Narakam
| Narakam | |
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| Astrographical Information | |
| System | Alpha Sol System |
| Suns | The Sun |
| Moons | Narralt |
| Rings | Faint rings composed mainly of rock and dust. |
| Orbital Position | 5 |
| Rotation Period | 78 Days |
| Orbital Period | 387 Days |
| Physical Information | |
| Class | Terrestrial |
| Diameter | 11567 km |
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| Climate | Volcanic |
| Flora | Various fungus-like plantlife in caverns. |
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| Societal Information | |
| Demonym | Narakamian |
| Native Species | Narakamians |
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Narakam is the fifth planet from the Sun, sharing a similar orbit to Theia[1]. It is one of the harshest habitable planets to be discovered by Humanity, being characterised by rugged, unscalable mountains and fierce rocky terrain surrounded by seas of lava; it is near impossible to sustain oneself upon the surface as, much like neighbouring Venus, the runaway greenhouse effect keeps the surface no colder than 200 degrees Celsius.
Despite its harsh surface, Narakam is better known for its milder underground, a large cavity spanning the entire circumference of the planet featuring large monoliths of rock that hold the surface above the oceans of lava below, which heat up this area to a much higher temperature than should be habitable. However the innovations of the native Narakamians managed to construct large vents to the surface, venting out the heat over time. This cooled the underground to a much milder 60 degrees, allowing Humans and most other sapients to live and work in the Narakamian underground.
Although unappealing at first, Narakam is of notable interest to scientists for the study of geological activity, and miners for the extraction of its vast mineral deposits. The fauna and flora, albeit deadly, has also been proven valuable to biologists due to the study of how organisms adapt and evolve in such harsh environments, which back then had bettered their chances of discovering more extraterrestrial life.
Its hellish nature has equally made Narakam both the worst and best place to live and work within Accord Space. Its climate has made Narakam the perfect place to conduct research and run various industries and mining operations, as geothermal sources are able to provide a seemingly infinite source of energy to power these operations. Rather than living with a constant threat of war, many of the civilians on Narakam are descended from those that moved here searching a new life living on Narakam away from the struggles of Yata and Theia. As a result of these endeavours, nearly 95% of all humans who live on Narakam are employed as either research scientists, biologists, botanists, geologists, geographers or volcanologists.
Life in Narakam's Underground
Life on Narakam can be comfortable, but achieving the level of comfort one would expect back home on Yata or Theia is by no means an easy feat. Although Narakam is abundant with resources, most of the resources humans need have to be imported through vents to the surface. Ships that export to Narakam must be heat-resistant to make it past the surface layer and small enough to fit through the vents. As a result, cargo ships cannot arrive on Narakam itself, but usually hover above the surface or on the few shielded surface environments while deploying many smaller ships to fly down to the underground and deliver resources.
Two experiments have been conducted to see if Narakam can be terraformed, both were successful. Narakam is easy to terraform and many scientists have petitioned their home countries for resources to do so, but general consensus is that Narakam should be preserved for both biological/geological reasons and the interests of the native population.
Areas such as the wastes can be easily adapted for living as the rock is rigid and insulating, meaning that anything that is built in the monoliths that is properly cooled can stay cool. Living in the wastes is also beneficial due to the lack of fauna and flora, meaning that it is generally a safer place to live than other biomes, albeit this is typically not appealing for research.
Researching on Narakam
The image to the right shows Vannakaram, the main research base on Narakam. It has enough residential space to accomodate 2,530 permanent residents to conduct research in and around the base. Vannakaram is also one example of a sovereign state beyond the main two inhabited planets, being a territory (the sole territory) of the exiled Republic of California (nowadays within the Narakamian Confederation), who had jurisdiction of the base transferred over from Asophania. The archetypal design of these research stations feature domed structures with their own climate system. Heat is condensed into magma and pumped out of the research station while water vapour from the surface is condensed and pumped into large containers as seen to the left. Research at Vannakaram has proven successful thus far, having proven that Yatan crops can be grown on Narakam, even with Narakamian soil provided the conditions are right.
- ↑ This is unnatural, and was caused by Theia's abrupt plunge into the Alpha Sol System and interception which flung Narakam into a unstable elliptical orbit.
