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D'Naevium is a unique terrestrial world home to the Ror Units. Seas of mercury, gallium, benzene, and brine covered much of the surface. Seemingly unnatural rock formations dot the world while plants much more reminiscent of solar panels absorbed the rays of the bright Waimarrin. Other machine-like lifeforms prowled the surface and swam the impossible seas. Despite the complex and rich ecosystem, the planet's current form is only ten million years old. Below the uppermost ten meters, much more conventional strata exist, complete with more organic fossils, coal deposits, and normal concentrations of metals.

D'Naevium is the current capital of the Alkan Intendancy. Most of the planet's native flora and fauna remain undisturbed as the Ror Units live in vast subterranean cities. Drilling deep into the mostly hardened mantle, thousands of commune-like cities hold over one billion individuals. The rest live in a vast network of space stations orbiting D'Naevium like a ring system extending over a quarter of an astronomical unit in any direction.

Physical

D'Naevium has a large mass for a terrestrial world. While this should suggest deep oceans of water and a thick atmosphere, D'Naevium has neither. Krypton, xenon, and argon make up most of the atmosphere. Oxygen is produced in small quantities by rare life forms, but this molecule is toxic to life and quickly attacks whatever exposed metal it can find.

An unknown event 10 million years before the present day destroyed what was likely a normal planetary surface. While normally planetary destruction entails an asteroid impact or a stellar flare stripping the world of its atmosphere, D'Naevium became host to an event similar to the widely-feared "grey goo scenario," the annihilation of an ecosystem or perhaps even a planet by self-replicating nano-machines. The world became host to a Noospheric Disturbance, a disturbance in local reality facilitated by the collective conscious. In other words, the leading hypothesis is that the fundamental nature of reality temporarily broke down, destroying its civilization and ecosystem and replacing it with an approximation.

Ecosystem

Standing in a typical ecosystem on D'Naevium would do much to reveal the staggering array of life. Small crystalline formations, a few millimeters in size, coat every rock in a rough glistening sheen. They metabolize silicon compounds and metals by concentrated sunlight into a small area. Larger forms of life include flora shockingly similar to solar panels, using the electricity produced to convert the various nutrients they collect into energy-storing molecules. In the distance, monumentally tall wind turbines generate power, only these are massive fungi using the planet's strong winds to generate energy for their growth. They will soon choke the air with a thick smog of spores that play a key role in the planet's ecosystem.

"Grazing" nearby is a herd of bulky hexapods of considerable size. They make a whirring and crunching sound as they scrape rock and crystal from the ground, grinding it into a fine powder. After having their fill, they began meandering over to the nearest body of liquid. As they drink, liquid metal dissolves the contents of their mouths, allowing for digestion. This liquid is the element mercury, filling the air with a toxic vapor that is essential to the metabolism of most of the planet's life.

In the distance, thunder roars as clouds of gallium metal collide with mercury carried by a jet stream, the interaction of the metals creating hugely energetic storms. Within the clouds are glowing points, only more forms of life that use the updrafts created by the storms and their electric potential to feed. Shortly thereafter, strong winds deliver the first snow of the season, crystals of mostly pure gallium that soon will form deep drifts.

After the storm passes, large fixed-wing aircraft fly overhead, although these are yet more animals. Their propellers whir loudly as small airborne parasites pester them. Unlike most aircraft, their natural origin is clear with writhing masses affixed to them as well as numerous legs curled beneath their main bodies. They possess large eyes looking down, surveying the landscape, briefly considering the strange interloper standing on the surface before moving on.

Before long, night falls. Despite no moons to illuminate the night, the large artificial ring system more than makes up for any light it may be missing. Its glittering space habitats and ships offer a brief distraction from the planet's unique life. Its majestic form, however, is soon occluded by distance airborne masses. Numerous small creatures scurry across the landscape, escaping judgment from above as hovering organisms drop rods of metal from high in the atmosphere, instantly crushing those creatures unfortunate enough to be targeted. Before long, they descend, feasting upon the annihilated corpses of their prey.

Moving from this temperate area towards the polar region, pools of benzene can be found. Where gallium is never hot enough to melt, the ecosystem fundamentally changes. Unlike the opaque seas of mercury and gallium that cover most of the world, the benzene creates a tidal pool, an oasis for life forms dependent on the fluid for survival. Numerous creatures swim in the pool, just as voracious and diverse as their larger airborne counterparts.

Towards the equator, large fields of solar panels on long stalks make up most of the "plant life." Here, water is most common, the substance life-giving even on this utterly foreign world. As large droplets of water blanket these fields, the panels quickly hide their faces to protect themselves from the deluge. After the rains pass, the humming of drone-like creatures fills the air as they feed, on the plants or each other. Much like everywhere else, the air is teeming with large amounts of life, some like airships, some like planes, and some entirely divorced from conventional means of air-based transportation. As the soil dries, kite-like platforms rise from the ground, strong winds keeping them airborne. At once, they cooperatively ensnare an unsuspecting balloon-like animal, bringing it down so the decomposition can spread its nutrients to their roots.

D'Naevium's ecosystem, dominated by creatures of the air rather than creatures of the sea, seems to be entirely inverted to conventional worlds. The deep seas of mercury are almost lifeless as sunlight does not penetrate deep at all. Gallium is no better; most of it is frozen as the top layer absorbs most of the star's heat. A small white speck can be seen in the distance, rapidly rising in the atmosphere, a reminder that D'Naevium is not merely a wild world; an entire civilization resides on this planet.

Cities

Underground, beneath the hostile ecosystem, is a much tamer world of cave creatures. Here the Ror Units have carved out an existence. Large settlements in natural lava tunnels and voids represent most of the population. Many cities are alone in voids thousands of kilometers across. Much like space, these isolated cities represent points of artificial light in the void. Radiating from the cities are high-speed rail lines, elevators leading to the surface and deeper below, and isolated settlements devoted to production or some other function.

While many cities still practice their traditional lifestyles, some as traditional as ten million years prior, most are sufficiently advanced post-scarcity societies deeply tied to galactic trade and culture. Since living on D'Naevium proper costs a premium, the only permitted way to make more space on the planet is to hollow out space below existing settlements or to live on the world's abundant orbiting habitats.

Government

As the headquarters of the largest order of Paladins in Cosmoria, the Alkan Intendancy, there is a large government apparatus present on the planet. Security agencies handle local affairs and answer directly to members of the order. Non-members are classified as "guests" and usually handle bureaucratic needs while those in orbit are outsiders. Emissaries from Enyo, the capital world of the Greater Martial Consilium, officially outrank the paladins, however, they have little de facto power due to their low numbers.

Unique Life

The planet is home to several million "species" that did not form via Darwinian evolution. While evolution has since kicked in full force since the origin of these organisms, most suddenly appeared.

Origin

About ten million years ago, an advanced civilization lived on D'Naevium. Ancient satellites and artificial substances encased deep underground shed light on this civilization. The fossil record was fairly normal until this time as well. This civilization may have ushered in their end or were victims of random chance. Regardless, their world has changed beyond recognition due to forces still poorly understood.

Common characteristics

Life across D'Naevium shares several characteristics implying a common origin. Vocalization is universally done by spinning a disk-like structure against a needle, giving life a distinctly artificial hollow sound characterized by static. Most organisms depend on electricity to store or generate energy, using this electricity for gear-like structures and motors.

Carbon is almost absent from life, but water is an essential nutrient required in many chemical reactions. The substance is common and storms often deposit it at the same time as metal precipitation events. Instead of cells, small nano-scale machines are usually present. Mimicking biological cells, these machines depend on electric potential to run and a steady supply of nutrients.

Evolution

Since the formation of life, evolution created variations on the original life forms. Since little in the environment has changed since the origin of this life, scientists can study the original life almost directly. It seems that most life on the planet has biological analogs in the fossil record. Most of the analogs for airborne life existed in the seas and vice versa.

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+{{Infobox World|title1 = D'Naevium|image1 = D'Naevium.png|caption_image1 = The planet is rich in many forms of life.|sun = Waimarrin|moons = 4 dwarf moons|continents = |native_fauna = |native_flora = |affiliation = |population = One Billion|languages = Rorran|currency = *Alkos
-*C-Units|landmarks = |main_cities = Various subterranean mega-cities that extend thousands of kilometers below the surface.|local_governor = Grand Master Epicurus Thero|region=[[Martial Space]]|government=Intendancy}}
+*C-Units|landmarks = |major_settlements = Various subterranean mega-cities that extend thousands of kilometers below the surface.|leader = Grand Master Epicurus Thero|region=[[Martial Space]]|government=Intendancy}}
+'''D'Naevium''' is a unique terrestrial world home to the [[Ror Units]]. Seas of mercury, gallium, benzene, and brine covered much of the surface. Seemingly unnatural rock formations dot the world while plants much more reminiscent of solar panels absorbed the rays of the bright [[Waimarrin]]. Other machine-like lifeforms prowled the surface and swam the impossible seas. Despite the complex and rich ecosystem, the planet's current form is only ten million years old. Below the uppermost ten meters, much more conventional strata exist, complete with more organic fossils, coal deposits, and normal concentrations of metals.
-The burgeoning field of archeology quickly became popular amongst the residents of [[Aegyn]] as the world began properly industrializing. The people on the planet became enthralled by stories of great empires across the galaxy and beyond. Their fervor inspired a deeper investigation into the obscure world of D'Naevium, home of the [[Ror Units]]. Their nomadic lifestyle spread them across Aylathiya thanks to the philosophy of [[Alkan Intendancy#Alkanism|Alkanism]], its exotic practices and demands creating an even more alluring mystery for archeologists. When archeologists found D'Naevium, the population was under one billion and most had no idea they were citizens of the newly formed [[Triumvirate Civilization]].
+D'Naevium is the current capital of the [[Alkan Intendancy]]. Most of the planet's native flora and fauna remain undisturbed as the Ror Units live in vast subterranean cities. Drilling deep into the mostly hardened mantle, thousands of commune-like cities hold over one billion individuals. The rest live in a vast network of space stations orbiting D'Naevium like a ring system extending over a quarter of an astronomical unit in any direction.
-Every orbiting probe returned bizarre results that should have been impossible. Seas of mercury, gallium, benzene, and brine covered much of the surface. Seemingly unnatural rock formations covered the surface while plants much more reminiscent of solar panels absorbed the rays of D'Naevium's bright sun. Other machine-like lifeforms prowled the surface and swam the impossible seas. As the first manned missions took place, they assumed the planet was an artificial construction. This bizarre surface was only ten million years old.
-'''D'Naevium''' is a temperate planet located in [[Aylathiya]]. It is the current capital of the [[Alkan Intendancy]]. Most of the planet's native flora and fauna remain undisturbed as the Ror Units live in vast subterranean cities. Drilling deep into the mostly hardened mantle, thousands of commune-like cities hold over 3 billion individuals. The rest live in a vast network of space stations orbiting D'Naevium like a ring system extending over a quarter of an astronomical unit in any direction.
 == Physical ==
-D'Naevium has a large mass for a terrestrial world. While this should suggest deep oceans of water and a thick atmosphere, D'Naevium has neither. Krypton, xenon, and argon make up most of the atmosphere. Oxygen is produced in small quantities by rare life forms, but this molecule is toxic to life and quickly dissipates in the atmosphere.
+D'Naevium has a large mass for a terrestrial world. While this should suggest deep oceans of water and a thick atmosphere, D'Naevium has neither. Krypton, xenon, and argon make up most of the atmosphere. Oxygen is produced in small quantities by rare life forms, but this molecule is toxic to life and quickly attacks whatever exposed metal it can find.
-An unknown event 10 million years before the present day destroyed what was likely a normal planetary surface. While normally planetary destruction entails an asteroid impact or a stellar flare stripping the world of its atmosphere, D'Naevium became host to an event similar to the widely-feared "grey goo scenario," the annihilation of an ecosystem or perhaps even a planet by self-replicating nano-machines. The world became host to a [[Noosphere#Noospheric Disturbances|Noospheric Disturbance]], a disturbance in local reality facilitated by the [[Noosphere|collective conscious]]. In other words, the fundamental nature of reality was temporarily disturbed on the planet, destroying its civilization and ecosystem and replacing it with an approximation.
+An unknown event 10 million years before the present day destroyed what was likely a normal planetary surface. While normally planetary destruction entails an asteroid impact or a stellar flare stripping the world of its atmosphere, D'Naevium became host to an event similar to the widely-feared "grey goo scenario," the annihilation of an ecosystem or perhaps even a planet by self-replicating nano-machines. The world became host to a [[Noosphere#Noospheric Disturbances|Noospheric Disturbance]], a disturbance in local reality facilitated by the [[Noosphere|collective conscious]]. In other words, the leading hypothesis is that the fundamental nature of reality temporarily broke down, destroying its civilization and ecosystem and replacing it with an approximation.
 === Ecosystem ===
-Standing in a typical ecosystem on D'Naevium would do much to reveal the staggering array of life. Small crystalline formations, a few millimeters in size, dominate the surface. They metabolize silicon compounds and metals by concentrated sunlight into a small area. Larger forms of life include flora shockingly similar to solar panels, using the electricity produced to convert the various nutrients they collect into energy-storing molecules. In the distance, surreally tall wind turbines generate power, only these are massive fungi using the planet's strong winds to generate energy for their growth. They will soon choke the air with a thick smog of spores that play a key role in the planet's ecosystem.
+Standing in a typical ecosystem on D'Naevium would do much to reveal the staggering array of life. Small crystalline formations, a few millimeters in size, coat every rock in a rough glistening sheen. They metabolize silicon compounds and metals by concentrated sunlight into a small area. Larger forms of life include flora shockingly similar to solar panels, using the electricity produced to convert the various nutrients they collect into energy-storing molecules. In the distance, monumentally tall wind turbines generate power, only these are massive fungi using the planet's strong winds to generate energy for their growth. They will soon choke the air with a thick smog of spores that play a key role in the planet's ecosystem.
 "Grazing" nearby is a herd of bulky hexapods of considerable size. They make a whirring and crunching sound as they scrape rock and crystal from the ground, grinding it into a fine powder. After having their fill, they began meandering over to the nearest body of liquid. As they drink, liquid metal dissolves the contents of their mouths, allowing for digestion. This liquid is the element mercury, filling the air with a toxic vapor that is essential to the metabolism of most of the planet's life.
-In the distance, thunder roars as clouds of gallium metal collide with mercury carried by a jet stream, the interaction of the metals creating hugely energetic storms. Within the clouds are glowing points, only more forms of life that use the updrafts created by the storms and their electric potential to feed. Shortly thereafter, strong winds deliver the first snow of the season, crystals of mostly pure gallium peppering the surface.
+In the distance, thunder roars as clouds of gallium metal collide with mercury carried by a jet stream, the interaction of the metals creating hugely energetic storms. Within the clouds are glowing points, only more forms of life that use the updrafts created by the storms and their electric potential to feed. Shortly thereafter, strong winds deliver the first snow of the season, crystals of mostly pure gallium that soon will form deep drifts.
-After the storm passes, large fixed-wing aircraft fly overhead. Their propellers whir loudly as small airborne parasites pester them. Unlike most aircraft, their natural origin is clear with writhing masses affixed to them as well as numerous legs curled beneath their main bodies. They possess large eyes looking down, surveying the landscape, briefly considering the strange interloper standing on the surface before moving on.
+After the storm passes, large fixed-wing aircraft fly overhead, although these are yet more animals. Their propellers whir loudly as small airborne parasites pester them. Unlike most aircraft, their natural origin is clear with writhing masses affixed to them as well as numerous legs curled beneath their main bodies. They possess large eyes looking down, surveying the landscape, briefly considering the strange interloper standing on the surface before moving on.
-Before long, night falls. Despite no moons to illuminate the night, the large artificial ring system more than makes up for any light its surface may be missing. Its glittering space habitats and ships offer a brief distraction from the planet's unique life. Its majestic form, however, is soon occluded by distance airborne masses. Numerous small creatures scurry across the landscape, escaping judgment from above as hovering organisms drop rods of metal from high in the atmosphere, instantly crushing those creatures unfortunate enough to be targeted. Before long, they descend, feasting upon the annihilated corpses of their prey.
+Before long, night falls. Despite no moons to illuminate the night, the large artificial ring system more than makes up for any light it may be missing. Its glittering space habitats and ships offer a brief distraction from the planet's unique life. Its majestic form, however, is soon occluded by distance airborne masses. Numerous small creatures scurry across the landscape, escaping judgment from above as hovering organisms drop rods of metal from high in the atmosphere, instantly crushing those creatures unfortunate enough to be targeted. Before long, they descend, feasting upon the annihilated corpses of their prey.
 Moving from this temperate area towards the polar region, pools of benzene can be found. Where gallium is never hot enough to melt, the ecosystem fundamentally changes. Unlike the opaque seas of mercury and gallium that cover most of the world, the benzene creates a tidal pool, an oasis for life forms dependent on the fluid for survival. Numerous creatures swim in the pool, just as voracious and diverse as their larger airborne counterparts.
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 === Cities ===
-Underground, beneath the hostile ecosystem, is a much tamer world of cave creatures. Here the Ror Units have carved out an existence. Large settlements in natural lava tunnels and voids created as the planet cooled represent most of the population. Many cities are alone in voids thousands of kilometers across. Much like space, these isolated cities represent points of artificial light in the void. Radiating from the cities are high-speed rail lines, elevators leading to the surface and deeper below, and isolated settlements devoted to production or some other function.
+Underground, beneath the hostile ecosystem, is a much tamer world of cave creatures. Here the Ror Units have carved out an existence. Large settlements in natural lava tunnels and voids represent most of the population. Many cities are alone in voids thousands of kilometers across. Much like space, these isolated cities represent points of artificial light in the void. Radiating from the cities are high-speed rail lines, elevators leading to the surface and deeper below, and isolated settlements devoted to production or some other function.
-While many cities still practice their traditional lifestyles, some are as traditional as ten million years prior. Most are sufficiently advanced post-scarcity societies deeply tied to galactic trade and culture. Since living on D'Naevium proper costs a premium, the only permitted way to make more space on the planet is to hollow out space below existing settlements or to live on the world's abundant orbiting habitats.
+While many cities still practice their traditional lifestyles, some as traditional as ten million years prior, most are sufficiently advanced post-scarcity societies deeply tied to galactic trade and culture. Since living on D'Naevium proper costs a premium, the only permitted way to make more space on the planet is to hollow out space below existing settlements or to live on the world's abundant orbiting habitats.
 == Government ==
-As the headquarters of the largest order of [[Paladins]] in Cosmoria, the [[Alkan Intendancy]], there is a large government apparatus present on the planet. Security agencies handle local affairs and answer directly to members of the order. Non-members are classified as "honorary members" and usually handle bureaucratic needs while those in orbit are outsiders. Emissaries from [[Enyo]], the capital world of the [[Greater Martial Consilium]], officially outrank the paladins, however, they have little de facto power due to their low numbers.
+As the headquarters of the largest order of [[Paladins]] in Cosmoria, the [[Alkan Intendancy]], there is a large government apparatus present on the planet. Security agencies handle local affairs and answer directly to members of the order. Non-members are classified as "guests" and usually handle bureaucratic needs while those in orbit are outsiders. Emissaries from [[Enyo]], the capital world of the [[Greater Martial Consilium]], officially outrank the paladins, however, they have little de facto power due to their low numbers.
 ==Unique Life ==
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 About ten million years ago, an advanced civilization lived on D'Naevium. Ancient satellites and artificial substances encased deep underground shed light on this civilization. The fossil record was fairly normal until this time as well. This civilization may have ushered in their end or were victims of random chance. Regardless, their world has changed beyond recognition due to forces still poorly understood.
 ===Common characteristics===
-Life across D'Naevium shares several characteristics implying a common origin. Vocalization is universally done by spinning a disk-like structure against a needle, giving life a distinctly artificial hollow sound characterized by static. Most organisms depend on electricity to store or generate energy while using this electricity for gear-like structures and motors.
+Life across D'Naevium shares several characteristics implying a common origin. Vocalization is universally done by spinning a disk-like structure against a needle, giving life a distinctly artificial hollow sound characterized by static. Most organisms depend on electricity to store or generate energy, using this electricity for gear-like structures and motors.
 Carbon is almost absent from life, but water is an essential nutrient required in many chemical reactions. The substance is common and storms often deposit it at the same time as metal precipitation events. Instead of cells, small nano-scale machines are usually present. Mimicking biological cells, these machines depend on electric potential to run and a steady supply of nutrients.
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