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"Holyupsk... With endless farm fields, countless fun rural areas, and untouched deserts, it is an interplanetary marvel. Dare I say, it appears even more charming than Lowrokira's lucrative and exotic surface..."
-Kryrono-Lomir, remarking at Holyupsk, his home planet.
Description
Template:Ambrosia: WorldHolyupsk is the second planet in the Saykya System, and is the most major agricultural cultivation and rural residence planet in the system. Formerly standing as a barren desert wasteland, Holyupsk has been terraformed to make it much more friendly to Zythyns. Choknoa is deeply affiliated with the Lowzyol Federation, being a member of the LZF Core Worlds. Holyupsk is held in a very high and protective regard, and as a result its two moons are heavily guarded and trade is thoroughly searched.
Holyupsk has stood as a testament to time, remaining as a very valuable planet with high quality exports, and a famed world stable population. While farming on its surface is much less during early colonization, Holyupsk has still been able to be the top foods provider. Holyupsk has also stood as a planet of impenetrable defense, proven by its two fierce moons which are armed to the brim.
Prior to terraformation, Holyupsk was a barren and lifeless desert planet, akin to Venus pre-terraforming. However, Holyupsk's temperature was much more manageable, and Zythyns could easily establish early-day colonies without the worry of acid or melting heat. Since terraformation, Holyupsk has cooled considerably, though Zythyns still have a difficult time in the deserts and the equator.
In modern day, Holyupsk is seen serving its previously mentioned purpose of agriculture, protection, and exports. However, Holyupsk also preforms greatly in culture, having many unique and diverse corners scattered around the planet. Holyupsk is also the first planet which opened up to Sedrua, giving rise to many more cultures and new enigmatic locations.
Geography
One of the most outstanding features about Holyupsk is its unique geography, as it possesses many features never seen in any other planets in the Saykyan System. Its most noticeable geographic feature is the vast deserts, which are used for harvesting the sands for cement and concrete, as well as many remote mining sites. Deserts are also filled with huge agricultural centers, much like the large agricultural towers on Earth's Sahara Desert.
The second most noticeable feature is the unique plants on Holyupsk's surface, which utilize chlorophyll instead of retinal for its plant base. This is because native Lowrokiran plants would not retain water that well, and soon die from thirst. While there are Lowrokiran plants in climate controlled areas, the more resistant chlorophyll was used as an alternative. At this time, chlorophyll was discovered as an alternate plant base, and it soon spread to almost every obscure corner of Holyupsk, making it the odd green color that it is.
There are many serrated mountain ranges on Holyupsk, which is a result from its former high wind speeds and deathly sand storms ripping at the bedrock. Many eroded areas can clearly be seen on the surface, usually as touristic destinations or wildlife reserves. Forests dot the areas around these, occasionally covering these old mountains as the sand became soil.
As the population on Holyupsk is quite low, countless native areas have been preserved for the most part. Many deserts have stood the same, while the geographically new forests have been untouched since their creation. Life sprawls all over any region of Holyupsk, and many ecosystems have formed inside even the most hidden areas.
Continents
Holyupsk is a rather dry planet, containing only three major landmasses. While there technically are only three landmasses, there are four described continents, with varying cultures, sizes, populations and living conditions. A comprehensive list of major landmasses is below:
Chozovok
Chozovok is the absolute largest continent of Holyupsk, amassing to about 55% of all land area on Holyupsk's surface. Chozovok is also the most arid continent, with vast deserts, and sparse forests near flatter areas. smaller forests and plains also exist, which grasp to the shores. Throughout Chozovoks landscape, there are countless organisms, which have all adapted to the diverse environment. Forms of cacti, unique chlorophyll-based plants, and kinds of megaflora are present in the deep deserts.
Being the largest continent, Chozovok contains the most amount of people on the surface of Holyupsk. Chozovok contains two of the four major cities, which are Veccion City and Molmichi City respectively. In the more rural areas, shanty and rather underdeveloped towns litter the arid landscape, far away from planetary law. The sheer amount of desert also makes Chozovok hold many agricultural centers, which are dedicated to feeding the planet's populous for the most part.
Even holding about half the land, the rest of Holyupsk is more densely populated than Chozovok. This comes from its inhospitable deserts, usually reserved for species with a higher tolerance. This has not stopped Zythyns from making climate-controlled cities in the deserts, though.
Over millennia of this diverse climate, cultures formed inside the arid deserts. The most prominent of these cultures is the Sūbahani People, a large and nomadic group which has settled much of the inner deserts all the way to some valleys and rainforests. The Sūbahani People utilize a loosely connected network of sparse technology, which lets them travel with their own vehicles and live in a secluded life.
With its vast deserts, Chozovok is a victim of constant sandstorms that beat down on the environment. While life has mostly adapted to these, freak sandstorms are a prevalent issue for the Sūbahani People, as well as other rural and faraway sectors. These deserts also hold many patches of suitable sand for the processing of cement and concrete, a common resource used for new colonies and for things like roads and structure stability.
Landscape
Unlike most continents, Chozovok holds many dense and crowded mountain ranges, which makes up all of the Atacaman environment in the interior. These mountain ranges have been seriously eroded by the wispy sandstorms, and have made intricate carvings on the sandstone peaks.
A notable feature of Chozovok is a large equatorial body of water, named Thulvyke Sea. Thulvyke Sea has many sprawling swamp communities, as well as plains and savanna areas. Thulvyke Sea is also where the Sūbahani People hold some influence, as the desert creeps off into more grassy areas.
While there are underdeveloped areas around Thulvyke Sea, there are plenty of large raft towns, operated by the richer populous. The swampy areas on the shores only hold small towns, while the plains are usually reserved for cultivation.
Zochaliv
Zochaliv is one of the largest continents on Holyupsk, as it comprises approximately 27% of the land area on the surface. Zochaliv is renowned for its thick jungle forests, unseen anywhere else on Holyupsk. Zochaliv is also one of the best areas of cultivation, which results from its minimal deserts and vast amount of flat plains. Unlike the other areas of Holyupsk, Zochaliv gets suitable amounts of rainfall and even snowfall on higher mountains. However, temperatures are still very sweltering in the humid jungles.
Inside Zochaliv's dense forests and jungles lies some of the most exotic life in the Saykya System. Here, cultivation of exotic fruits (Such as the Xlin-Tak Closk) and the growth of countless unique species appear. Since 20000 CE, mushrooms native to Earth have also appeared on he surface, harmlessly expanding and evolving. Many mushrooms have bio-luminescence as an attempt to lure in pollinators, as the thick jungle makes it hard to see for many. Other glowing flora and even interconnected megaflora species can be seen in these protected jungles.
While considerably smaller than Chozovok, Zochaliv has a similar population, and has some of the largest cities on Holyupsk. These cities originally started as farming cities, and soon grew to be megaopoli of colossal proportions. Life thrives much like a non-rural planet in these cities, with modern technology being commonplace. In these cities, many large agricultural centers in the more remote areas are usually connected for exports.
With its relatively large population, Zochaliv has a high species and cultural diversity, as well as a dense population in its borders. Countless people immigrate and emigrate to and from Zochaliv every day, which gives rise to large commercial networks of business and shops. The population of military veterans is also high from the two heavily defended moons of Poloskia and Emborkai.