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Mid Rim
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Cocytus System
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Imperius
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Alberigo and Zanche
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984 million km
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16,000 km
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Roughly standard, though with substantially higher oxygen content. 37
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Temperate to Tropical depending on region
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Open grasslands, temperate forests, tropical jungles, mountains, lakes and rivers. Continents are seperated by oceans.
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Clan Scholae Palatinae, House Caliburnus
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Ptolomea is the home planet of House Caliburnus. As the outermost planet within the Cocytus System, Ptolomea serves as the bastion world and is a world bristling with military strength. It is also a planet of great beauty and many hidden dangers.
Ptolomea
Planetary Statistics
Mass: 6.5689×1025 kg
Mean Radius: 8,121.05 Kilometers
Circumference: 51,021.06 Kilometers
Aphelion Distance (from Star): 984 Million Kilometers
Gravity (in meters per second): 12.44
Sidereal Rotation Period: 26.35 hours
Sidereal Orbit Period: 5,101.3 days
Axial Tilt: 0.9°
Atmosphere: Breathable (High Levels of Oxygen, “heavy and humid”)
Average Equatorial Temperature (AET): 80-110 Degrees
Climate: “Super” Tropical to Tropical to Subtropical proceeding away from Equator in either direction, temperate “cool” zones at poles. Gratuitous rainfall.
Terrain: Rocky Shorelines, Large Continents, Mountainous Interior, Large Tidal Floodplains, Sizable Oceans; 40% of the Surface is Ocean
Majority Species: Human
Other Species: Primitive Human-like Societies, Massive Biodiversity in Wildlife
Population: 39 Million Total, 500 million Indigenous species
Capitol: Almagast, (All-mah-gast)
Landmarks: Almagast, Potentium Gorge, Blood Forest, Serpent’s Vanguard, Ruined Temples, Temple of Caliburnus, Iluvian Whorl, Podium Mount, Mesantine Coast, Cradle of Amlanca, Horner’s Maw, Jormungand Quarry and Mines, Daggerspine Mountain range, Crystalridge Falls.
Continents: 2 (Helia, Gaias)
Island(s): 5 (Marynos, Capurnicom, Cladis, Ygp, Scylica)
Island Chain(s): 2 (Tetralibros, Isles of Tartarus)
Cities: Almagast, Port Harbinger, Bronato, Tetoulichican, Masa Pluris, Serpent’s Vanguard, Ft. Hammer, Ft. Lance, Ft. Arrow, Darkpointe.
Primary Exports: Military Weaponry, Exotic Food Stuffs, Pelts and Meat
Primary Imports: Ores, Medicine, Alcohol, Technology, Grains
Satellites: Zanche, Alberigo
History
Segregated from the remainder of the Cocytus System, Ptolomea is the last planet in the chain of rocky worlds. Ptolomea’s creation bred an empty world of Ice and rock. As the geological clock tick through the eons, Ptolomea saw a burst of life from the frozen rocky soil. By chance, the world saw global temperatures rise as a faithful satellite slowly melted the surface below. Oceans grew and the atmospheric blanket settled over the sphere. In a matter of time, the barren terrain sprung forth with plant-life. Dense jungles dug deep into the heart of the landscape, hiding ages upon ages of geological history.
Around the age of the expanding Infinite Empire, Ptolomea came to be settled by humans or human-like beings. In the many millennia that followed, societies rose and fell on the harsh jungle world. Empires controlled vast parcels of land and built many statues, temples, and other grand works. Towers and Pyramids, Sciences and Mathematics, Astronomy and Language soon sprung up out of the now native beings. Tribal Chieftains evoked the power of their knowledge and reared powerful nations.
Basic society among the Neolithic Empires was focused around the direct calculation of one astrological moment, the total alignment of Ptolomea and her two moons with their solar body. This moment, unified the classical cultures in terror. Priests of nearly every cult like polytheistic religions of the time foretold of this day as the destruction of the planet Ptolomea and the end of all life. Generally regarded as superstition, the modern population of Ptolomea regards the customs and ideas of the natives as little more than primitive beliefs.
Archaeological evidence shows that at some point prior to modern colonization visitors came to the planet and drastically changed the course of social development. In the span of several thousand years, Ptolomean natives changed structure from a geocentric view of the universe to embracing a complete structured idea of foreign organisms and life forms. In the wake of this shattering scientific revelation, Ptolomean culture which had been, until then, lead by the priesthood, fell into decay.
With the crumbling of the loose Empires, Ptolomea fell back into a state of relatively feral nature. Tribal chieftains could no longer establish the base of control they had managed in the past and accordingly the social group size regressed into small hordes of family groups. This informational regress is often paired with the mysterious disappearance of the lightsaber Caliburnus from Sith records.
After many untouched generations, the Planet Ptolomea once again saw change. A small cabal of Dark Jedi claimed the planet based on several sets of prophesies. In time, the Dark Jedi sought out the weapon Caliburnus which had come to settle on the Planet. Upon this discovery, the House was forever attached to the world which had served as the bastion for the weapon. In light of this, Clan Scholae Palatinae sought to protect the wealth and enigmas of the tropical orb.
Due in part to its inaccessibility and rough terrain, Ptolomea never served as a functional place to base the military of the Clan. However, when the Yuuzhan Vong began their siege of the world many geographical features were changed substantially. This rough change and violent uprising left scars on the planet where the Vong had slashed though the jungles. When the world was spared, the damages done to the planet actually appeared to be beneficial in some respects. New holes in the terrain allowed for cities to spring up virtually overnight. Those holes filled with overwhelming number of refugees from the recent war. The planet, which had little or no economy prior to the invasion, had suddenly become a welcome retreat for those who were displaced. With such vast improvements, it seemed economical and wise to reap the benefits of the changes. The Clan and private corporations invested large amounts of money into the reborn Jungle world and quickly saw benefits. With a booming population, the Military might of the parent clan grew exponentially.
With a bright future ahead, Ptolomea is sure to develop more rapidly than ever before.
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