[World] XNA-853

[Mordrion]

Article: [World] XNA-853
Author(s): Mordrion
Other development: None
Additional Info: Naming things at the start is difficult so I'll hopefully find an easier name if this gets accepted and I finish the majority of the writing for it. Currently, the name is based on the lack of use the planet had when discovered and in order to not waste a good name on something useless it was simply designated.

Peer Review Thread: None
Founder Review Thread: None

Synopsis: XNA-853 is exotic in every way. From it's size to its skies to its fauna and flora. The actual solid planet is small enough to be circled in a day of walking, roughly 50 kilometers around. It is completely flat, without a single hill, mountain or elevation. It's perfectly smooth all around. The planet's gravity is weaker than Mizahar's but is strong enough to keep a human walking on it. The entire planet is made up of very wet grassland and nothing else. There are no flowers, trees or bushes anywhere. The air of the planet has such a high level of humidity that it is permanently enveloped in a wet steam/mist like gas. Inside the gas live various strange creatures who, essentially, swim through the air. They have developed aquatic limbs for this, instead of paws or legs. Most of them have flippers or fins to help them navigate through the air, exactly the same way fish do on Mizahar except through the skies of XNA-853. Their respiratory system, however, is based around lungs and breathing air for their oxygen and not, like the Mizaharian fish, on gills and extracting the oxygen from water. There are some species of creatures that resemble Mizaharian land species but with the same fin and/or flipper limbs instead of paws and legs.

Outline:
Introduction
Pre-Valterrian
- First Discovery: Suvan
- Second Discovery: Alahea
- First Exploration: Alahea
- Second Exploration: Suvan
- Evolution of Life

Fauna and Flora
- Fauna of XNA-853
-- Herbivores
--- Sky Sails: Sailboat shaped animal, human sized, that propels itself by expelling air.
--- Rafters: Giant flying fish that could be summoned and trained to transport Mizaharians. Most intelligent creature on XNA-853 apart from the King.
-- Carnivores
--- Swarmers: Smallest Carnivore that relies on a pack to hunt.
--- (name WIP): The most vicious hunter of the skies.
-- Decomposers
--- (name WIP): Large single celled decomposer that relies on luck to survive.
--- (name WIP, same as flora): Microscopic decomposer consisting of fauna and flore combined. Excellent source for all nutrient requirements and the only food source for herbivores.
-- King of XNA-853: Omnivore. Absolute King of the air, undisputed and, thus, uninterested in anything. Immortal, only one of his kind. Eats (name WIP vicious hunter carnivore) and (name WIP microscopic decomposer) as food. Telepathic communication. Human intelligence.

- Flora of XNA-853
-- Air Flora
--- (name WIP, same as Fauna): Microscopic decomposer consisting of fauna and flore combined.
-- Planet Flora
--- Absolute lack of any apart from grass

XNA-853's Food Chain

Summoning
- Astral Coordinates
- Difficulties
-- Intelligence among XNA-853 creatures
-- Protection against XNA-853 creatures
- XNA-853 Creatures on Mizahar
-- Keeping XNA-853 creatures as pets
--- Problems with XNA-853 creatures on Mizahar
-- Uses apart from summoning

[Sedge]

Proposal Accepted

I can definitely see some uses for air-swimmers, assuming they can cope with the thinner/drier air on Mizahar. I look forward to the finished article!