Nevadan Food Sources -
Kowhinaga, Razor Tomatos, Jubroots, Loma, Dirkfruit.

Chickens were initally cloned as a food source, but they were so activley hunted by the native Skavver lizard that chicken startups were plagued by the pest lizard. Eventually chicken stocks were no longer able to be replenished.








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