Chitara
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| Planet or Sphere | Planet |
| Playable Species | Lepterans, Chitarans |
| Stellar Information | |
| Number of Moons | Two |
| Number of Rings | None |
| Star System | The Arcadia System |
| Living Information | |
| Typical Environments | Largely subterranean following the swallowing of their star |
| Unique Features | Surface entirely covered by a hostile fungus |
"We've always been survivors. Hard to imagine a life in the sun, now." — Carcid miner
Pronounced “kai-tar-ah”, Chitara is a world that remembers the light. Once illuminated by a true star, it now exists in perpetual night, its sky dominated by the pale, distant glow of their star which has since been consumed by a sphere’s energy field during the event known as the Final Sunset. In the darkness that followed, a rampant fungal ecosystem overtook the surface, forcing its inhabitants below ground. Today, civilization thrives within vast, interwoven cave megastructures that span entire continents. The Lepterans and Carcids have adapted to this subterranean existence, building a society rooted in industry, resilience, and collective survival. Yet the scars of the past remain. The surface is a hostile, overgrown graveyard, and the memory of what was lost continues to shape Chitara’s identity. It is a world defined by what it has endured, instilling its residents with endless drive. Due to its abundance of natural minerals and extensive cave systems, mining operations are extremely proficient and common here.
Geography and Environment
Chitara's surface is almost entirely overtaken by the aggressive, dangerous fungus known as the Raid. As a result, life on Chitara is confined to subterranean settlements in expansive cave systems below ground. These systems stretch for miles, and sprawling cities have been constructed deep below the planet's surface.
Following the Final Sunset, Chitara receives little to no light.
Stellar Information
Chitara is located in the Arcadia star system.
Chitara has two moons. These moons are irregular and heavily scarred, bearing evidence of violent celestial impacts when the Arcadia energy field consumed Chitara's neighboring star during the Final Sunset. These moons now function as the 'day and night' cycle for the planet in the absence of a proper 'sun'.
Chitara has no rings. Although it likely previously possessed one, debris was gradually deteriorated or consumed by the Arcadia energy field. What remains is the presence of particulate dust that paints the dark sky of Chitara in faint, luminous streaks.
Notable Historical Events
Chitara serves as an example of what can happen when an energy field consumes celestial bodies in a system. When the Arcadia energy field consumed the star in the solar system, Chitara was plunged into darkness during the Final Sunset. As a result of this, the Raid, previously held in check by the sunlight, was able to grow unbidden and caused many deaths. The Lepterans and Carcids fled belowground, and the species that would later become the Nythera fled to the stars.
