Fogwood sculpture: The phloem layer of the fogwood is able, in some unknown way, to detect the thoughts of higher life-forms. This development surely has no present evolutionary value, because no animals other than insects inhabit Ecaz, so the thought-tropism of fogwood must be considered a serendipitous development. When exposed to consistent human thoughts over a considerable period of time, the adaptive phloem in the outer layer of the fogwood trunk will extrude, intrude and warp, precisely reacting to the thoughts. After some time, dependent on the age of the tree, the complexity of the sculpture, and the sculptor's willingness to cease refinement of the sculpture, the wood assumes a form which arouses thoughts in the viewer similar to those of the sculptor. The physical form of a fogwood seldom corresponds to the subject being evoked, unless the sculptor was trying for just such an effect for emphasis or contrast. In quiet surroundings the sculpture can be quite disorienting, because it is possible for the sight of a well-done fogwood to bring about total sensory excitation, with not only thoughts being evoked but also sights, sounds, smells, memories, emotions, and tactile sensations.
When a fogwood sculptor has decided on a subject, he travels to the surface of Ecaz and selects a suitable tree, which he registers with the Sculptors' Guild in order to prevent mental contamination of his work. For his own protection the sculptor then places a dome around the tree and stays within a few meters of his work, thinking about what he wants it to look like. This is not as simple as it sounds, since the sculptor must think, as much as possible, only of the topic he wishes to sculpt: otherwise, he may inextricably "muddy" the sculpture, producing a themeless mass that cannot be comprehended by viewers. At the same time he must contend with the planetary surface of Ecaz.
Fogwoods are titled by common agreement among the viewers, since the sculpture, if well done, should evoke a certain title and no other. Amateur sculptures are named by the artist, but it is a mark of a sculptor's ability and self-confidence to release an untitled piece and have it pick up a name by popular agreement.
The most famous examples of fogwood sculpture are:
1. "Shaddam I," by his consort Vaya which is undoubtedly the best character study ever sculpted. Vaya accomplished a very difficult task in shaping a fogwood to suggest Shaddam I on even a cursory glance, giving it such character that for years after his death, old friends would visit the sculpture to assuage their grief.
2. "Truth," by the great Clennos. There is no harder subject for fogwood sculpture than abstract concepts, since they exist only by example in the real world, yet must exist as pure concepts in the sculptor's mind in order to be cast in fogwood. No one has ever satisfactorily described the visual component of "Truth", except to say that, of course, it looks like the one thing that the viewer believes beyond all doubt. "Truth" was the first abstract fogwood to be widely displayed, and was wildly famous for almost a decade before it was titled: the viewers knew that they were profoundly affected by the sculpture, but because each viewer described its sensory components differently, no title could be agreed upon. Clennos kept his own counsel, saying only "At least you know it when you see it."
3. "Loyalty and Treason," by Lavon Dorr. The success of "Truth" opened up vast new vistas for fogwood sculptors, but abstracts were so incredibly difficult that not until the time of Lavon Dorr was a work produced to challenge and perhaps surpass "Truth". Since "Loyalty and Treason" shows two exactly opposite abstracts, depending upon the face of the sculpture that one looks at, viewing the sculpture (usually on a rotating stand) is an emotionally wringing experience.
4. "Fear", anonymous. This is the only example of naturally occurring fogwood sculpture ever discovered. An entire stand of trees was located in 8444 at the site of a fatal landing-shuttle crash. The fogwood trees at the site faithfully recorded the unremitting terror of the crew and passengers, making them not only the sole example of group production of a fogwood, but also the most unsettling sculpture ever done.
Although there are numerous reproductions of fogwoods, in form ranging from drawings to flats to full holos, none can convey the full impact of the sculpture itself.
ELACCA WOOD (Equisetales mesmeris) is a small, hollow tree with jointed stems and large, forked leaves. It is best known for its derivatives, Elacca Drug and Semuta.
Elacca Drug was discovered by accident during the re-exploration of Ecaz. Members of the Voiun expedition (1403) camped in a stand of Elacca and used some of the dried stalks for a campfire. When expedition members noticed that they were developing an unusual orange-red flush, their first reaction should have been absolute panic. They were astonished to realize that they had no craving for the safety of the shuttle and the base's medics. Instead, an utter disregard for their own well-being gripped them.
This abandon puzzled the members of the expedition, but only theoretically. For the first time since landing on Ecaz, they were unworried that they might not get off the planet. But the scientists did not appreciate the danger of their state until an insect landed on the entomologist's arm: he calmly waited for it to bore a hole so he could determine its effects on human physiology.
Even after such a display, the others were unable to prevent themselves from similar reckless inactions. When the drug wore off a few hours later, three of the twelve expedition members were dead, and another four had severe infections. The expedition did, however, gain more knowledge than any other on the effects of various Ecazian flora and fauna on humans.
Elacca Drug has few legitimate uses and because of the characteristic flush produced by the drug, it cannot be used secretly. Generally, Elacca is employed only to evoke an ersatz bravery among arena slaves or suicide assassins (especially "shield-blowers." who seek their quarry armed only with a body shield and a hand laser).
Elacca did yield one of the more interesting recreational drugs discovered in the past several thousand years: Semuta. Derived from fully burned Elacca ash through a process of crystal extraction, Semuta brings about a feeling of peaceful well-being combined with an intensely aural perspective of the outside universe. This aural stimulus was explained in 10124, when it was discovered by the Theremin composer Alissa that a certain style of music evoked much more intense feelings in the Semuta user. The atonal music, which is tolerable only to Semuta users and very few others, emphasizes the Semuta feelings until they overwhelm the user with what is invariably called "ecstasy."
PLENISCENTA (Rosa osymyrrah), the "Green Perfume Flower," is a small, delicate shrub with variegated leaves: the blooms are a brilliant emerald green and, when taken from Ecaz and sterilized, decompose with a most exquisite smell. Pleniscenta perfume has a benign psychomimetic effect: it overwhelms the olfactory nerves and causes localized synaptic responses which the brain interprets as indescribably pleasurable smells.
SAPHO is extracted from what are called "barrier roots" — that is, roots of nearly any plant growing at or near "slag zones" where ancient atomic ground blasts fused the soil. Especially rich in Sapho are those barrier roots which also grow in deposits of peat or other soils unusually heavy in plant matter.
Sapho is distilled by diffraction from the roots, yielding approximately one liter of liquid for every eight hundred kilograms of roots. The difficulty of mining on Ecaz and the finite area in which the plants can be cultivated combine to keep the supply of Sapho limited. Most users of Sapho are Mentats, for whom the drug is a mental amplifier. Experiments with untrained subjects reveal no corresponding amplification of Mentat-like abilities.
VERITE is a drug derived from the Truthtree (Isoetes certus), a member of the same class (Lycopsida) as fogwood. Verite was developed by careful experimentation with specimens of the then-unnamed tree.
After its discovery, Verite enjoyed brief popularity among the younger members of the nobility, who thought it would be amusing to be unable to lie at parties. This practice ended very quickly, though, when it was discovered that the drug really did function exactly as advertised. Currently, Verite is used only in interrogation.
MICROORGANISMS. There are a number of Ecazian microorganisms which are of interest to the botanist, especially the mutagens. The only commercially useful microorganisms so far discovered are the several types that are used in the manufacture of glowglobes (see GLOWGLOBES).
EMPERORS OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE
HOUSE OF SALUSO CORRINO
1. Sheuset I Costin I 88-70 B.G.
2. Henoor I Salusa I (s) 70-14 B.G.
3. Corrin I (s) Palaigo 14-12 B.G.
4. Saudir I "Akbar" I (s) 12 B.G.-70 A.G.
5. Henoor II Negara I (s) 70-73
6. Elrood I (b) Al-Aziz 73-104
HOUSE OF ALMAN CORRINO
7. Alman I (b-in-l) 104-123
HOUSE OF SALUSO CORRINO
8. Saudir II Negara II (son of Henoor II) 123-184
HOUSE OF ALMAN CORRINO
9. Alman II (son of Alman I) 184-206
10. Alman III (s) 206
11. Estil I (b) 206-207
HOUSE OF SALUSO CORRINO
12. Elrood II "Menemtahe" I (cousin of Elrood I) 207-236
13. Rugo I Saluso II (c) 236-240
14. Wensic I "Menemtahe" II (b) 240-345
HOUSE OF ALMAN CORRINO
15. Alman IV (ggs of Estil I) 345-362
16. Wallach I (b) 362-369
HOUSE OF AL-QAIR
17. Bashar Henli I al-Qair (Regent) 369-388
HOUSE OF RAUTHA
18. Saudir III al-Harkonnen (usurper) 388-389
HOUSE OF ALMAN CORRINO
16. Wallach I (restored) 390-416
HOUSE OF SALUSO CORRINO
19. Sheuset II Costin II (gs of Wensic I) 416-445
20. Saudir IV (son of Saudir III) 445-451
HOUSE OF ALMAN CORRINO
16. Wallach I (third reign) 451-453
21. Avelard I (s) 453-459
22. Saluso III (b) 459-477
23. Corrin II (b) 477-482
24. Shaddam I (s) 482-548
25. Villish Saluso IV (c) 548
24. Shaddam I (restored) 549-553
HOUSE OF AL-QAIR
26. Harmon I al-Qair (Regent) 549-556
HOUSE OF ALMAN CORRINO
27. Ezhar I Palaigodes (son of Shaddam I) 553-561
HOUSE OF AL-QAIR
[FIRST PROTECTORATE]
28. Kalus I al-Qair (Regent) 556-561
as Protector: 561-575
29. Harmon II al-Qair (Protector) 575-603
HOUSE OF ALMAN CORRINO
30. Audrii I (son of Shaddam I) 603-669
31. Sheuset III (c) 669-745
32. Saudir V (s) 745-803
33. Alia I Salusa (d) 803-883
34. Corrin III (s) 883-889
35. Elrood III (s) 889-933
36. Wallach II (gs) 993-995
37. Audrii II (c) 995-1027
HOUSE OF FEYD
38. Feyd I (usurper) 1027-1051
39. Estil II (s) 1051-1099
40. Feyd II (s) 1099
HOUSE OF ALMAN CORRINO
41. Josif I (ggs of Wallach II) 1099-1134
42. Lansraad President Yahya bin Isa (Regent) 1134-1145
43. Ezhar II (c of Josif I) 1145-1188
44. Istaivan or Ivan I (s) 1188-1221
45. Mikael I the Builder (s) 1221-1265
46. Saluso V (s) 1265-1352
47. Elrood IV (n) 1352-1428
48. Leto I (c) 1428-1530
49. Wensic II (s) 1530-1538
50. Henoor III (c) 1538-1604
THE REGENCY
51. Sa'ad Khûmanli (Lansraad President) 1604-1616
52. Esteban Borges 1616-1622
53. Juan Borges 1622-1624
54. Avelard II Mustami 1624-1647
55. Maria I Mustami (w) 1647-1680
56. Damiano Fulgencio 1680
INTERREGNUM 1680-1701
THE ERA OF THE PRINCES
FIRST HOUSE OF CORRIN CORRINO
57. Corrin IV (descendant of Corrin II) 1701-1735
58. Irulon I (s) 1735-1846
59. Corrin V (n) 1846-1848
60. Saudir or Sidir VI (2nd c) 1848-1862
59. Corrin V (restored) 1860-1877
60. Sidir VI (restored) 1877-1882
59. Corrin V (3rd reign) 1886-1892
61. Ezhar III (c) 1884-1886
60. Sidir VI (3rd reign) 1886-1892
62. Audrii III (c) 1892-1897
59. Corrin V (4th reign) 1897
63. Corrin VI (s) 1897-1908
59. Corrin V (5th reign) 1908-1919
64. Corrin VII (b of Corrin VI) 1919-1935
60. Sidir VI (4th reign) 1935
63. Corrin VI (2nd reign) 1935
59. Corrin V (6th reign) 1935-1937
62. Audrii III (2nd reign) 1937-1938
59. Corrin V (7th reign) 1938-1940
65. Costin III (gs of Irulon I) 1940-1955
66. Sidir VII (s of Sidir VI) 1955
59. Corrin V (8th reign) 1955-1956
67. Negara III (s of Sidir VI) 1956-1961
62. Audrii III (3rd reign) 1961-1962
68. Menemtahe III (s of Ezhar III) 1963
60. Sidir VI (5th reign) 1963-1965
59. Corrin V (9th reign) 1965-1969
62. Audrii III (4th reign) 1969
68. Costin IV (gs of Irulon I) 1969-1977
69. Menemtahe IV (s of Corrin VII) 1977-1984
68. Costin IV (restored) 1984-1988
69. Menemtahe IV (restored) 1988-1990
62. Audrii III (5th reign) 1990-1993
69. Menemtahe IV (3rd reign) 1993
70. Costin V (s of Costin IV) 1993-2000
71. Sidir VIII (b) 2000-2066
72. Sidir IX (s) 2066-2075
73. Costin VI (b) 2075-2113
74. Menemtahe V (b) 2113
75. Sidir X (s) 2113-2144
76. Sidir XI (s) 2144-2159
77. Costin VII (b) 2159-2169
78. Sidir XII (s) 2169-2188
79. Sidir XIII (s) 2188-2191
INTERREGNUM (Landsraad Rule) 2191-2197
HOUSE OF SHAHRUKH CORRINO
80. Shahrukh Kenric I (descendant of Sheuset III) 2197-2238
81. Basil I (s) Yusef 2238-2249
82. Ismal Kenric II (b) 2249-2282
83. Kemal Basil II (n) 2282-2321
84. Kenman I (s) Mahmud 2321-2333
85. Rukhash Kenton I (b) 2333-2372
86. Hamin Costin VIII (c) 2372-2385
87. Basil III at-Tam "The Blue" (b) 2385-2391
88. Harmhab Menemtahe VI (u) (Regent) 2391-2395
89. Kenric III al-Kam (gs of Kenric II) 2395-2411
90. Alia II (d) 2411-2441
HOUSE OF HALLECK CORRINO
91. Halleck I (husband of Alia II) 2413-2458
92. Halleck II (s) 2458-2541
93. Avelard III (b) 2541-2542
94. Ezhar IV (s) 2542-2579
95. Avelard IV (s) 2579-2599
96. Halleck III (n) 2599-2638
97. Avelard V (s) 2638-2640
98. Sheuset IV (b) 2640-2643
99. Avelard VI (s) 2643-2650
100. Halleck IV (u) 2650-2666
101. Audrii IV (s) 2666-2675
THE TRIUMVIRATE (REGENTS)
102. Ratibor Beskid 2675-2698
103. Phidias Latzko 2675-2704
104. Eli Dupleix 2675-2706
HOUSE OF SIDIR CORRINO
105. Sidir XIV Estil III (descendant of Sidir VI) 2700-2727
106. Corrin VIII (s) 2727-2756
107. Elrood V (s) 2756-2836
108. Alia III (w) 2836-2838
109. Ghanim (husband and Regent) 2838-2842
110. Irulon II (s) 2842-2954
111. Shaddam II (gn of Elrood V) 2954-3115
112. Saluso VI (c) The Tragic 3115-3122
113. Corrin IX (b) 3122-3207
114. Dunamis (neice) 3207-3310
HOUSE OF REJAN CORRINO
115. Alman V The Wise (descendant of Wensic II) (Regent) 3310-3320
as Emperor: 3320-
3336
116. Corrin X (s) 3336-3351
117. Alman VI (s) 3351-3405
118. Sheuset V (b) 3405-3410
119. Alman VII (s) 3410-3449
120. Alia IV (sister and wife) 3413-3441
121. Saluso VII (2nd c) 3449-3522
HOUSE OF SHI-LANG [SECOND PROTECTORATE]
122. James Shi-lang 3522-3544
INTERREGNUM 3544-3584
HOUSE OF GHULAN CORRINO
123. Henli II bin Ghulan (descendant of bastard son of Corrin VIII) 3584-3636
124. Irulon III (s) 3636-3678
125. Sidir XV (n) 3678-3715
126. Henli III (s) 3715-3740
127. Henli IV (gs) 3740-3743
128. Henli V (u) (ruled 3 days) 3743
HOUSE OF SALUSO HENOOR CORRINO
129. Henoor IV (descendant of Corrin IV) 3743-3749
130. Corrin XI (s) 3749-3838
131. Sheuset or Sheset VI (c) 3838-3844
132. Sheset VII (s) 3844-3898
133. Wensic III (b) 3898-3903
134. Saluso VIII (b) 3903-3911
135. Audrii V (b) 3911-3912
136. Sheset VIII (s) 3912-3940
137. Elrood VI (s) 3940-4013
138. Loriu (w) 4013-4037
HOUSE OF ANDERS CORRINO
139. Erik I Andersson (husband) 4037-4045
140. Erik II (s) 4045-4061
141. Anders I (b) 4061-4062
142. Erik III (n) 4062-4070
143. Maria II (sister) 4070-4134
144. Josif II (third husband) 4077-4099
145. Josif III (s) 4099-4128
146. Erick IV (s) 4128-4171
147. Alia V (d) 4171-4250
148. Rugo II (husband) 4250-4252
149. Wallach III (s) 4252-4286
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