Sos is a SOlar System within which are several worlds where humans,
humanoids, and monsters abound. It is a old system where life has existed
for many millions of years. The history of man goes back 35,000 years on
Greld the main planet, and even the most recently colonized world was established
5,000 years ago. What follows below is a brief description of each of the
worlds in the system.
Earth has made its improvements to the living condition of the common people through technology. But in SOS, conditions have been improved through both technology and magic. Thus, the discovery and eventual travel to the outer worlds was accomplished by magicians, not by a Galleao with a telescope, and Goddard with his rockets.
INHABITED PLANETS
Secondary System - Named Secunda
Uletel Uninhabited
Seker Mine-New
Greld Mine-New 2 Moons "Roon,Klee"
Tekumel Petal Throne (opposit Greld) 2 Moons "Gayel,Kashi"
Shichel Uninhabited 5 Moons "Ah,Beh,Seh,Dah,Eh"
Ziruna Uninhabited
These planets rotate 90% out of the eliptic in perfect opposition. They
pass between the orbits of Seker and Kopeta, but rotate such that they
never hit. It is said the Gods have altered the orbits of Kopeta at times
to minimize tidal effects and orbital perturbations.
GRELD
Greld is earth-like in most respects, although the animal life differs
somewhat in that there is little varity in its details. It is said that
life began here, but it is obvious to the scholar that some type of life
evolved separately on each world. But it is certainly true that human life
first evolved on this planet. It follows then that this is the most populated
of all the worlds. So populated that the planet could not sustain life
unless continuously supplied with food and other goods from the other worlds.
Because humans have lived on this world for so long (a estimate of 300,000
years of un-recorded history and 50,000 years of recorded history) the
culture on this world is extremely advanced, and far beyond "medieval",
although it is still feudal. Power is held in the hands of the nobility,
but it was not always so. This world had its "fling with democracy" about
15,000 years ago, and
found it less stable than their present system of a "guarded nobility".
This phrase refers to the test that any ruling nobleman must undergo before
being allowed access to political power. A panel of high level magicians
reviews each prospective heir. By means of ESP, Detect Allignment, See
Aura and other spells, their suitability for governing is determined. If
a candidate is found to have weaknesses or mental/physical defects, the
next born child within the House may take the test. Both men and women
may rule if tests are positive, so inheritance may pass across family trees,
but the name of the house within the Rolls of Nobility is not changed.
There are two moons circling this planet, and both of them are inhabited. This was accomplished through magical Tera-forming which began 12,000 years ago. Clerics using devices of airless breathing would cast as many "Create Water" and by the help of the Gods (and through the fervent prayers of many million Worshippers) they cast "Create Air" spells many time a day. After many hundreds of years of devotion on the life-less moon, there would be air enough for other men and animals to begin the population and foliation of the new world.
The planning for these worlds took many decades during which fierce political and scholarly battles were fought. As it all turned out, these moon-worlds are very different. Roon, the first of the moons to be inhabited, is still quite wild and the surface atmosphere is full of choking dust to this day. The second moon named "Klee" is much more pleasant. It is a veritable garden without which Greld would be unable to feed its many billions.
Opposite orbit of Greld across sun. First Planet Terra-Formed Petal Throne
SEKER
Like Mars in the John Carter series
ISIS
The first world colonized without Terra-forming. Land Of Mutants
BAST
Small cold and currently uninhabited, but colonization is being considered. 2 Moons - "Childeren of Bast"
KOPETA
3 times the land area of Greld (Earth) - Forgotten Realms Was the second
planet colonized. Was lost to all knowledge on Greld during the Black Millennium.
TEFNUT
Water World. No moons. Inhabited by non-human water races. I will Create.