The Royal Trees of Jurai
There is a lot of information that is not known to most people about the Royal Trees of
Jurai, so I thought it was time to provide the answers some of you might have. This
article will cover why Tsunami decided to help Jurai, how the Royal Tree’s are produced,
who the generation system works, how they function as power units and computer cores
for Juraian warships, how they are partnered with individual Juraians, and much more.
Section 1 : Tsunami
Tsunami is called the original royal tree. Obviously this is because she is the first Royal
Tree and thus the most powerful tree. However, Tsunami is much more than some
powerful tree. She is a choushin – a high-level being from another dimension. Another
way to look at her is as a goddess.
For reasons as yet unknown (and I’ll update this as I learn more), Tsunami descended
from her realm into the 3rd dimension. In our dimension, her choushin powers were
placed into a container, in this case, a tree. She also had a humanoid form which she
could communicate with the life forms in the 3rd dimension.
At some point, Tsunami rescued the first Emperor of Jurai {attempt to learn the details if
possible} whose name happened to be Masaki. Within Masaki, Tsunami detected
something she was looking for – traces of Tenchi. Tsunami knew that Tenchi would
eventually emerge from a descendant of Masaki and so she promised Masaki that she
would protect him and his descendants. Thus, Jurai was given a powerful gift in the form
of a tree that could produce powerful offspring.
Section 2 – Tsunami’s Children
As one might expect, Tsunami-ki (1) can produce seeds just like any tree can. Therefore,
Tsunami’s seeds can be planted to produce powerful offspring trees. Those trees can
produce seeds that create less powerful offspring. This process can continue on and on
and is how the “generation” system for the Royal Tree’s is established. Here is how it
works.
Tsunami-ki as the vessel for Tsunami’s choushin powers contains a power that is
unimaginable. Tsunami-ki can generate 10 Light Hawk Wings, a powerful defense shield
which can absorb incredible amounts of energy and render it harmless. LHW’s can also
be used as an offensive weapon, but they weren’t designed that way. Having 10 LHW’s
would make Tsunami-ki virtually untouchable by any enemy force.
Tsunami-ki’s offspring are called 1st-generation trees. First generation tree’s are
extremely powerful and very rare. Tsunami did not produce many seeds to become 1stgeneration trees. 1st-gen trees can only produce 3 LHW’s, but this is more than enough
for their purposes. They draw their power directly from Tsunami-ki.
1st-generation tree’s offspring are 2nd-generation trees. Since they draw their power
through the 1st-generation trees, they are one-step removed from Tsunami and thus less
powerful. However, 2nd-gen trees can still produce 3 LHW’s making them extremely
powerful. Most members of the Juraian Royal Family partner with 2nd-gen trees.
The 3rd-generation trees are the offspring of the 2nd-gen trees and because they are twosteps removed from Tsunami, they are even less powerful. They can only produce 3
LHW’s when they combine their power with another 3rd- or 4th-generation tree. Despite
being weaker, 3rd-gen trees still have the power to destroy a planet! 3rd-generation treeships provide a powerful part of Jurai’s fleet.
The first three generation of Royal Tree’s are all sentient beings. Thus they have their
own will and are not slaves to the Juraians but partners. Starting with the 4th-generation
trees, they are not sentient, and thus act as a normal power unit/computer unit. With each
succeeding generation, the trees have less power, but still provide an important function.
Section 3 – Partners for Life
Since 4th-generation trees and beyond are not sentient, these can be used as the Juraian’s
see fit. However, with the first three generations, the tree is the one to choose the partner.
The Juraian’s have no say in the matter.
Sometimes a tree will send a telepathic call to the Juraian whom it has chosen.
Sometimes, a Juraian (or other potential partner candidate) will be brought into the
arboretum {FIND OUT WHERE} for a choosing ceremony. Either way, the event is
witnessed by representatives of the four houses of Jurai.
The candidate starts on the level that houses the 3rd-generation trees. If no tree chooses
the candidate, they either aren’t partnered or they are allowed to proceed to the next level.
Here is where the 2nd-generation trees reside. In most cases, candidates who proceed to
the 2nd-gen level are chosen by a 2nd-gen tree. However, there are very rare cases where
the candidate is allowed to proceed to the 1st-gen level. Azusa and Yosho are two such
individuals who were chosen by a 1st-generation tree.
Once the candidate is chosen by a tree, the candidate then names the tree. The tree is
placed into a special core container with the interior designed by the partner. A ship is
also constructed to the partner’s specifications. Once ready, the core containing the tree
is placed within the ship.
The tree then constructs a living space for its partner within subspace, again based on the
designs of the partner. Therefore, each royal tree-ship is unique in all aspects.
(1) Tsunami-ki means Tsunami-tree as “ki” is Japanese for “tree” (in this case). I believe
the proper phrase in Japanese would be “Tsunami no Ki” which would be “Tree of
Tsunami” or “Tsunami’s Tree”.