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Marmorarius - Dollite Home Planet
                   - Name of Jesimae’s Country in Kingdom AU


Name meaning - Marble (due to its appearance)


Inhabitant name - Marmorian


Known Species  - ambrosius creta (immortal clay/earth)/Dollites
                          - bombyx occaeco (blink silkmoth)/Monochrome Death Moths
                         - ??? (TBA)

Planet appearance: Marmorarius is a planet characterised by it’s swirled teal and violet coloring, giving it the appearance of a marble. The thick white smoke off the chemical sea, sometimes mistaken for clouds, adds to this effect. The atmosphere is unbreathable to most except the insectoid and artificial fauna of the planet. The flora is typically small, hardy, and bitter.


Oceans/Seas: There is hardly any water on Marmorarius, most of which is in the underground caverns, which leaves the question to what the sea is composed of. The teal coloring is actually a thick layer of foam, hundreds of meters deep, under which there is a crystal clear ocean of chemicals. Further study is required to confirm what the sea actually contains, but it is definitely not fit for human consumption. Contact with the fumes can burn the eyes and throat of most organic life, but the fauna seems to have evolved to tolerate it. The ocean is the center of the dollite religion.


Coastline/Cliffs: The crust of Marmorarius has a high clay content, but is extremely dense and tightly packed. Only at the edges of the sea is the clay is damp and loose enough to be collected from being submerged and beaten by the waves. The mixture of chemical and clay is what the Dollites use to create, repair, and alter their bodies. The cliffs that form along the coastline are tall and steep; many have special wells placed on top to gather the clear ‘water’ from under the foam.


Forests/Valleys: The trees on Marmorarius are twisted and gnarled, typically with blackish bark and occasional thorns. Deciduous trees can grow to be quite tall and create intertwined, matted canopies. They lose their leaves during the windy season when the chemical fumes are blown in from the sea. Coniferous trees as short, resembling shrubs more often than not, and sometimes bare fruit in the form of berries. The grass on Marmorarius is violet in color. It is unusually stiff and sharp.


Deserts: There are several small deserts located within the center of the main landmass, furthest away from the sea. The sand is white to pale blonde and sharp like broken glass. Some of it is composed of eroded gemstones, like can be found in Marmorian caverns ,and glows in the dark. This causes colorful swirls to appear in the dunes at night. No flora grows in the White Death and fauna is afraid to tread there. There are ruins of metal, alien structures throughout the desert. This could be remains of who lived on Marmorarius during its First Life.


Caverns: Marmorarius has a vast underground network of caverns that are home to bioluminescent moss, fungus, and giant, domesticated moths. The planet’s only supply of water is found in underground pools within the caverns. The planet has rich veins of metal ore and gemstone which dollites use to make beautiful jewelry and architecture.
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