Alado

Alado is the innermost planet of Ervo in the Zev System. Due to its location in the deeply reclusive Verteron Consortium, almost nothing is known about the planet beyond what the peoples of the surrounding nations can see through a big telescope. In other words, it is fairly small, very geologically active, and has no atmosphere. Telescopes also detect a great number of megastructures surrounding the planet for an unknown purpose. 
== Geography ==
Long-range telescopes can detect several large darker areas on the surface surrounding infrared hotspots. This leads scientists to believe that large igneous provinces are present, created by some impressive volcanoes. Due to the tidal lock, much of the night side is frozen over, except the occasional open-pit volcano.
== Surroundings ==
Alado has no moons, as its sphere of influence is far too small to accomodate them. However, the Verteron Consortium, which controls the Zev System, appears to be building a collection of great megastructures around the planet. They could be some elaborate mining device, or the parts of a weapon, or a huge habitation project, or something else. It is impossible to learn any more at this point in their construction from afar. 
== Physical Characteristics ==
Alado, beyond its odd artificial alterations at the hands of the Consortium, is a fairly typical rocky world. It is tidally locked, resulting in an ice cap covering much of the night-side surface, and it has a very small amount of metals within its structure. At least, right now it does. It is possible that it was once a larger world, but was since mined heavily by the Verteron Consortium.
== Rotation and Orbit ==
Alado, due to its close proximity to Ervo, is tidally locked to its parent star, giving it a rotation period of 2.96 days. This makes it the second fastest-orbiting planet in the system, behind the gas giant Apundis at Azox. Alado also has a very high inclination, possibly due to some sort of impact in its early history. 
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