Omicron Aques IV
The 4th planet of the Omicron Aques System, located within the midworlds.
Most of the planet is covered in ocean so all subspecies of Harkas there have evolved aquatic features and can swim. Some are better at swimming than others, but the land and air based subspecies can build fortresses and cities on land. Most planetary conflicts happen between subspecies but many wars have happened between nations of the same or similar species. The ocean features a lot of very large life that can kill the harkas, so some wars involved turning the ecosystem of a nation against them.
The first person to discover the spaceborne harkas was an astronomer with a massive telescope that has spotted small objects in the sky - harkas orbiting the planet. Puzzled, the astronomer noted: "They look like an ocean harkas, wings fully extended, when viewed from directly underneath.". Scientific speculation and investigation followed and eventually it was determined there are indeed people in space, as they observed how often they could change trajectory. Why did they come to orbit this planet? Do they know we exist? To them, these questions remain unanswered. They have seen large starships appear in orbit recently, which should be a reason for the nations to invest in technological advancement, and so they did. As well as attempting to find ways to communicate to the people orbiting their planet.
Those orbiting the planet have discovered multiple subspecies of the planetary harkas using similarly large optical equipment. Many obvious signs of civilization on both the land and water indicate a people who have adapted to both. Or perhaps multiple peoples.
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