Planet:Zalkore

Planetary Information
Orbit: 3.45 a.u. Atmosphere: 2.00 atm Temperature: 30° c Weather: Class 3 Tectonics: Class 2 Mass: 15.0 e.s. Radius: 5.1 e.s. Gravity: 1.10 g. Day: 2.00 days Tilt: 90°

Size/Type: A large water planet with a thin ring and three moons – Durega, Zanoon, and Xyxx. Climate: A fairly stormy climate consisting mostly of lightning storms. Water Content: The surface is 70% covered in water, with a number of continents, and numerous tiny islands dotting the tranquil surface. Habitability: Very habitable, however lightning storms as well as hurricanes and tsunamis do happen. Dominant Species: None

Planetary Description
A planet of unquestionable beauty, Zalkore is a large water planet, many times larger than the Earth. It is so large, in fact, that mankind's scientists would be surprised that a planet this large could possibly be a habitable world rather than just a typical gas giant. Although largely covered in water, there are 9 continents, and thousands of tiny islands, most of which are covered in semi-tropical rainforests, although most other types of terrain found on Earth can also be found here, as well as a few that cannot be found on Earth, such as Fungiferous and Crystalline Forests (although these are rare). There are frequent storms here, usually manifesting as huge lightning storms which occasionally burn down large areas of rainforest. It also appears that the planet has regular ice ages that occur once every 14 million years, which last for approximately another million. Another aspect of wonder is that the clouds seem to spin up towards the ‘north’ side – Zalkore, in some dramatic event long ago, was knocked completely on its side.

Due to the vicious weather Zalkore experiences, most of its surface is hidden away under thick layers of clouds, although since most storms start and end over the massive oceans, the continents can receive relatively clear skies somewhat often, allowing a view of the stars as well as the faint ring which orbits the planet and its three moons.