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The Senzar Solar System Merkarri, the First Planet The SenZar Solar System Merkarri, the First Planet Radius: 3,321 miles. Silestion, the Sun Average Distance from Silestion: 42,000,000 miles. Radius: 444,888 miles. Solar Revolution: 0.22 years. Average Distance from SenZar: 99,000,000 miles. Mass: 5.23 X 1026 kg. 30 Mass: 2.14x10 kg. Composition: Merkarri is composed primarily of silicon, Composition: Silestion is composed primarily of silicon dioxide, and iron. hydrogen and helium, with traces of most known Atmosphere: None. elements and some exotics, notably Solara. Satellites: 0. Origin of Name: Named first in recorded history by the Silestion race, who revere the celestial body as a Origin of Name: Merkarri was named in honor of the phoenix-like reincarnation of their own homeworld's ancient Solarr champion, Merkarr'i, who was hailed as the annihilated sun, Silestion has, through the years, become swiftest flier of their mighty race. With the notable the common name for the star of the SenZar solar exception of SenZar, whose name was already in system. existence, the names of the planets were codified and standardized by Jacoor Thrax, the first Overlord of Pacts or Magicks: None, per se, though the star is Zengara, the Forever City, during the first year of his capable of producing several exotics, including Solara. reign. Though not an Astromancer himself, Jacoor Thrax, Special: A notable moment in Silestion's history through his secret communion with The Dragon, realized occurred at the start of the Fourth Age when Lord that it was necessary to "name" the planets, in order for Valthrustra, with a casual wave of his hand, caused the the magicks of Astromancy to become realized. The warm golden hue of Silestion to fade to a dismal, slowly names of ancient champions, many of them from the throbbing black. During the 1,000 years of his reign of original homeworlds from which the denizens of SenZar terror, the "Phoenix" was banished to the Void, and no hailed, were used, as their names were already imprinted sunlight shined down on SenZar. (At least none that on the collective memories of the majority of the people; mortals could see; SenZar still managed to survive this and with their names came power. sunless, Void Moon-burning era, even with an allegedly Pacts or Magicks: None. "black" sun. Most sages speculate that Lord Valthrustra simply polarized SenZar's atmosphere to the golden light Special: Those on the surface of Merkarri will take 1d100 of Silestion, causing it to appear black. Still, there is a points of hardcore radiation damage per combat round. nagging thought that the King of Hate actually did change the color of the star by "banishing the Phoenix," though none but the greatest of the gods still alive from that time can know what truly happened.) Vena, the Second Planet Hel, the Fourth Planet Radius: 5,829 miles. Radius: 6,356 miles. Average Distance from Silestion: 66,000,000 miles. Average Distance from Silestion: 133,000,000 miles. Solar Revolution: 0.56 years. Solar Revolution: 1.77 years. Mass: 2.23 X 1027 kg. Mass: 4.14 X 1027 kg. Composition: Vena is composed primarily of silicon, Composition: Hel is composed primarily of silicon, silicon dioxide, and iron, with a trace of several other silicon dioxide, sulfur, sulfur dioxide, and iron. silicoid compounds. Atmosphere: Heavy concentrations of sulfur dioxide. Atmosphere: Very little; primarily gaseous state Poisonous to most sentients. silicoids burning off from solar bombardment. Toxic to most sentients. Satellites: 3 ("Hammer", "Anvil," and "Dross"). Satellites: 0. Origin of Name: Hel is named for the ancient Khazak master of the Vulcan Forge, Jerrek Hel, who forged the Origin of Name: Vena was named in honor of the pre- mighty weapons of war which gave the SenZar defenders First Age Starin champion of justice, Vena Dys-Sylvana. the edge in the first Weirding War. Considered by many to Vena was, according to legend, the "lady of light," whose be the first Soulforger realized on SenZar, Jerrek Hel is heroic actions during the first Weirding Wars finally now considered by many Khazak sages to have ascended repulsed the invading demonic forces at the second and unto the ranks of the Grim Grey Gods, only to be final Battle of Ganath. Rumor has it that she was none destroyed in the 222nd year of the Fourth Age by Skurge other than the paramour of Jacoor Thrax himself, and himself. that her selfless sacrifice of her own soul to save the world moved him to honor her memory forever by Pacts or Magicks: None. naming the most beautiful planet after her. Special: Those on the surface of Hel will take 1d10 Pacts or Magicks: None. Legend has it, however, that points of acidic damage per combat round. any spell of love cast upon the rising of Vena in the eastern pre-dawn sky will have a most potent effect. Special: Those on the surface of Vena will take 1d20 points of hardcore radiation damage per combat round. Titan, the Fifth Planet Radius: 99,768 miles. Average Distance from Silestion: 555,000,000 miles. Solar Revolution: 999.99 years. Mass: 9.39 X 1029 kg. Composition: Titan is composed primarily of super- dense helium and hydrogen, with traces of Zidrae found on the surface near the boundary of the gravitic torus (see below). Atmosphere: All atmosphere lies within the gravitic torus surrounding the planet. High concentrations of methane, sulfur, helium, and hydrogen compete with captured cometary bodies within the raging, chaotic gravitic torus. Satellites: 18 (Variable number of satellites, as most are eventually destroyed even as new satellites are captured; satellites are collectively referred to as "Titan's Chosen.") Origin of Name: The name is the transliteration of the original Silesian, Tyt'N, the father of Warhawk, Supreme God of War. Legend states that Tyt'N was the strongest Silestion ever. Nothing was capable of surviving his mighty grasp. During the original purge of the Death Horde from SenZar, the single Annihilator-class Death Horde vessel in the SenZar sector, the Nemesis (refer to the planetary body "Nemesis" for more information), attempted one last desperate ploy to destroy the SenZar solar system before their mighty vessel itself was destroyed. The Horde, attempting to initiate a singularity within the heart of the planet (a singularity which would eventually yet irrevocably plunge the solar system into utter destruction), caused the planet's atmosphere to ignite and burn away in a conflagration of terrible proportions. The Horde's dreaded Singularity Generator then was brought to bear on the horribly mutilated planet. However, the Horde was thwarted during the final stage of this cosmic blasphemy by the defenders of SenZar, and the singularity failed to manifest completely. The final-stage singularity, unable to wreak its full destructive might, nonetheless transformed the planet into a massive gravitic well, its gravitic torus the incomplete manifestation of the doomed singularity. Escape from the torus surrounding Titan is virtually impossible, save by means of a Master Warp (see "Special" below). Historians note that the naming of the planet was hailed by the Silestions as a sign of Tyt'N's legacy restored. Pacts or Magicks: None. Special: Any celestial body within 10,000,000 miles of Titan will be drawn irrevocably into its gravitic torus, to be completely destroyed by gravitic shearing within 1d20 months. Conventional propulsion will allow an escape from this danger zone. However, once a celestial body approaches within 1,000,000 miles of Titan, it cannot escape save by means of a Master Warp, or primal magicks. Kronos, the Sixth Planet Blackmyre, the Seventh Planet Radius: 66,112 miles. Radius: 32,984 miles. Average Distance from Silestion: 965,000,000 miles. Average Distance from Silestion: 1,765,000,000 miles. Solar Revolution: 30.17 years. Solar Revolution: 88.42 years. Mass: 6.34 X 1028 kg. Mass: 5.78 X 1028 kg. Composition: The core of Kronos is composed Composition: Blackmyre is composed of a SenZar- primarily of liquid helium. standard core, mantle, and crust. Atmosphere: Heavy concentrations of highly charged Atmosphere: SenZar-standard, with elevated levels of hydrogen, helium, sulfur, and methane, as well as both methane. Exposure to atmosphere is tolerable to most normal and plasma state neon, argon, krypton, and other humanoids, though unpleasant, as the surface of the noble gases. Heavy electrostatic charges emanating from planet is very much a dimly lit, frozen swamp. the core cause the noble gases in the atmosphere to spontaneously ignite, causing the planet's bright "neon" Satellites: 14 ("Nyoth," "Vyex," and "Mullik" are the glow. three largest, with Nyoth nearly as large as the planet Merkarri). All are barren, lifeless worlds, though Vyex is Satellites: 16 ("Kyyrok," "Dyybok," "Golomyn," and held by Astromancers to contain large concentrations of "Tyranth" are the four largest, with each nearly as large Vermix. as the planet Merkarri). Legend states that during the close of the Fifth Age several adventuring parties Origin of Name: Blackmyre was named for Dargoth returned to SenZar from the moon Tyranth, armed with Blackmyre, the noble philosopher-king of the ancient pre- tales of an ancient, abandoned Death Horde base located SenZar Goblin race. Sadly, few sages will openly admit somewhere along the 30th latitudinal line of its northern this seeming improbability, given the current devolution hemisphere. Of all the moons of Kronos, it is known that of the Goblin race on SenZar and the general proclivity of only Tyranth holds a marginal SenZar-standard most humanoids to disregard as fanciful any notion that atmosphere, though survival on its fierce subzero surface the Goblin race once was the intellectual, moral, and would tax even the most fierce Akir.
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