User:Arachoid/Photophoid/Galactic geography

The Photik System
The Photik System, previously inhabited by an unknown race, is now home to the Photophoids. It contains the Orthion star in the center, Shalus nearest to it, Bekoo after it, Photius Prime in third, and Gravar in the outer reaches. The only planet with (known) life is Photius Prime. Orthion is a Blue Giant. Gravar and Shalus are gas giants, with Photius Prime and Bekoo being terrestrial. Shalus has one gas satellite, Bekoo has three moons, two of which are really two halves of one whole, Photius Prime has no moons, and Gravar no longer has any as it's intense gravity caused them to crash into the surface.

Shalus
Shalus is the largest planet, and is also closest to the sun. It is a gas giant, and scientists estimate that it will implode in five million years due to overheating. It orbits very slowly, causing the outer areas to deteriorate. It was at one time worshipped as the mother of all life when the Photophoids were tribal. It's moon is also on fire.

Bekoo
Bekoo is the smallest planet, and it orbits vertically around the sun. It also orbits fastest, and the three moons it has are actually mishapen asteroids caught in it's gravitational pull. It has a very thin atmosphere, and may someday support life. It used to have two moons, but one split in half when it collided with an extra dense asteroid. Tiny fragments are sometimes collected on voyages there, and were popular gifts when the Photophoids first developed the technology to go there.

Photius Prime
Photius Prime was once a different planet, but the Vexarions terraformed it for their use long before the Photophoids were dumped there. They even created an entire ecosystem. It has an elliptical orbit around it's star, and it's gravity is three times stronger than Earth.

Geography

Photius Prime is 30%, land 15% swamp, and 55% ocean. The land is a group of large island, that are relatively close together. These island are surrounded by the swamps, which sometimes release extremely volatile gases. The oceans are almost white-blue, and are teeming with life.

The Ecosystem

Evey creature on the planet was brought from its habitat to Photius Prime in orcer to construct an ecosystem. These include:

Snailtch

Petaleye

Gallopelope

Walursus

Creen

Blorg

Cliff Flash

Viperaptor

Shank-jet

Leviathanus

Ghengiskonch

Octibian Snailtch Slayer


 * And more, to balance the ecosystem out.

Time

One Photophoid year: 390 Earth days; 200 Local days

One Photophoid month: 53 Earth days; 40 Local days

One Photophoid week: 12 Earth days; 10 Local days

One Photophoid day: 3 Earth days

One Photophoid hour: 2 and a half Earth hours

One Photophoid minute: 2 and a half Earth minutes

One Photophoid second: About three Earth seconds

Seasons

Photius Prime has four seasons:

First Quarter: Very cold and dark, as Shalus is in the way and moves slowly.

Second Quarter: Warmer, but not at peak temperatures because the majority of islands are on the other side of the planet.

Third Quarter: Peak temperatures range from 70 to 150 degrees Celsius. Nothing is between Photius Prime and the sun. More Photophoids die of dehydration now than in the rest of the year.

Fourth Quarter: Cooling down. Rapid temperature swings are common.

Months

Photius Prime has five months; one for each season and one is split between two.

Flaris: The first month. Very cold.

Doobin: The second season.

Rii: The split month. The first half is the second season and the other half is in the third season.

Zai- Na: The third season. It is one of the most hated months because it has constant swings in weather.

Via Vee: The fourth season.

Gravar
The gas giant Gravar is smallest next to Beeku. It has gravity that crushes almost all visiting life, as it has no natives. It also no longer has any moons, as the gravity caused them to crash into it. The ancient Photophoids saw it as the place where all good souls go when they left their mortal bodies.