Geography and Climate

Are the ecosystems the same as on our earth, so that geographical features and climes like polar regions, temperate climate, subtropics and tropics are transferable?

• Most of the ecosystems are similar enough to Earths environ, however, take the size and scale of plants and other geological features such as mountains to a much more extreme level. Due to high oxygen levels, most flora present and native to aublion have grown to insane sizes, trees easily towering over 300 ft into the air, and most larger plantlife like shrubs and bushes growing well over 12ft in the wild.
  
Due to higher iron levels in the soil and high naturally occuring anthocyanin in most of the flora, many plants have red, pink, purple and even some blue foliage, including a large amount of trees in the tundra/temparate zones located in Gao’dir, Driotho, Ildriens, and Treseti! Its very much an attention grabber to those coming on-planet for the first time.As for the other climes, the northmost polar region that takes up the upper quarter of Efira’s landmass is the largest semi-habitable polar mass remaining from when Aublion was a frozen wasteland. The south pole is much smaller in size, and is mainly unpopulated and barren solid ice and snow, bordered by heavy pine forests. Theres two deserts located both on Efira and in the province of Ildriens, one being a traditional heat riddled desert, and the other being a permanently frozen desert. Theres also tundras, and vast expanses of swampland, along with swathes of forests; deciduous, temperate, and tropical alike located within Efira and on the many islands off its coasts. The islands, being mainly located around the equator, tend to be tropical/subtropical however.

Are there weather phenomena that diverge from the earth model? How do they happen? For example, is there increased volcanic activity; are there ice crusts, several suns or moons? How does the atmosphere differ from the one on earth, or is there no atmosphere at all?

• Aublion starts to differ from Earth when it comes to its celestial bodies, atmosphere, and weather. The moon, Zierus is about 3x larger than earths moon, and has a stronger pull on the oceans tides. Midtide is the most prevalent tide, with low and high tides usually occurring in in the early morning and evening respectively. Zierus, being so large and bright, is visible during the day most of the times as well!
  
The atmosphere also has a different chemistry than Earths, being compromised of the following; 35% Oxygen, 64%Nitrogen, .93% Argon, .045% CO2. This has allotted for the living beings native to the planet to grow much larger than normal! Those coming on planet for the first time usually have an adjustment period where they are watched for any signs of oxygen sickness while they are tested for any contagions, and are provided with masks that help them slowly adjust to the stronger oxygen presence if they do become ill.

When looking at celestial objects, how do they appear? Is the view different from different vantage points on the world?

• The suns and moon do not change that much from different perspectives, unless you count day and night.
  

Is there a day/night cycle? Are there seasons? Are they determined by the planet’s orbit, axis tilt, rotation or some other phenomena?

• The day/night cycle on aublion is much different than it is on earths. The total cycle takes around 50 hours, with days and nights being 22 hours long, and two three hour log twilight cycles taking place when one of the suns sets for night , or rises in morning, causing the sky to be dimmer than normal. First twilight happens when the smallest sun, Untesa, starts to rise with Zierus is still high in the sky. This is generally early in the morning when many Sadrids are still asleep, and are so until Pelorin rises around five hours later. The suns shine together for 12 hours, before Untesa sets. Second twilight happens when Pelorin starts to set, and it leads into true night, with Zierus again being spotted rising opposite the largest sun.
  

How much do the day-night-cycle and seasons influence the climate? How do they change the landscape? Do they, for example, produce extreme weather phenomena, expansion of deserts and ice masses?

• The day and night cycle dont have much influence on the clime or landscape. They change length with the seasons, but not much beyond that. Compared to other planets, where as soon as night hits it becomes intolerably cold, Aublion lucked out with being in the sweetspot of its two suns.
  

Are there landmasses and oceans? How do they relate to and influence each other? As result of this, are there continents or inland seas?

• The largest landmass on Aublion is called Efira. Technically, it is a supercontinent that never finished the process of continental drift after the first Drir. Scientists are unsure as to why it never finished splitting, but the remnants of when it was are shown in Ildriens, and Sheil’Ro. There are no inland seas, but there are several large lakes that used to be saltwater, but have slowly become freshwater through the Drirs. Lake Miehr and Lake Pesk being the two main examples of such.
  

Are there mountains and islands? How do they form rivers and lakes, arid and humid areas?

• There are four major mountain ranges present on Aublion, and a smaller isolated range located on the largest island in Ildriens. They are listed as follows: the Yormdir Mountain range, the Saksfou Mountain range, the Hrali Mountains, the Skevdalin Mountain range, and Kra’nuki Peaks.
  
Most of the rivers leading into the main freshwater drinking source on Aublion come from the Skevdalin and Yormdir mountains, which cradle most of Treseti in a lush, fertile, valley. On the opposite side of the Skevdalin Mountains however, there lies the Eeltirin Desert, the side effect of a lot of the rain not making it over the massive peaks and making its way Eastwards.

Are there forces like currents and winds?

• Yes, theres several documented ocean currents traveling throughout the Ghuban sea and Gradosian Ocean, as well as a good handful of wind currents that follow the current patterns as well. Due to the shape of the landmasses and mass allocation of ocean, most stormfronts and systems form over the tropical section of the Ghuban Sea, and travel East over Shiel’Ro and back around to the West coast of Efira.