For the entirety of 2024 I will slowly be fleshing out the Milky Way with 52 new star systems. Following the rules here, I will be creating the basics of a star system each week. These are just notes, no fancy layouts or writing, sorry! If I end up writing more in another article, I will provide links to them :)
Every Monday, I create a star (or two, or however many I like).
Tuesday through Friday are designing points of interest, such as planets, asteroid belts, artificial objects.
Weekends are for making plot-hooks and adventures.
I hope to, by the end of this year, have many more interesting solar systems to potentially develop in the future!
Week 1: Xauein System
Star: Xauei
Red Giant, 17.2 billion years old. Inhabited by sunfins, gold gobblers and a nasty sun spider. Has about 20,000 years left until it is destroyed by said spider. 2 orbiting planets and 3 orbiting dwarf planet.
Tuesday
Kokhon Belt - Asteroid belt between Kokhas and Aton. Full of research stations, atonians staring at Kokhas from a distance. Lots of fuel stations next to the Trimite Highway.
Kokhon Belt by Mochi
Wednesday
Kokhas: Ice Giant
173 moons, almost uninhabitable with no sophonts. Ice storm speeds of up to 20,000 miles per hour. It has a rocky core with no wind at all (the Eye of the planet).
Thursday
Aton: Ice Giant
3 moons, two sophont species - Atonians and atomians. Atonians are primitive, atomians are very intelligent.
Temperatures of Aton are far below freezing but the planet is a blend of water and ice - the water stays liquid because of magic. It is a tidally locked planet.
(Read about the
atonians)
Friday
Dead Lordricarr: Wandered into the solar system and died of starvation. Now a hub for illegal trade and criminal activity.
Plot Hooks/Adventures
Atomians have discovered unusual thermal activity from the frozen core of Kokhas, and are attempting to explore it.
The oanie have attempted to wipe out the atomians and atonians so they can claim the whole solar system - nobody knows why, but they seem very desperate to take control.
Week 2: Mythas System
Star: Mythas
Purple Giant, the brightest star in the Trimite Cluster. Exudes healing magic and anyone can survive in space in its orbit, even with no protection of any kind. 6 orbiting planets and 9 dwarf planets.
Tuesday
Luphas: Seraphenic planet
Bright pink planet, plentiful in phosphorus and neon. 1 sophontic species, the luphans. 62 moons.
Wednesday
Luphas Camp - Series of trojan asteroids orbiting on Luphas' orbital path, 60° behind the planet.
Thursday
Blue Bullet
Artificial research station owned and ran by luphans. Has an elliptical orbit round Mythas and watches for any sun spiders, destroying any that get close. Bright blue and can travel at blinding speeds.
Friday
Etetetere - Rocky planet.
6 continents
6 oceans
12 tectonic plates
17 mountain ranges
6,791 volcanoes
619,733 islands.
Bright blue/yellow lizard sophonts, lactans. Shed their skin twice a day, consuming it for the majority of their required nutrients.
Plot Hooks/Adventures
An asteroid is on its way to hit Etetere in the next two weeks, mass panic with people scrambling to leave the planet.
Large streams of nebula apalous have been discovered in the Luphas Camp. Who will claim it first?
Week 3: Karkhas System
Star: Karkhas
A bright green main sequence star. Highly radioactive and has been halted by a stellamancer. Owned, along with its solar system, by Karkhala.
Tuesday
Gilde XG - Giant golden asteroid. Half of it has been mined by the oanie.
Wednesday
Mathas Ring - Giant asteroid ring that orbits the
Royal Ring, which in turn orbits Karkhas.
Thursday
Royal Ring - Even gianter asteroid ring that orbits Karkhas.
Friday
Khuanatashini - Oceanic Planet
Has a large core but no landmasses. Cities previously formed on the backs of turtles and similar megafauna have been abandoned. The sophonts native to this planet left hundreds of years ago, leaving these gargantuan biotic vehicles tortured forever.
Plot Hooks/Adventures
A radioactive virus has just been disovered within Karkhas, already having wiped out one colony of oanie. It is spreading faster and faster.
An oanie-led mission to save the turtle cities of Khuanatashini gives people hope that there are some good oanie out there.
Week 4: Astra System
Star: Alpha Lutrinae
Orange Subgiant. Extremely bright, with 17 planets, 19 dwarf planets, and 4 asteroid belts in its orbit. Mostly orange with flecks of green, blue, and purple.
Tuesday
Levin & Davan
Dwarf planets in a planetary marriage (orbit each other)
Have a single atmosphere (no clue how that works)
Giant flying whale-like creatures
Wednesday
Sp.A.c.E
Special Astro Coroner's Ectodome
Studies and determined the cause of death of those found floating in space
Spacecraft murders are common, and where better to dump the bodies than space itself?
Thursday
Devil's Hole
Giant cloud of dust and space debris with a hole in the middle
Red glowing centre - possible wormhole?
Friday
Kolakat by Mochi
Kolakat
Large rocky planet
2 continents
Large oceans - planet is 90% ocean
Kolokons and moorans are the native sophonts - both equally intelligent, do not have space travel yet.
Plot Hooks/Adventures
The Astra System just saw an influx of refugees from an unkown planet. Where did they come from???
The Astra Council just passed a law that allows space pirates in the solar system. This is an unusual and unwelcome move that could endanger millions.
Week 5: Talo System
Star: Talos
A dim protostar, storing huge amounts of magic. Only has one orbiting planet, but hundreds of space colonies with micro-cultures.
Tuesday
Cryptis
Viciously guarded base on a lone asteroid.
Nobody knows what's going on inside
Illegal activity?
Wednesday
Morigna Zone
A region in space, closer than 0.2 AU to Talos.
Barely habitable, extremely high temperatures, yet people still live here
Thursday
Atheni
Atheni boasts a fleet of over 2,000 spacecrafts
High-powered city with great defences. Some of the star system's most prominent and powerful figures live here
Friday
Akara
Blacksmithing Capital
Weapons forged within Talos
Colony located inside the Morigna Zone
Incredibly powerful, one of a kind artifacts
Plot Hooks/Adventures
A massive vein of tanzanite has been found in a huge mountain on Micara (the only planet orbiting Talos).
The oanie have filed for control of Micara, but it has been denied - the first time it has ever happened.
Week 6: Echonis System
Star: Fuoca
A main sequence star, burning a bright red and full of magma tadpoles.
Tuesday
Dilema
A large seraphenic planet
Covered in pink hurricanes with floating yellow trees.
No native sophonts, but lived in by residents of Zizmal
Wednesday
Zizmal
Small seraphenic planet
Covered in yellow hurricanes with pink floating trees
Native zizmalis that live on both Zizmal and Dilema
Thursday
Golden Spire
Shard of gold orbiting Fuoca
Thirteen million kilometres long and orbits between Zizmal and Dilema. Can be seen by the naked eye from both planets.
Friday
Golden Spire Sociali
Organisation dedicated to protecting the Golden Spire from hungry corporations
Plot Hooks/Adventures
Word of the Golden Spire reached the oanie - dun dun duuuun...
A sun spider has almost reached Fuoca. Several fleets are trying to kill it, to no avail.
Week 7: Myriashea System
This solar system is inspired by
Leashea!
: Fuoca
A main sequence star, flickering yellow star, 9 billion years old.
Tuesday
Naphyma
Yellow gas giant
Strands reaching out from the planet
Mostly made of Vanadium polychloryphynirite gas
Naphyma by Mochi
Wednesday
Una
Chalk moon orbiting Naphyma
Almost 10% of its crust has been excavated
Chalk mice
Thursday
Kuluuk Belts
Pair of asteroid belts orbiting Naphyma
Wonky orbits
Friday
Anchor Shark Nesting Ground
Large nesting ground of anchor sharks
Outskirts of the Myriashea System
Trillions of eggs
Plot Hooks/Adventures
Hundreds of anchor sharks just hatched - their mother is hungry.
The oanie just claimed Ayana, a gas giant planet, after its native sophonts died out exactly one year ago.
Week 8: Spectra System
Star: Sar'ach
Ghostly star. It seemingly fades in and out of existence, increasing and decreasing in size drastically. One minute you could be completely safe, next you're engulfed and vaporised by Sar'ach.
Tuesday
Aloco
Extremely radioactive
Fluctuates between -200K and 6,000K
Wednesday
Doomington
Small space colony of horrormancers who may or may not be plotting world domination...
Thursday
Torchlit River
A river running alongside the Galactic Highway, lit up by ancient lanterns.
Friday
Red Giant HQ
Red Giant superstore chain
Headquarters on the very outskirts of the Spectra System
Plot Hooks/Adventures
Ater being put on the map for celebrity homes, a spacecraft of Joa Wanat fanatics was swallowed up by Sar'ach when it flew too close. This solar sysetm was removed from the map.
Following the previous event, a No-Fly Zone was placed on the innermost part of the system, including Aloco. Only those with explicit permission from the Zone Council can fly in this region, with included precautions.
Week 9: Hanaji Cluster
Star: Janacci
Main sequence star, with 67 planets and 94 dwarf planets. An A-Type main sequence star.
Tuesday
Artisa
First planet, 0.4 AU from Janacci
92% of the land is arable grasslands
Artisi - native sophonts
Wednesday
Olutu
Purple rocky biomes
Obsidian crystalline towers
No native sophonts
Thursday
Xarti 2
The 2nd planet named after Xarti Heildre, famed explorer (2nd of 35)
Friday
Ikhvydi
Polar moon orbiting Khalei (dwarf planet)
An abundance of pyromagical organisms
Plot Hooks/Adventures
The max population of Khalei (3.5 billion) has been hit. A planet-wide scheme to colonise the moon is undergo.
A resident of Artisa is selling poisonous mind-controlling fruits to anyone he can to form a hivemind.
Week 10: Mar-Hasen System
Star: Hen Assani
Main sequence star, 13 planets, 72 dwarf planets. B-Type main sequence star
Tuesday
Hanata by Mochi
Hanata
Small, mercury sized oceanic planet
Tidally locked
One half is covered in iceWednesday
Dasari
Small dwarf planet, size of pluto
Thick atmosphere
Dark blue savannas
Thursday
Galactic Highway Post #90
Large station that can house 6 million spacecrafts.
Fuel stations, apartment complexes
Friday
Xiphaxina
Sword shop off the orbit of Hanata
Specialises in custom orders
Works with jewels and crystals
Plot Hooks/Adventures
A custom order for a life-draining sword has just been made. Authorities have been called and suspect is on the run.
The oanie just claimed two planets in one council appeal
Week 11: Enewas System
Star: Hakihi
Bright red, 6 planets, 2 astral seas, 1 labyrinth sea. T-type main sequence star
Tuesday
Atana Ocean
Astral sea
yellowish tint
no lordricarrs, instead much larger creatures
Wednesday
Corensi Abyss
Giant purple astral sea
One planet inside the sea
No contact with the wider world
Thursday
Corensa
Oceanic planet within the Corensi Abyss
nobody has explored the planet and survived
Friday
Hondos
White oceanic planet
White water
Fast flowing currents
Very dangerous
Plot Hooks/Adventures
Recent investigations have show thousands of intelligent lifeforms on Corensa.
The annual migration of witherwalkers has been delayed by 2 months a sign that climate change on Hondas is approaching an unreversable state.
Week 12: Galanti Cluster
Star: Galantis Max
White dwarf with 302 planets and 64 asteroid belts
Bright white with intense gravity
Tuesday
Galanti Belt
Asteroid belt. Stuck in its orbit are 95 dwarf planets
Wednesday
Galanti League
An organisation of sixty magical members protecting the solar system.
Thursday
Phantom's Tendril
An aurora seen on Ahartxi. Seen from 70 AU away, even when the planet itself isn't perceptible.
Friday
Pamparas
Giant rocky planet covered in grasslands
2 native sophonts, very intelligent
Plot Hooks/Adventure
A global war just broke out on Pamparas for territory & resources
A dwarf planet in the Galanti Belt has just been claimed by Saturn
Week 13: Finch System
Star: Xiquantas
Red Giant, 4 planets
Entire ystem is a No-Fly Zone - too dangerous
Tuesday
Ghost Finch Nesting Grounds
Extremely territorial
Sole reason the Finch System is a No-Fly Zone
Ghost Finch by Mochi
Wednesday
Xiquantas Gas Station + Fruit Stop
A gas station + tropical fruit market
Orbiting just outside the No-Fly Zone, barely within the solar system
Thursday
Enindis
Small rocky planet
Enis & Phananti, two countries at war for the past 600 years
Friday
Khzaqit
A large space prison
Contains magical convicts
Orbits opposite to the Xiquantas Gas Station + Fruit Stop
Plot Hooks/Adventures
Three prisoners in the prison just escaped and six fleets are after them
A cargo ship lost course and flew into the No-Fly Zone, never see or heard from again
Week 14: Tiszanti System
Star: Tiszantis
Main sequence star, bright orange
7 planets, 62 dwarf planets
Tuesday
Earla
Large rocky planet
Secretary bird-like sophonts, scisrofiihr
Loves their militaries
Savanna/desert hot planet
Wednesday
Sureka Space Station
Oldest space station in the Khatil Cluster
Thursday
Asteroid 394CKS-7
Home to a sophontic freshwater squid species
Asteroid same size as Mercury
Veins of platinum, extremely valuable
Oanie want to claim the asteroid, legally cannot
Friday
Tiszantis Bio-Market
Market on a moon of Eclypsa
Sells genetically modified organisms
Weird af animals
Plot Hooks/Adventures
A virus transmitting zombie velociraptor was sold to a known war criminal
Earla military just invaded a small populated island on Eclypsa.
Week 15: Marah System
Star: Marah 3
White Dwarf
Only 6 planets
Tuesday
Marah Central
Space colony for marah
Marah - lovely, caring sophonts
tall and thin, furry mammals who own the entire solar system
Wednesday
Fuhurin
Town on Exhimis, a moon orbiting Mahiri
"hometown" of Marahaaah , saviour of the marah
Thursday
Galan Na
Pyramidal structure floating in space
Made of metal (steel?)
Friday
Carlis Reserve
Nature reserve moon orbiting Zamina (also orbited by Exhimis)
Contains hundreds of critically endangered species
Plot Hooks/Adventures
24 species in the Carlis Reserve just got declared extinct after a virus wiped them out
A group of marah have just colonised another planet in the lord's name
Week 16: Spleen System
This solar system is inspired by
spleen!
: Otahus
Purple giant, 6 planets and 16 dwarf planets
Solar system known for all of its planets containing many species (many millions of identified species, unidentified species in the billions)
Tuesday
Vephera
Planet in an ice age
Advanced sophonts trying to fight the climates and stay alive
Do not have the power to leave the planet... yet
Wednesday
Tinati
Large rocky planet
Global tropical climates
Millions of identified species
7 sophont species
Oasis Planet
Thursday
Matoronos
Small planet
Cold desert planet
Flying stingrays and big flying worms everywhere
Friday
Aprus
Small moon of Vephera
92% ocean
Small meadow/swamp/rainforest continent
Plot Hooks/Adventures
A cargo vessel landed on Matoronos and was destroyed by flying stingrays. Matonoros has been put on lockdown, and exoplanetary mining facilities have been evacuated
A species of giant rabbit has been discovered on Aprus. How nobody noticed a 5 metre tall hopping creature for hundreds of years, nobody knows
Week 17: Lethean System
Star: Spooni
Silver main sequence star
Huge magnetic field
5 planets
Tuesday
Bachanas
Large primarily desert planet
Three continents, split up by ashy grey oceans.
Oceans on average fifty degrees Celsius.
Wednesday
Maxera
Small multi-biome planet
3 continents, one large landmass
Range of temperatures from -20 degrees Celsius, to 70 degrees Celsius.
Thursday
Vetearth
Almost identical to planet Earth, 66 million years ago.
Has almost identical species, climates, landmasses
Friday
Bhutara
Small space colony, with a large population of trained pyromancers
Gosh darn oanies get everywhere. Good luck with this <3 I'm excited to see more develop.
Stupid oanies >:( Thank you! <3