Orikolai

Orikolai

(Cosmos)

Titles

The Crucible

Type

Terrestrial planet

Diameter

×2

Mass

3/2

Gravity

Special

Atmosphere

Normal

Year length (PST)

5 years

Day length (PST)

2.5 hours

Source: Core Rulebook, pg(s). 466

Orikolai is a torus-shaped planet in the Vast thought to have been created long ago by an unknown species to assist in astrophysical and ecological studies.

Geography

The surface gravity on Orikolai is irregular, strongest along the equator (where it is equivalent to the standard surface gravity) and weakest along the hub and rim. It orbits its star at an angle and experiences summers with 10,000 hours of daylight and the reverse during the winter. Orikolai is tectonically active, with hubward plates converging into mountains and rim-bound ones diverging into volcanically active regions. A moon-like body floats within the planet's ring.

History

Orikolai is suspected to have been built by mysterious long-gone scientists who also seeded it with life. The moon within its ring might have once served as their control centre. However, the artificial stabilisation that keeps Orikolai as a torus has been decaying, and in centuries it's predicted that the world will collapse inward.

Inhabitants

The suspected creators of Orikolai disappeared without a trace, except for the rare ruins in the secluded areas of the planet. All efforts to colonise Orikolai have been met with little success.

The wildlife of Orikolai have adapted to their world's unstable climate and gravity. Herds of hashukayaks and high-flying hub geese migrate across the planet throughout the year to follow sunlight and food. Others hibernate through winters, and yet others, like frujais, can adjust to a range of gravities.