Ragespace: Another Star of Enerithan Sphere Pt3

Void
AKA:   Magma
Variable Width, Earth Asteroid Belt. 1500 million mile orbit.
Main Population:   Mephits, Derro, Rock Hoppers, Umber Hulks, Neogi, Drow
Est. Population:   5 Million
Resources:   Heat, Ores, Wychsilver, Umber Hulks
Commerce:   Some Mercantile but otherwise independent
Military:   Variable upon closest populated asteroids
Cycle:   Variable
This is a belt, in the middle of the system, that seperates the sphere's
inhabitants - or at least it once did, in a way. The belt was once much
thicker, consisting of hundreds of moon-sized asteroids. Ten millenia ago it
was a gigantic planet, smashed when the dwarven gods were forced from the
world by a war, and five hundred years ago it was a thicker belt, since
being dispersed by the Order's ships. Many pirate bases were once hidden
here, but due to the proximity of the neogi, a few drow cities, and the
ammount of mephits, they have now learned to move elsewhere.


Blind Huntress
AKA:   Inescapable Death
Free Floating Tarrasque. 1750 million mile orbit.
Main Population:   Tarrasque
Est. Population:   1
Resources:   Painful Death
Commerce:   None
Military:   None
Cycle:   Variable
This is, quite simply, a Tarrasque, orbiting at a great distance from the
primary. It was originally from the elven planet, but leaped off as it
became smaller, long after the elves and other inhabitants were dead.
Eventually, it came into orbit around the primary, and has slowly drifted
outwards. It trashes, simply, anything it happens to float into, including
the last thing it struck - a dwarven citadel. Since, it has holed itself
deep inside, entering a hibernation state.

BlackSea
AKA:   WaterPole
Size E, Irregular Water Body. 2300 million mile orbit.
Main Population:   Sahaughin, Humans, Troglodytes, Aboleth, Locathah,
Morkoth, Giant Octopi, Zaratan, Psionic Dolphins
Est. Population:   2 Million
Resources:   Fish, Zaratan Shells
Commerce:   Fishing, Zaratanian Armada Construction
Military:   Light Order Fleet, Locanthah Turtleships
Cycle:   500 days
A hollow cylinder of water, this supports several Zaratan colonies,
including a pair of breeding Zarati, whom a brothel omplex has been built on
the collective back of. Dead Zaratan corpses are brought up by the
Locanthah, and sold to various individuals (including several admirals of
the Order) for ship construction. Furthermore, several colonies of giant
turtles, suited for perfect size as turtle ship hulls by the Locanthah. It
is speculated this is the true home of the gammaroid, and that the reason
there is a hole in the middle of the cylinder is that when the gammaroids
left, a large amount of the water body went with them - more than what
stayed. It is also theorised that the body was once spherical, and that the
gamaroids all left in one direction, causing the cylindrical effect.


The Dead Reef
AKA:   Sailor's Coffin
Size B, Irregular Deadworld.
Parent Body:   BlackSea
Main Population:   None
Est. Population:   0
Resources:   Ancient Riches
Commerce:   Pirate Treasure Hunting
Military:   None
Cycle:   20 Hours
This is a donut shaped reef, likely proof that the body was once circular.
It orbits incredibly erratically, sometimes dipping sections, or even more
rarely itself entirely, into the waters below. It is rumoured to have
ancient riches of the rich and highly magical Locanthah civilisation said to
live on the water body before the exodus of the gammaroids. This exodus is
not even close to being proven, let alone the riches said to be upon the
reef of dead coral, but neither stops both sages, and pirates, from
attempting to plunder it's secrets.


Orb
AKA:   Orbb
Size A, Spherical Earth Body.
Parent Body:   BlackSea
Main Population:   None
Est. Population:   0
Resources:   None
Commerce:   Umber Hulk Slaves
Military:   Light Drow Fleet
Cycle:   30 days
Four times a month this moon dips it's lower end into not only the air
envelope of the BlackSea, but also it's waters. It has possibly the most
illogical orbit of any body in space, as it then continues on, along a
perfectly spherical orbit. Drow and Umber Hulks (including Vodanyoi) make
this moon their home - the Drow because they simply do not care about the
regular change in gravity (it keeps others out), and the Umber Hulks because
they have no other choice. Occasional Aboleths rule also, content in their
caverns filled with water from the "Dippings". Water frequently shifts
within the moon, due to gravity, making it difficult for the aboleths to
make a continuous home. Dipping in takes an hour, and the lower half of the
moon remains underwater for some 10 hours, taking another two to leave. This
keeps the water supply fresh, and allows some trading between the Aboleth
and Locanthah, mainly of drow items or Umber Hulk shells for food. The moon
was named by Drow, but most humans do not know this.


The Web
AKA:   Lloth's Vassal
Size A, Irregular Earth Body.
Parent Body:   BlackSea
Main Population:   None
Est. Population:   0
Resources:   Adamantium
Commerce:   None
Military:   Light Drow Fleet (Shared with Elamshin D'lil Yorn)
Cycle:   300 days
A lattice patterened earth body, this is the only source of Drow Adamantium
within the sphere. Due to the web-like structure of the metal veins, the
Drow believe the "moon" to be a blessed gift from Lloth, and savagely attack
anyone approaching. They have a base orbiting the moon itself, made wholly
of adamantium, detailed seperately. The waste dirt and rocks from the mining
is ususally left there, but sometimes it drifts into the gravity plane and
falls off, sometimes to the water below. Currently, there is a large piece,
almost a thousand miles across, seperated from the main body by pure
accident. It is drifting towards the edge, and it has been calculated that
it will indeed fall onto the world below, likely hitting a Zaratan (as
calculated by the Drow). Unfortunately for the Zaratan and it's pirate
population, the Drow just cannot seem to care. Very few non drow in the
sphere know of the adamantite in this body.


Elamshin D'lil Yorn
AKA:   None
Size A, Orbital Station.
Parent Body:   The Web
Main Population:   Drow
Est. Population:   2,500
Resources:   None
Commerce:   None
Military:   Light Drow Fleet
Cycle:
This is the pure black, adamantium constructed drow mining base orbiting The
Web. Named "The Servants of Lloth" in Drow, it contains several groups of
miners, running 16 hour shifts. Each shift contains some 100 males, all
standard drow, and up to 12 priestess'. They use Arabani Wolf Spider ships,
and are affiliated with that Drow house, but are not a part of it. They are
the only Drow power in the sphere not under Arabani control, and their
nation includes the Drow on the Orbb.


Tilaurin
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