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This commission was done for me by darth-biomech
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This is the Day Side of the planet C’tek I

C'tek I is a world that exists in my AU Star Trek New Start verse
www.deviantart.com/seekhim/gal…

It is located in the C'Tek System and is the home of the C'tekians .

It is five light years away from the Droyana System, home of the Tkarites

SYSTEM INFO
The C'tek System has one sun and five planets

C’TEK PRIME (The Sun)
C’Tek Prime is large M type Red Dwarf.
Red Dwarf stars are the smallest, dimmest and coolest of stars.
Because they give off less light and heat, planets have to be very close in order to support life.
Planets that are that close are usually tidally locked to the star, which means that the planet doesn’t rotate.
One half perpetually faces the star, while and the other half perpetually faces away from it.

C’TEK I
C’Tek I is an M class (Earthlike) world.
It is twice the size and mass of Earth.
The population is 2 billion
The planet has a world ocean, three continents and over thirty islands.
Two continents are on the planet’s Light Side and one on the Dark Side.
The planet is very geologically active and there are several large volcanoes.
The planet doesn’t rotate, so there are no seasons or a day/night cycle.
On the Dark Side the sun never rises and on the Light Side the sun never sets.

The planet’s large mass, heavy gravity, magnetic field and thick atmosphere allow heat to circulate around the planet.
The oceans are very deep which allows water to flow under the ice on the night side.

Most of the vegetation on C'tek is black or red in order to better absorb light.
Black plants absorb a greater proportion of light and can grow taller.
Red plants absorb a shorter portion of light and are shorter.

Black plants dominate in darker areas but can overheat in lighter ones
Aside from trees, black plants are rare in the bright sections.

DAY SIDE
The Day Side faces the sun.
It is a land where the it is always day

Storm Zone
The point directly facing the sun (subsolar point) consists of a giant, unending hurricane.
In this area there are perpetual high winds and torrential rains.
All plants in this area are black and photosynthetic
Plants here have adapted to the constant storms by anchoring securely into the soil and growing long flexible leaves that do not snap.
Animals here rely on infrared vision.
Habitable Zone
Surrounding the Storm Zone is the Habitable Zone, the home of the C’tekians.
It consists of dense rainforests, swamps, marshes, bogs.
The land is watered by the countless rivers created by the Strom Zone.
Most of the climate of the two main continents is either tropical or subtropical.
The islands surrounding the continents are more temperate.

TERMINATOR REGIONS/TWILIGHT SIDES
This is the region where the Day and Night sides meet
The land here is in perpetual twilight
Plants here are black so as to absorb the most sunlight
The terrain consists of frigid tundra.
Due to the meeting of heat and cold there is often severe weather with fierce snowstorms

NIGHT SIDE/DARK SIDE

On the Night Side the land is in permanent darkness and perpetually frozen.
In many areas there is geothermal venting and volcanic rifts.
In these areas are non-photosynthetic plants, bioluminescent micro-organisms and small animals.
The region here is rich in minerals
The ocean basins on the Dark Side are deep enough for water to flow beneath the ice.

C'tekians tribes lived in the 'Twilight Regions' for millennia and were the first to explore the Dark Side.
For some it became a Rite of Courage to 'Dare the Great Dark.'
These early explorers were the first to discover the stars.
Since then the C'tekians have established several settlements and there is extensive mining.

Description

This commission was done for me by darth-biomech
******************************************************************************
This is the Day Side of the planet C’tek I

C'tek I is a world that exists in my AU Star Trek New Start verse
www.deviantart.com/seekhim/gal…

It is located in the C'Tek System and is the home of the C'tekians .

It is five light years away from the Droyana System, home of the Tkarites

SYSTEM INFO
The C'tek System has one sun and five planets

C’TEK PRIME (The Sun)
C’Tek Prime is large M type Red Dwarf.
Red Dwarf stars are the smallest, dimmest and coolest of stars.
Because they give off less light and heat, planets have to be very close in order to support life.
Planets that are that close are usually tidally locked to the star, which means that the planet doesn’t rotate.
One half perpetually faces the star, while and the other half perpetually faces away from it.

C’TEK I
C’Tek I is an M class (Earthlike) world.
It is twice the size and mass of Earth.
The population is 2 billion
The planet has a world ocean, three continents and over thirty islands.
Two continents are on the planet’s Light Side and one on the Dark Side.
The planet is very geologically active and there are several large volcanoes.
The planet doesn’t rotate, so there are no seasons or a day/night cycle.
On the Dark Side the sun never rises and on the Light Side the sun never sets.

The planet’s large mass, heavy gravity, magnetic field and thick atmosphere allow heat to circulate around the planet.
The oceans are very deep which allows water to flow under the ice on the night side.

Most of the vegetation on C'tek is black or red in order to better absorb light.
Black plants absorb a greater proportion of light and can grow taller.
Red plants absorb a shorter portion of light and are shorter.

Black plants dominate in darker areas but can overheat in lighter ones
Aside from trees, black plants are rare in the bright sections.

DAY SIDE
The Day Side faces the sun.
It is a land where the it is always day

Storm Zone
The point directly facing the sun (subsolar point) consists of a giant, unending hurricane.
In this area there are perpetual high winds and torrential rains.
All plants in this area are black and photosynthetic
Plants here have adapted to the constant storms by anchoring securely into the soil and growing long flexible leaves that do not snap.
Animals here rely on infrared vision.
Habitable Zone
Surrounding the Storm Zone is the Habitable Zone, the home of the C’tekians.
It consists of dense rainforests, swamps, marshes, bogs.
The land is watered by the countless rivers created by the Strom Zone.
Most of the climate of the two main continents is either tropical or subtropical.
The islands surrounding the continents are more temperate.

TERMINATOR REGIONS/TWILIGHT SIDES
This is the region where the Day and Night sides meet
The land here is in perpetual twilight
Plants here are black so as to absorb the most sunlight
The terrain consists of frigid tundra.
Due to the meeting of heat and cold there is often severe weather with fierce snowstorms

NIGHT SIDE/DARK SIDE

On the Night Side the land is in permanent darkness and perpetually frozen.
In many areas there is geothermal venting and volcanic rifts.
In these areas are non-photosynthetic plants, bioluminescent micro-organisms and small animals.
The region here is rich in minerals
The ocean basins on the Dark Side are deep enough for water to flow beneath the ice.

C'tekians tribes lived in the 'Twilight Regions' for millennia and were the first to explore the Dark Side.
For some it became a Rite of Courage to 'Dare the Great Dark.'
These early explorers were the first to discover the stars.
Since then the C'tekians have established several settlements and there is extensive mining.