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This commission was done for me by darth-biomech
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This is 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
Class: M class (Earthlike) world
Size and Mass: Twice the size and mass of Earth
Orbital Period: 31.2 days
Population: 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.

DAY SIDE
This side always faces the sun.
It is a land of perpetual daylight

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.
In general trees on C'tek are black while shorter vegetation is red

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.
The terrain consists of dense swamps, marshes, bogs and rainforests
The land is watered by the countless rivers created by the Strom Zone.
Most of the climate is either tropical or subtropical.

TERMINATOR REGIONS/BORDERLANDS
This is the region here the light and dark sides meet
The land here is in perpetual twilight
The climate here is cold and frigid and the terrain consists of red tundra.
Some stars are visible from here and the C'tekians who live here were the first astronomers

NIGHT 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.'
Since then the C'tekians have established some settlements by the geothermal vents.
There is extensive mining

Description

This commission was done for me by darth-biomech
******************************************************************************
This is 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
Class: M class (Earthlike) world
Size and Mass: Twice the size and mass of Earth
Orbital Period: 31.2 days
Population: 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.

DAY SIDE
This side always faces the sun.
It is a land of perpetual daylight

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.
In general trees on C'tek are black while shorter vegetation is red

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.
The terrain consists of dense swamps, marshes, bogs and rainforests
The land is watered by the countless rivers created by the Strom Zone.
Most of the climate is either tropical or subtropical.

TERMINATOR REGIONS/BORDERLANDS
This is the region here the light and dark sides meet
The land here is in perpetual twilight
The climate here is cold and frigid and the terrain consists of red tundra.
Some stars are visible from here and the C'tekians who live here were the first astronomers

NIGHT 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.'
Since then the C'tekians have established some settlements by the geothermal vents.
There is extensive mining