Overview
The homeworld of the kraqrelk, Eclek is a planet about twice Earth's mass. It is notable for having life that is descended from two different common ancestors. One group has colonized most of the planet, and is called Quareya. The other is restricted to areas of geothermal activity, and is termed Cabava.
Eclek's unusual biodiversity is not limited to having organisms descended from two different common ancestors. Since Eclek's atmosphere is thicker than Earth's, and it orbits closer to its sun than Earth does, it has always been a flooded world. Most of the planet is covered in a shallow sea, and what land there is is far more fragmented than on most other planets. A fifth of the planet's landmass are islands, with the largest being 1,857,521 km2 (around three times the size of Madagascar). What continents there are are widely separated, and this has been the state of affairs for quite some time. Geological fragmentation means that many groups that might otherwise be outcompeted were able to hang on. The kraqrelk are members of one of these groups; when they left Ixvata they found that tsulaing were rare everywhere else.
The biological sciences are well-established on Eclek. Therefore, taxonomic names, the names of geological eras, and a few of the technical terms are given in one of their languages, rather than being derived from Latin. Some of the primary languages used in kraqrelk science include:
Hoetsho -- A confederation of on the eastern half of Ixvata, the Hoetsho flourished for a brief period when the biological sciences were first being formalized. Most scientific words of Hoetsho origin, however, are found in geology, as several of the rivers that flow through Hoetsho territory have carved through the bedrock and revealed cliffs with easily distinguished bands corresponding to the different time periods.
Kilo -- Used by the Kil, an ethnic group that lived along the shores of Watelk before colonizing the fertile land formerly taken up by the lake, Kilo is almost more of a language group than an actual language, but most of the syntax is highly conserved. Most of the organisms from the interior of Ixvata's western half have names in Kilo.
Naranya -- Used by the Vabi, an ethnic group that lives along the northern coast of Ixvata's eastern half. They are good shipbuilders to this day, and contributed much during the period of exploration. Much of the life outside Ixvata bears a name in Naranya.
Quick Facts:
Average Orbital Radius: 5.8562 x 107 km (~ 0.63 AU)
Eccentricity: 0.054
Satellites: 2 (Veqreyap, Neva)
Star: Narelk (K0V)
Atmosphere: 70% N2, 22% O2, 2% H2, 1% Ar, 0.4% CO2, 0.3% CO, remainder various minor constituents
Radius: 15290 km
Surface Gravity: 11.768 m/s2 (1.26 g)
Mass: 1.075 x 1025 kg (1.8 Earth masses)
Albedo: 0.318 Bond
Average Surface Temperature: 30° C