User:Jhquest/Erg Hyperion

In Dan Simmon's science fiction novel Hyperion, the first in the Hyperion Cantos series, Ergs are quasi-telepathic sentient (but not sapient) silicon-based life forms discovered around planet Aldebaran which generate and control extreme force-fields.

In the same series, Ergs are used to propel Templar Treeships. The ergs also generate the containment fields (force fields) around the tree that keep its atmosphere intact. It is implied by the author that the Templars have devised some way of communicating with the ergs.

One of the characters of the novel - Templar Het Masteen takes along a erg secured in a Mobis Cube to the Shrike pilgrimage. Presumably Masteen intended to use the erg against the Shrike.