Blackpool



The planet Blackpool is the third planet in the Oran System. It is one of the major worlds of the Galactic Consilium and home to several of the galaxy's finest medical and technical firms.

The planet is approximately 13,994 light years from the galactic center. It is 12,601.34 kilometers in diameter and has a gravity of 9.70 m/s². Its surface is 80% water and 20% land, with ice caps at both poles. Blackpool has a rotation period of 33 standard hours and an orbital period of 382 days. The world has one moon, known as Wylyn. As of current date, the planet has a population of 1.7 billion, with the largest settlement located at Lake Saldano.

The planet's settlements are sleek towns and cities which use a combination of architecture and technology to maintain a balance with the swamps and light jungles that surround them. The waters of the swamps are home to massive, legendary tree formations known as knotwoods, where several trees, each over 20 meters in diameter, have twisted together in growth to form one immense botanical structure. The planet has frequent rain and lightning, and towering spires help collect this energy for powering the cities.

A certain kind of heartiness exists among the natives of Blackpool that denotes their good-natured attitudes and tough, practical mindset. Very few natives of the world are poor shots with pistols and rifles, as hunting the razormaw gators and sleer lizards which live in the waterways outside the settlements are considered "planetary pasttimes".

Because of the incredibly diverse biome that Blackpool represents, the major medical and surgical agencies and firms of the Consilium maintain laboratories here, where a vast array of natural remedies and treatments inspired by natural circumstances continually refine the medicinal arts.