THE WORLDS OF THE SOS


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

  1. Kopeta - Forgotten Relms ³
    1. Selune - Dinosaur Moon ³
  2. Grawk - Planet of Intrigue ³
    1. Luna - Moon of Clay ³
    2. Celene - Mage's Moon ³
  3. Isis - Frontier Planet ³
    1. Haforld - Moon of One Face ³
  4. Tefnut - Water World ³
    1. Do - Prison Moon ³
  5. Seker - Desert Planet ³
    1. Cluros - Cave Moon ³
  6. Greld - First World ³
    1. Roon - Dust Moon ³
    2. Klee - Forest Moon ³
  7. Tekumel - Planet of Aliens ³
    1. Gayel - Moon of Good Gods ³
    2. Kashi - Moon of Evil Gods ³
SYSTEM LAYOUT SUN = SOS Primary System - Named Prima
Forgotten Realms Kopeta 1 Moon "Selune"
Grawk  Greyhawk
Isis  Mine-New-Judges Guild Maps  No Moon
Tefnut Water World mine-New  4 Moons "Do,Ra,Me,Fa"
Not used Very Cold!! Bast 2 Moons "Arawk,Gaolgok"

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.