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Planet: Arkanis III
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Arkanis III is a study in the wonder of nature. Other planets sharing its size and highly elliptical orbit have become relatively lifeless, frigid worlds of ice and snow, but Arkanis III has defied all odds to become a world not only hospitable but even comfortable for many species of sentient and nonsentient life. Its irregular orbit keeps it distant from the system's star for most of its year, which is quite long when compared to the system's other planets. The key to life on Arkanis III is the planet's vast, bubbling lava fields, which eject ash and gas into the atmosphere. Scientists believe that in the distant past, volcanic activity was responsible for the formation of a crude atmosphere that trapped both sunlight and the volcanic heat. This dual heat trap warmed the planet, allowing life to take root on what might have otherwise been an icy rock.

Much of the surface around the lava fields and geothermal vents are covered in thick taiga forests full of hardy coniferous trees. These forests are home to many small rodent and predator species and herds of larger herbivores that migrate between the polar and more temperate regions with the changing of the seasons. Precipitation is usually solid, coming in the form of snow or ice. Heat from the lava melts the snowpack, which over the millennia has given rise to streams that empty into small lakes and pools.

Mining is what originally attracted colonists to Arkanis III, but despite the more temperate conditions, settlement has never taken off. This has led the world to be the second least-populated planet in the system despite its impressive size and being one of the few naturally habitable worlds in the Arkanis system. Several concerted attempts to bolster the population have failed, and the planet's inhabitants have developed a more self-reliant and individualistic range of cultures that are reluctant to interact much with outsiders.

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Details
  • Type: Cold/breathable
  • Size: 14x14
Governance
Population
  • Total: 232,596,942 inhabitants
  • Hireable Population: 1,000
  • Civilization: 5.8100%
Combat Settings
  • Ground Combat: PvE
  • Bandits & Creatures: Hostile