Akrasia
Nycteria, The Whispering Planet
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: This submission was originally for the Codex Dead Planet Contest in June 2017. My intent is to fix it up for use in future threads.
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Planet Name: | Nycteria |
| Demonym: | N/A |
| Region: | Unknown Regions |
| System name: | Nyx System |
| Location: | [X] |
| Major imports: | N/A |
| Major expoirts: | N/A |
| Unexploited resources: | Chromium |
| SYSTEM FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Moons: | N/A |
| Other planets: | Two gas giants: Nyct-1a and Nyct 1b |
| Asteroid belts | Thin belt between Nycteria, and the farther Nyct-1a and Nyct 1b |
| Stars: | One red dwarf of 0.5 stellar masses |
| Spatial anomalies: | Entire system is enclosed in a thick planetary nebula, making it difficult to locate |
| GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Gravity | Standard |
| Climate: | Frozen. |
| Primary terrain: | Icefields and rocky outcrops. |
| Atmosphere: | Type I |
| Rotational Period: | 31 hours |
| Orbital Period: | 400 days |
Almost all weather occurs above the troposphere, which is mostly clear with a constant gentle wind blowing. The upper-atmosphere is full of dark clouds and high wind speed and storms create regular rainfall and mists that descend and freeze further down. The planet’s surface is icy, cracked and full of deep ravines. A few mountains and rocky outcrops of white stone stick out but the rest of the ground is flat and and rocky, made up of a dark-coloured mineral. High amounts of loose carbon give the ice that covers much of the surface a dark-grey or black colour. In patches there are massive holes free of ice from which steam and ash belch out from volcanic activity under the surface.
Major Locations:
- [SIZE=12pt]Eastern Plateau[/SIZE]
The site of the abandoned Nycteria Exploration Base. It’s a 10x30 km raised section of white rock with a small lake near the centre. The ruins of Nycteria exploration base are located here. The base consists of 5 wings, each devoted to research. The centre hub contains personal quarters, the mess, and other facilities. The base has a full capacity of 3000 souls, and is capable of stocking food an provisions for 2 years. The base operated for 7 months until the residents finally succumbed to The Noise.
- North/South Poles
Weather here is incredibly harsh. Proceeding North beyond 80* latitude and South beyond 40* exposes travellers to extremely cold temperatures, unstable earth and numerous ravines. The Northern Exploration team only went a few hundred km North. Not enough that these threats were anything close to what they'd be at ther more Northern latitudes.
- Equator:
Significantly warmer than the poles. The ground is full of steam vents and geysers. The Noise is so strong here it is unbearable. Exploration along the equator is limited due to the pervasive nature of The Noise. The equator can also be hazardous because of the toxic gasses, and hot material constantly being spewed out by the thousands of geysers that run along its length.
- Wreck of The Silver Wonder Luxury starship:
After a hyperdrive malfunction that dumped the ship in the Noch system The Wonder crashed 20* South of the equator. Most of the passengers survived the impact. However, quickly, without adequate protection , the survivors succumbed to The Noise and died of thirst. The Silver Wonder was found by The Northern Research team from the Nycteria Exploration Base.
- Sir Daniel Morgan Space observatory (A.K.A The Morgan)
An unmanned station to provide data on atmospheric conditions of Nycteris. Abandoned after the colony’s collapse. It's named after the late Sir Daniel Morgan. A human researcher who discovered the planet. At its current state the satellite is no longer functional, but is in no danger of disintegrating.
POPULATION
- Native Species: The planet is believed to have never naturally harboured life.
- Immigrated Species: Humans (All now deceased)
- Population: Uninhabited (Prev approximately 2600)
- Demographics: The Nycteria Exploration Base had humans of all demographics, until they were all wiped out.
- Primary Languages: Galactic Standard Basic
- Culture: The day to day lives of residents on the base was hard work. To keep the base running many citizens were constantly repairing the base’s various systems. A few people were dedicated to attempting exploration missions, and roughly 20 personnel were dedicated to security. The base’s 7-month history is detailed in a diary kept by Dr Fiona Ziegler.
- Government: Before its’ collapse the base operated like a research facility. Decisions were made by a council of head researches, scientists, and people required to maintain the base.
- Affiliation: N/A
- Wealth: Low, the base still has important and valuable components for scientific research, and power. The base’s armoury is still full and contains some small arms. However, in the scope of a planet, this wealth is insignificant.
- Stability: In the weeks leading up to the collapse of Nycteria Exploration Base it was very unstable. Unable to protect themselves from The Noise weaker citizens began to succumb to it. As more were affected the population began to tear itself apart. Leading to total collapse.
- Freedom & Oppression: Before collapse, the base was very relaxed. People were free to do what they wanted and live their own lives, so long as they did their job.
- Military: Before collapse the base only had a small security team with small arms, and a few explosives to be used in mining or clearing rock.
- Technology: 20 years behind current.
- Nycteria was settled by a group of human researches and settlers from Naboo. The base operated normally for about 6 months before collapsing entirely. The story is outlined in the diary of an agricultural researcher, Dr Fiona Ziegler. Her diary is shown below.
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