![]() These become Crystal Singers: an elite group of miners who venture forth on Ballybran's ranges to cut raw crystal. They can also leave the planet for limited periods without dying. The few who manage a successful symbiosis are given a wide range of advantages, including enhanced senses, accelerated healing, and a greatly increased lifespan. ![]() The majority who survive form an imperfect bond with the organism and are permanently bound to Ballybran, guaranteed an agonizing death if they ever leave. The Heptite Guild occupies the entirety of Ballybran and maintains a monopoly on the precious Crystal, for one very good reason: once on Ballybran, humanoids are infected by a crystalline spore that forms a permanent symbiotic relationship with its host.if it doesn't kill them first. ![]() The technology that supports intergalactic civilization is made possible by the unique crystals mined only on the planet Ballybran by the exclusive and secretive Heptite Guild, by far the richest guild in the galaxy. ![]() ![]() Killashandra in her elementA science fiction trilogy by Anne McCaffrey, consisting of The Crystal Singer, Killashandra, and Crystal Line. ![]()
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