Baktle

General Information: Baktle, "star system 3 (subject to change)"

See here for more in-depth planet and civilization information.

The Planet

A recent addition to the Eganian Confederation.

A high density planet with tidally locked orbit. Stable climate with a circular orbit, one side is burning hot and the other freezing temperatures. Water only is able to naturally exist on the terminal line (an expansive river called the Certa) in between the “day” and “night” sides. Most of the civilizations are on or near the Certa with little life in the most extreme parts of the planet. Most civilizations exist in eternal sunrise/sunset.

The buildings are dug into the rock along walls and caves to regulate temperatures, majority of the barren land closest to Certa is scattered with windmills.

Planet inspiration: TRAPPIST-1 d, e, f, and g (mainly d and e)

Vié, Baktle with two moons Celia (right) and Sausu (left)

The People

Due to the higher gravity of their home planet, the Balek are known to be several times stronger than most of the other peoples of the EC. With Baktle's extreme weather, many wear linen or cotton-like loose fitting clothing to best regulate the temperatures.

The common language of the hot side is Erawo, while the cold side predominantly speaks Renva. Most of the population about the Certa practice a religion known as Suodohoh, based in Baktle's base-eight number system.

Skin tone tends to differ based on which face of the planet one lives, most have reddish tints. Hair also tends to also be redder, with a majority of the population having a dusty red to a light coral color.

As the stellar system's star is not a good measure of time, the balek instead relies on the spin of Baktle's moons.

Locations

Baktle is largely divided into seven larger "Ohosas" or countries, with three on the hot side and four on the cold side. Cities are also labeled by "zones", showing how far away from Certa, the terminal line, a place is. (> 0 = hot / < 0 = cold)

Cities:

Khloe
- A densely populated settlement along the Southwestern floodplains. Zone -1.
Tikum
- A small village in zone 3, far from the Certa. Due to its positioning, it is decently cold year-round. Most inhabitants are pale and live in tighter buildings to help regulate heat. Mythia and Yashiya's hometown. Zone 3
Uran
- Capital city of Baktle. Most of the city is a business district while residential zones are scarce. Zone 1
Vié
- A popular tourist town of Baktle. Because it is on the terminal line, the weather is considered to be one of the best of the planet.

Floating city located on Northwest Central Sea, Baktle

Natural satellites:

Celia ("older sister") - smaller moon of Baktle, blue-ish color
Sausu ("younger brother") - larger moon of Baktle, pink-ish color

Overhead view of Certa, 2022 AP2D portfolio

Suodohoh

Suodohoh, roughly translating to "holy numbers", is the historic religion of the majority of the planet of Baktle. Passed through generations of Renva and Erawo speaking families of Baktle, Suodohoh is a religion heavily based on Baktle's unique base-eight number system.

Each practicing member of the tradition of Suodohoh is given a name that corresponds to a divinity, which is said to determine the indivisual's goals or desires (think astrology). Those who convert into the tradition are given a new name.

The six divinities of Suodohoh are only known by their corresponding numbers in the modern day, despite having names in the distant past. The names were lost to time after addressing the divinities by name became seen as sacreligous about two thousand years ago.

(I have some of the names but not sharing for the mystique lol)

Divinities

1 - ya
god of protection, charity, and preservation, water aligned

2 - yu/u
no aligned god, the sacred number

3 - mu
god of connection and truth, fire aligned

4 - mi
god of curiosity and knowledge, air aligned

5 - ue
god of devotion and diligence, stone aligned

6 - sa
god of creation and artistry, life aligned

7 - lok
god of passion and wealth, ice aligned

Note: although the people of modern day are not as religous as they used to be, most practitioners of Suodohoh have names with their respective numbers in it. Those who believe usually posess some form of pendant or emblem that serves as a symbol for their connection to their divinity.

Mythia Sahven - "Mi", the god of curiosity and knowledge
Yashiya Sahven - "Ya", the god of protection and preservation
Zylok - "Lok", the god of passion and wealth

emblems for each of the six divinities

Mythia's "mi" necklace (character sheet)

Language: Renva

This is where world-building becomes too much...very obviously still a wip.

anyway here's some preliminary vocabulary for Renva because why not.

Japanese pronunciation (general), French grammar

Words may be slurred together verbally when close vowels are used

No gendered pronouns

All people are i/ir, plural: irai/iru
Object pronouns are te/tes, plural ta/tas (/-vowels + da/das)
We/us - ias

There -> in french is C’est -> It is

To - va

The - m’

For - fa

So - ko

Have - a

Oh - ah

Not - n’

Yet - ia

Still - io

This - la

That - li

Let - hui

Your - to

Come - ki

Quick/fast/swift - suba

Lazy - gunn

Take/retrieve - maii

Praised/”holy”/respected - Ohoh

Prosper/thrive (no direct translation) - uruu

Enjoy - or

Time - raya

Sing/song - uda

Dance - odo

End(/apocalypse) - ai

Older sister - Celi

Younger sister - Celu

Older brother - Sali

Younger brother - Sau

Color - ilodo

Number - suodo

Base - raas

Religion - Suodohoh

Country - Ohosa

Colors (ilodas)

Red - akh

Orange - mikh

Yellow - kii

Green - mii

Blue - ane

Purple - mane

White/light - shai

Black/shadow - kai

Brown - kai-mikh

Pink - shai-akh

Numbers (suodasi): base 8 (raas-yamai)

1 - ya

2 - yu/u

3 - mu

4 - mi

5 - ue

6 - sa

7 - lok

Beyond

8ths place (10) - “ai”/”mai”

64ths place (100) - “ou”/”mou”

512ths place (1000) - “she”

Ex.

118 = 910 - yamaiya

578 = 4710 - uemailok

4628 = 30610 - mishe-saou-u

Brainstorm

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog

M’fox kai-mikh suba a tonu uai m’dog gunn

The fox dark orange quick have jump over the dog lazy

Lyrics for Moon Dance Solstice (w/ direct translation):

A n’raya ia fa m’ai, ah Celia,

Have not time yet for the end, oh Celia,

Ki maii to celi, m’ohoh, ah Sausu,

Come take your older sister, the praised, oh Sausu,

Ta ve io m’raya va uda, va ohoh, va odo,

It is still time to sing, rejoice, and dance,

Ko hui-ias or la raya va uruu

So let us enjoy this time to prosper/thrive*

*no direct translation

Notes (4/4)

| D A A G A - | C G - A G A G |

| D A A G A - | F E - F E F D |

| D A A G A - | C G - A G A G |

| D F F E F - | A E - F E F D |

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