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Malvil-tree

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this tree-shaped fungus was native to the planet Xagobah. These immense fungus provided a source of food and shelter for the native Xamsters, and a single family was often bound to a given tree for many generations. In return, the Xamster families protected their malvil-trees with their lives. Like many of the plants and fungus found on Xagobah, the malvil-tree was carnivorous, and used a collection of branch-like tentacles to grasp its prey. The spores of the malvil-tree were known for the way in which they reflected certain wavelengths of light, creating an impenetrable cloud when ejected into the air. The Xamsters discovered this and used the spores while hunting, creating a cloud around their bodies to literally "hide" them from their prey. They also discovered that the malvil-trees usde their spores as a kind of message carrier, using chemicals to "talk" to one another. Wat Tambor tampered with the malvil-tree's genetic makeup, and was able to produce a derivative strain of malvil-tree that produced spores that could be used to cloak a vessel.