User:Odahviinq/Gamma-43

Gamma-43 is the planet inhabited by the Secrecorum. It is ominously similar to Earth, yet with more water and a less diverse, generally hotter climate, and shorter days and years. The system it orbits is simply referred to by the Secrecorum as Secret, a name which has caught on to other nearby empires.

Climate
Gamma-43 is a generally warm planet, averaging 25 degrees (celsius) at surface temperature. Summers can reach up to 40 degrees while winters never drop beneath 8 degrees, leaving the planet very hot at all times of the year.

Despite it's heat, a very large portion of Gamma-43 is made up of oceans and lakes. The ocean is often very hot and unpleasant to swim in for long, while many small heat springs provide a source of relief for the injured. Over 71% of the planet is comprised of water, according to calculations by the Burgash.

Wildlife
Being a T3 planet, Gamma-43 is host to a vivid array of flora and fauna. Tropical jungles are lined with vined trees reaching up to 180 feet tall, and a wide variety of mushrooms and flowers have been discovered by the inhabitants for use in research, medicine, and 'magic'.

Gamma-43 is unique in that an unlikely portion of it's wildlife is herbivorous. This leaves the only carnivorous species, Drillids, with plenty of food to choose from. Research suggests that this leaves the planet's ecosystem highly unstable and without interference it will collapse in the next century.

Blummoths - Large jungle faring herbivores, similar to the mammoths discovered on prehistoric Earth.

Scruttle - Tiny herbivorous insects.

Drillids - The only carnivores on the planet. Large, aggressive arachnids.

Unlings - Herbivorous primates, named for their striking resemblance to 'the undead' fantasised in Earth cultured.

Locations
The only major settlement on the planet, Argon, is the capital of both the planet and the Secrecorum. It is constructed similarly to an old castle from early Earth, as a homage to the inhabitant's early culture, and is complete with a moat, endless plains, a dock and nearby forests.

Many unique features of the planet's terrain have also been excitably named by the inhabitants. The planet's only area which falls beneath 0 degrees Celsius, a small island not far from Argon's docks, has become known as The Chill due to rumours about it being cursed. Due to the presence of only one of each, the Secrecorum simply refer to their moon and ocean as 'the moon' and 'the ocean'. A large lake south of Argon has also been donned The Pool, since many flock there in the summer for a relaxing hot spring bath.