Mandalay (Planet)

This page is dedicated to the planet Mandalay; all of the info you need to know regarding how it works.

Cosmic Basics
Mandalay is a large planet, roughly 3000 miles in diameter. It has a high volume of landmass in comparison to Earth, but also has nearly as much ocean.

Mandalay is the fourth-closest planet to its sun, Id, and is well within this star's "goldilocks zone". It's tides are controlled by three separate moons, which have been used to formulate Mandalay's calendar.

Luntis - The largest moon, it often appears as our own moon Luna does here on Earth. With the most Tidal Lock force, it dictates a large amount of what happens on Mandalay. It's rotation is used to count off the months, and rotates ten full times a year.

Sleth - The middle moon, this cosmic body is often seen with a thin line of rings around it. It's rotation is used to count the weeks, and rotates about five times in a month.

Trin - This moon spins very rapidly, dancing in concert between the other two moons and Mandalay itself. As a result, it seems to whip wildly across the sky in relative comparison, spinning a full time every 15 hours; It is used to count off day/night intervals, and is suspiciously well-timed with Mandalay's overall position around the sun.

History
Mandalay is an old planet by mortal reckoning. Though the exact date this cosmic body was pulled together from the dust of the universe is unknown, it is widely accepted that it is at least several billion years old. Mandalay's history, however, is much smaller; only about five-thousand years of recorded history exist, with only the most recent four-thousand years properly recorded and organized.

Mandalay is a planet with a purpose. At the time of it's conception, the function of planet was more of an afterthought; the many gods had held a council and voted to seal away a powerful evil, but they needed a prison.

Mandalay is that prison.

Slumbering deep at the very center of Mandalay's vast depths waits an elder evil the likes of which the universe will (Hopefully) never see again.

It is widely theorized by scholars that it is because of this Elder Evil's presence that Mandalay is so very prone to apocalyptic scenarios. Many times, the planet has been threatened with utter ruin. Yet, for some reason, it persists.