The fourth planet of the Plerojam System in the Galactic
South-West. It is a terrestrial planet but it surrounded by a dense magical
cloud which gives it a brown-hue. It is slightly larger than Earth and part of
the 'genetic code' of the planet is thought to be inspired by Earth as well.
Etymology
Composition and structure
Orbit and rotation
Habitability
Cultural and historical viewpoint
Chronology
Moons, Asteroids and artificial satellites
Etymology
Necut was the name of the planet according to the original
inhabitants and their rulers, a race of demigod-avians. Upon the arrival of the
Six Gods they destroyed the original world and remade it to their liking,
utilising various scripts including Earth's to create their ideal base. Sealed
in by the Allies, they re-iterated the name of the planet to their followers
and what remained of the original inhabitants.
When the Elven Expeditionary Force set out for the
planet-field they dubbed it Yondera II, with Yondera being used for millenia
afterward.
Composition and structure
Owing to the presence of the mana field, Necut is a perfect
spheroid, not suffering from the effects of gravitational pull naturally yet
the planet itself obeys the laws of gravity by the Gods' and the Allies'
intervention. This was done to aid intervention should the mana field fall and
the Six Gods attempt to rule the galaxy once again.
Like other terrestrial planets Necut is divided into a
crust, mantle and core. It is thought to have a unique if unremarkable
composition, somewhere between how the planet formed naturally and after being
destroyed and rebuilt.
The Earth God Mozeth took care to manufacture the internal
processes of the planet properly and tectonic plates are utilised in his
system. The greatest zone of separation is in the Emerald Ocean while the
Teranese Ocean is extremely volcanic.
Necut is quite rich in water (65%), not quite so much as
Earth (70%) and is certainly drier. The mana field created unstable weather
formations at the highest altitudes resulting in Allied and later Six God
manipulation, cutting short the Ice Ages.
Orbit and rotation
Rotation of Necut relative to the Plerojam Sun is thought to
be roughly 18 to 24 hours.
It takes about 360 to 370 days for Necut to orbit the Sun.
Necut was more severely tilted axially prior to
re-construction but the Six Gods returned it to a near-perfect axis, resulting
in only one month of polar night/day being observed in the North and South
Poles a year.
Habitability
Necut supported life without intervention, while a number of
animal and plant species were lost forever in the process of reconstruction,
yet more were lost attempting to adjust to the addition of the Six Gods'
respective servant races.
While still one of only two sites in the system that can
support life, it has diminished considerably in comparison to Zutrillia, so
much so that only the Gods' intervention and Elven invasion restored some of
the balance. The lasting legacy of the planet's mismanagement are the numerous
semi-barren plains situated across the planet.
Necut is relatively stable in the Western Hemisphere, while
the Eastern Hemisphere is affected largely by monsoon-style rains, hurricanes,
tornadoes and volcanic eruptions. The Western Hemisphere landmasses tend to
suffer a number of earthquakes in the interior where various plates meet.
In the modern era there are only a small number of states
though hundreds existed in earlier periods. There are many nationalities but
few states and fewer nation-states. Necut has never been ruled by one world
government, though the Council of Necut was established after the Great Elven
War to avoid forming one by bloodshed.
Cultural and historical viewpoint
While originally some millions of years old, Necut is now
technically 6000 years old if dated from the Six Gods being imprisoned there.
Only the last 2900 years are recorded in Myrnan history, with the previous 3000
years roughly recorded between the Six Elder Races (6000) and the Elves (4500
years).
Possession of the meta-knowledge of the planet's existence
was deliberately kept from the Elder Races and the Myrnans, while the Elven
Expedition lost much of its archives after a period of barbarism. Knowledge of
the planes was slowly mapped out, with the biggest advances in the earliest
period when the Gods were still active and competing with each other and after
the rise of the mage-gene.
Chronology
The formation of Necut was not mapped by the Federation or
the Empire, or any other power in the region. It is presumed to have followed a
similar course to Earth though more research into the original Necut would be
required to confirm this.
An Ice Age was brought on by extreme weather from the mana
field, which resulted in Allied assistance being rendered. There have been no other
incidents similar to that since. The Air Goddess Ailzor froze a large portion
of the Eastern Hemisphere roughly 5500 years ago, causing huge disruption while
bizarrely reviving some of the original avian inhabitants of the planet. It was
ended soon after after the other Gods attacked.
Ailzor's defeat and the end of her Ice Age resulted in a
general warming of the planet for the next 5000 years, with temperatures set to
rise - this is not relative to the heat of Plerojam's sun, which is older than
that of the Solar System and has risen hugely. It is believed the mana field
protects Necut from the sun's rays, while Zutrillia and the Earth Federation
must consider countering global warming and the Elven Empire endure cooling.
Moons asteroids and artificial satellites
Necut has one large moon and roughly three or four smaller
moons. These smaller satellites are probably more accurately described as
asteroids, though they do have a small influence in certain periods of the
year.
Federation probes noted on the last visit that all was well
but Elven probes between 4500 and 1500 noted the presence of an artificial
satellite thought to have originated from the planet itself, which was a
partial reason for their expedition.
