Verdant Arborium

The Verdant Arborium is one of the unique factions in the galaxy. Consisting of plant-like beings which have collectively evolved a form of sentience and self-awareness. They are one of most peaceful and pacifistic societies in the galaxy, their Seed-Ships able to terraform the most barren of worlds into a lush, verdant paradise.

Government
The 'Government' of the Arborium is a sort of democratic consensus. All the Syldari are able to speak their minds and give advice, with the advice of the most ancient of the Syldari, the Ancient-of-Days, being held with the highest regard, as they are the ones that have experienced and seen much. However, the Ancient-of-Days rarely need to be called in council to advise, unless the Arborium itself is in danger, or great change is occuring throughout the cosmos. Each Syl is mostly allowed to grow, contemplate, and recollect their long lives in peace without much governance.

Society
Compared to the more well-known societies and cultures of the galaxies, that of the Arborium is utterly alien. They do have a language, as they reckon it, but it is nonverbal and involves each Syl touching the mind of the other through synapse-roots. It is difficult for a human, or other alien not of the Syldari to join this linkage of minds and speak with the ancient Syl, although to do so is regarded to be a near-spiritual experience, gazing down the memories of the ancient trees, who have existed since before the Star-Gods. The invidivual Syl do have a concept of 'self', not being a Hive-Mind of any sort, although it is different then the traditional conception. Each of the Syldari see themselves as merely the part of a greater whole, connected with the elder trees and sharing and mixing memories in a strange form of evolutionary 'memory'. [CONTINUE]