Patinar in Brief

Geology:

The Panatrak homeworld has a very complex surface topology arising from the complex and turbulent dynamics of Patinar’s many crustal plates. The net result is a world with myriad islands, some formed from volcanoes which sit atop plumes of mantle material, others form at constructive plate boundaries, and grow as new material is extruded between the two plates. The scale and speed of this tectonic activity is much greater than Earth’s consequently violent events such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are greatly more common but the emergent life on Patinar has evolved to cope on the chaotic world, and indeed the world appears to have developed mechanisms to bring itself rapidly back towards equilibrium. The land surface itself is regularly renewed, there are very few places on the planet which are more than a billion years old, and consequently very little in the way of sedimentary rock or for that matter fossil fuel reserves. The land itself also displays an amazing diversity, from colossal mountain ranges to whole archipelagoes of active volcanoes, Patinar still very much gives the impression of a planet on the build. Astronomically speaking Earth and Patinar are roughly equal in age, Patinar perhaps 600million years younger, but the vigour of Patinar is in its wealth of rich radioisotopes which supplement the initial heat of formation. Land coverage is roughly 35%, a figure which is subject to change as there are a number of ‘tidal’ seas, which every cycle expose millions of square kiolmetres of land before submersing them again.

Meteorology

Due to the countless islands and small seas the climate is incredibly complex, each continent of series of islands having a unique and complex climate. The world displays almost every kind of environment, from tundra to desert, but it is most dominated by lush tropical climes which make up the greater part of the sphere. Most regions have a very dynamic climate, though regions above 50’ latitudes tend to have more predictable temperate climates. The tropical regions are far more chaotic and are often racked with hurricanes and monsoons. Life however has adapted to this chaos and those organisms that are not hardy to the worst of the weather have amazing powers of multiplication after such events. Occasionally the climate is disrupted by periods of massive volcanism but the effects move the climate towards moderating the effects, increased storms and turbulent stratospheric winds help scrub the atmosphere of dust, and the rampant vegetation moderate the changing carbon dioxide concentrations. In the greater expanses of forest we also see vegetation help forming microclimates very much like the cloud forests and rainforests of Earth.

Life:

Patinar’s rough and ready world has fostered equally robust life, and also of incredible diversity, evolution paces somewhat faster on Patinar, nearly all organisms have a huge amount of genetic wealth to allow for climatological changes, and disasters such as a huge bout of volcanism disrupting the normal climate do a lot less damage to the ecosphere than one would expect. However with the increased flexibilities of each organism we do not see any diminished diversity, most niches will remain stable through the worst climatic upsets. The land distribution of this planet is also conducive to great diversity, the separate islands may support unique ecosystems, and occasional continental collisions act to mix originally separate ecosystems and start about entirely new adaptations to the change local ecosphere. Patinar also shows a few interesting unique niches found very few places elsewhere, it has developed aerial vegetation in addition to its continent spanning rain forests, and also home to a tremendous diversity of avian life. In summary Patinar is a world of exceptional vibrancy in life and in landscape.