Planet:Oronus

Oronus
Oronus is a planet in the Oronusiil star system. It is the third planet from Oronusiil at a distance of 128,277,432 km, sitting between the gas giant Aquinisiil and the wild planet Duorshalti, and is the second largest terrestrial planet in the system, behind Gyerfiil. It has one natural satellite, Hyranticon. Oronus is the home planet of the Oronusian Elatti, an aggressive spacefaring race of homosaurs. The name literally means original in the Oronusian language.

Appearance


Oronus is a sandy planet with scattered mountainous regions and a large ocean that encircles the planet, dividing the three main continents. The majority of the planet is formed from sedimentary rock, and the ground surface is mainly hematite that has been eroded over the aeons.

A series of planetary rings orbit Oronus, composed mainly of rocky debris and ice. Little is known about their formation, although it is hypothesised that their prescence is the result of a violent collision between Oronus and a small protoplanet, sometimes referred to as Aegasiil. The collision is thought to have ejected masses of rock into space, which gradually began to orbit the planet, and also formed Hyranticon.

Climate
Oronus has a dense atmosphere, consisting mainly of carbon dioxide, oxygen and nitrogen, temperatures can range from a minimum of -20°C to a maximum of 80°C. Cloud cover is sparse, and sporadic wet seasons occur once every few years.

Habitability
Although a seemingly volatile environment for harbouring life, many plants have adapted to the conditions on Oronus, native plants include the Hijinnish, Aschdeldimpf and Erupti. Animal life on the planet has changed dramatically since the Oronusian race began bioengineering creatures, although the planet was once teeming with different species they were all but extincted by the power hungry Oronusians, replaced with a selection of artificially created creatures including the Oronusian Samuthas, Oronusian Trikidal, Oronusian Gyriffi and Oronusian Megascirator.

The Oronusian terraforming project
In an effort to mimic their homeworld's image on other worlds the Oronusians began to terraform their many colonies, turning the terrain orange, the skies pink and the seas cyan. All Oronusian controlled planets are sculpted in this way. This not only relaxes the populace and relieves homesickness, but also serves as a good indicator to rival empires when they have strayed into Oronusian territory.