[U][B][Center]THIS IS SARDONA[/B][/Center][/U]

[Center][I]"I called the New World into existence to redress the balance of the Old." George Canning[/I][/Center]

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[B][U]World Information:[/B][/U]

[B]Higher Gravity:[/B] Sardona is a super earth five and a half times more massive than Terra and comparatively more dense. An affect of this size and density is that Sardona produces a stronger gravity field than what is accustomed to on earth. The surface gravity of Sardona is roughly about 1.8 time stronger that that of Terra.

[B]Moons & Tides:[/B] Sardona has significant tidal flux due to a number of dense moons that orbit the planet and the convergences of the orbits at varying times. During a Sardona rotation (37 earth hours) its three moons cause three separate relatively normal tidal swells. During the lows tides vast tidal marshes and plains are exposed. These brackish ecosystems consist of marshes, tidal pools and river systems, great moss and fungus covered plains, and semi-aquatic forests. During these times the waters of Sardona's vast oceans have retreated to great abyssal rifts and roughly only 1/4 of the planet is covered in ocean water. When the normal tides come in (3 times a day) it is much like an exaggerated earth-like tide with the water levels rising anywhere from as little as 4 to as much as 40 feet depending on geography and other conditions. When the moons reach "zenith orbit" (all three passing aligned at a fixed point) once every three days the tides sync and come in from the abyssal trenches covering 3/4 of the planet under anywhere from a few feet to hundreds of feet of water with only the highest ridges and mountain tops left exposed and not submerged. This "Tsunami Tide" lasts for a little under 30 hours (a little less than a Sardona rotation). 

[B]Semi-aquatic / amphibious ecosystems:[/B] Due to the tides on Sardona almost all organisms have evolved to be semi-aquatic or amphibious. The planet is a veritable Garden of Eden with entire continent sized forests filled with seaweed and kelp like trees that are rigid enough to support themselves once the waters recede. Billions of subspecies of microorganisms, scavengers, and symbiotic creatures that drive the ecosystems underwater and above water. Trophic levels that are overflowing with all manner of mobile plants that have developed locomotion to move with the tides, predators that have developed ways to hunt these plants, fungus and molds that act like trees and grasses, fish that can walk or fly (Sardona has a very thick nutrient rich atmosphere), creatures that blur the line between fish and avian because of the unique nutrient rich atmosphere that enables a combination of swimming and flight, and all manner of symbiotic life forms will abound on Sardona Any creature that sticks strictly to land somehow would be a larger denser and compact creature in order to cope with the higher gravity, denser atmosphere, and craggy terrain that doesn't get submerged.

[B]No real "night"[/B]: Due to the binary star system, the inner system nebula reflecting light, three moons reflecting the light from the binary stars, and the thick atmosphere which traps light, Sardona has no real day night cycle as humans understand it. There are thirty hours of what is considered "daylight" and seven hours of a bluish-green dusk/dawn. The white blue nature of the star light, the blueish green inner system nebula that casts an aura effect as its absorbs the binary star radiation, and the living microorganisms in Sardona's atmosphere all bathe the planet in a surreal green light that turns murky during the dusk/dawn periods.

[B]Biological atmosphere:[/B] Due to the prevalence of fresh water moisture, the heavy atmospheric pressure, and the mold, krill, fungus, plankton, and lichen like microorganisms that actually live in the atmosphere, the air itself is actually a "living ecosystem". The gas mix of the atmosphere is roughly 48% oxygen, 42% nitrogen, 4% carbon dioxide, 2% methane, 2% argon, and 2% trace gases. An atmosphere this rich in O2 at the higher pressure of Sardona, which is four to five times earth norm, could actually make an oxidation reaction highly possible at the slightest spark. However, due to the density of the atmosphere and the biotic processes of the organisms that live in the atmosphere the potential for oxidation reactions with the typical oxidizers known to man on earth is negated. These microorganisms are also the last line of radiation absorption that shields surface life from the radiation of the binary Class A and Class D stars. This also means that when the characters breath they will be breathing in those microorganisms which is part of the symbiotic ecosystem that Sardona has, those organisms will actually help any humans adapt to the planet.

[B][U]How Humans will Live Here:[/B][/U] Normally they could not live on Sardona unprotected. The gravity, atmospheric pressure, radiation, oxygen to nitrogen ratio, and microorganisms in the atmosphere would all together kill a human being in a mater of minutes. However the characters will have a process called [B]Bio-modification[/B] on their side. The characters will have been modified during their 100 year HESTS sleep during the trip to Sardona. As the characters undergo their trip in HESTS pods, the ship's AI at the direction of the PCC, will be altering their bodies. Nano machinery will begin the process of making their bones denser, the muscular tissue more compact and efficient, cardiovascular, neurological, endocrine systems, organ systems and connective tissue will all be improved at the cellular and genomic level by nanotech and biological modification in order to cope with the Sardona environment. New organs will be cultured with the characters DNA, grow during the trip, and implanted before their arrival. The characters will look no different... they won't "mutate" or anything like that and when they wake on the ship and they are on Sardona they will feel like they did on Earth, even with the enhancements, because the ship is programmed to simulate Sardona conditions once they wake. That is because the advancements were applied over the 100 year trip to make them feel that Sardona is normal and allow them to function properly without equipment. The gravity of Sardona is about 1.8 that of earth, the atmosphere is hyper oxygenated, a higher pressure, actually a living organism, and pure and along with some other world factors, the place is a bit different than earth. With these "improvements" the characters will feel normal on Sardona but not so much if they return to Earth which will require specialized gear.