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History
Tomin Kora is the only inhabited planet in the Tomin System.
It was originally settled early in the twenty-fifth century. The planet's location in the Tomin Nebula made it an ideal hideout for smugglers and pirates. In 2417, Lord Fagin, the Pirate King, built his legendary underground fortress beneath the domed city of Freewheeling.
In 2593, Lord Fagin acquired OS drive technology, and founded the Smugglers' and Pirates' Guilds on Tomin Kora. Fagin's Riches was born.
In the years that followed, Fagin was able to centralize control of much of the underworld of the Fringe under his sway on Tomin Kora. For years, the worlds of the Fringe had nominally acknowledged Lord Fagin's sway. Now Tomin Kora became the capital world of a criminal empire. Fagin demanded that worlds such as Ungstir, Val Shohob, Antimone, Odari and Quaquan pay tribute to him and give his servants free reign and protection on their worlds. Without the power to resist him, the worlds of the Fringe fell under his control.
Tomin Kora became a center for all manner of underworld and criminal activity. It became a busy commercial center, with steady traffic of ships in and out, mostly engaged in activities that were illegal on other worlds. Tomin Kora attracted people of all races, from all worlds...anyone who chafed under the restrictions of law-abiding society, anyone who got themselves in trouble with local authorities back home, anyone who had nothing to lose and a fortune to seek, came to Tomin Kora. The world had a dangerous reputation, and many visitors never returned. But still more came.
Through it all, Fagin has reigned, with his legendary underground palace, and the enormous fortune said to be housed within it, still attracting adventurers and treasure hunters. Rather than discourage the practice, Fagin tacitly encouraged adventurous fools to try to find entry to his palace; the tales of fruitless searches, deadly booby traps, and lost expeditions only added to the mystique surrounding the Pirate King.
Geography
Most of the planet is a barren wasteland. One of the most prominent geographic features is the steep mountain range known locally as The Spikes. These steep, jagged peaks overlook Freewheeling and extend for hundreds of miles.
Continents
The planet consists of one large, barren land mass, marked by deep ravines, jagged mountains, and rugged, rocky plains.
Major Oceans
There are no oceans of water on the planet. The surface is dotted with a number of lakes of liquid methane, some of them the size of inland seas. Any water on the surface is frozen at the poles or in permafrost underground. The city of Freewheeling is supplied by a vast underground reservoir of water that was mined from the polar ice caps. It is processed and recycled in an underground water reclamation and treatment plant. Periodically, Lord Fagin orders additional water ice to be mined from the ice caps or elsewhere in the Tomin System to replenish the city's supply or account for the growing population.
Major Rivers
There are no rivers to speak of.
Climate
The planet is largely inhospitable to life. Its atmosphere is a toxic mix of gasses that are poisonous to most known life forms. The planet's surface is also very cold, cold enough for methane to exist on the surface in liquid form. Much of the planet is swept by wind storms of great intensity. The atmosphere is also thin, and the atmospheric pressure is too low for most advanced life forms to tolerate. Without an environment suit, humanoid life would perish immediately on the surface. Only a handful of lifeforms, like, for example, Centaurans, might be able to survive any length of time on the surface without protection.
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