Inarak

The almost featureless clouds of Inarak

Inarak is the fifth planet of the Arwell System and its only ice giant. Interestingly, it orbits as a quasisatellite of Triras.

## Physical Characteristics

Inarak is an ice giant, meaning that it contains larger amounts of heavy chemicals such as methane and water, leading to a higher density than the gas giants.

## Atmosphere

Inarak's atmosphere is relatively standard for an ice giant, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium with large amounts of ices like methane, ammonia, and water. Most of its clouds are composed of vapors of these ices, and its clouds are usually completely featureless.

## Magnetic Field Anomalies

Inarak's magnetic field is interesting for two reasons: Firstly, it is unexpectedly weak for such a planet. Vedran scientist does not know how that happened. Secondly, Inarak's magnetic poles are highly tilted with respect to the planet's axial tilt, and in fact the magnetic axis does not pass through the center of the planet. Vedran scientist also dont know how that happened either too.

## Ring System

Inarak has a thin ring system composed of dark particles. It is believed to have been created by dust particles fired off of the innermost moon Nisma by impacts, and said moon serves as the system's primary shepherd moon. It is a relatively sparse ring system, a pale shadow to Triras's rings, but it's still there.

## Orbit and Rotation

Inarak's orbit is unique in that it exists as a quasisatellite of Triras. It has the same average distance and orbital period as Triras, but with a higher eccentricity. Over time, eccentricity gets passed back and forth between the two planets because of dynamical interactions.

Inarak has a high axial tilt, probably caused by an impact in its early history. Interestingly however, all of its major moons changed orbital inclination to align with Inarak's equator.

## Moons

Inarak has fifteen moons, four of which are considered major moons.

* + 1 Minor Moon
	+ Nisma
	+ Tafa
	+ Vera
	+ Vera
	+ Nian
	+ 9 Minor Moons

### Nisma

Nisma is a small moon that does not have enough mass to pull itself into a spherical shape. Being the innermost moon, Nisme is most prone to high-velocity asteroid impacts out of all its siblings. Being airless, the moon has managed to retain many of those resulting impact craters.

Many Terallan scientists agree that Nisma is likely a shepherd moon for Inarak's faint rings.

#### Biomes

* Impact Craters
* Lowlands
* Midlands
* Highlands
* Peaks

### Tafa

At first glance, Tafa is a drab, boring moon. Upon closer inspection, however, one can tell that Tafa appears to have been broken apart and smashed back together again. Tafa's most notable feature is Garey Cliffs, the tallest and longest cliff in the entire Arwell System. Other strange features can be found around this small moon. It is believed that extreme irregularities in Tafa's composition, tidal forces, and low gravity permitted such extreme terrain features to form when Tafa's surface was still hot and malleable.

#### Biomes

* Lowlands
* Midlands
* Highlands
* Elevated Terrain
* Garey Cliff
* Peaks

### Vera

Vera boasts some of the oldest rocks and extensive canyon systems in the Arwell System. While most of the moon's surface is a dark brown/gray, the bright canyons, cracks and craters give it some contrast with new soils. some parts of Vera's surface are relatively undisturbed and can give insights into the formation of the Inarak System. However, Vera has seen more tectonic activity than Aryl from early thermal contraction, resulting in the creases and lineae in Vera's surface. This is likely due to its smaller size, leading to a more rapid cooling and contracting. The result of this is the beautiful natural landmarks we see now, and with its position in the Inarak system, Vera can make for one of the most pretty places to view this far out system.

#### Biomes

* Lowlands
* Midlands
* Highlands
* Impact Craters
* Lineae

### Aryl

Aryl is the 5th moon of Inarak. It consists mainly of ice with a substantial fraction of rock, and may be differentiated into a rocky core and an icy mantle. The surface is the darkest among Inarakian moons, and appears to have been shaped primarily by impacts.

Aryl seems to be just a regular regolith-covered dustball of a moon. On the bright side, it does offer a decent view of the Inarak system.

Aryl's relatively undisturbed nature also makes it a good place to look for remnants and clues the better understand the formation of the Inarak System.

#### Biomes

* Lowlands
* Midlands
* Highlands
* Peaks

### Nian

Nian is the sixth and largest moon of Inarak. Nian consists of approximately equal amounts of ice and rock, and is probably differentiated into a rocky core and an icy mantle. A layer of sterile liquid water is present at the core–mantle boundary.

The surface of Nian, which is relatively dark and slightly red in color, appears to have been shaped by both impacts and endogenic processes. It is covered with numerous impact craters, but it is less cratered than expected considering its age. Nian probably underwent an early endogenic resurfacing event which obliterated its older, heavily cratered surface. Nian's surface is cut by a system of enormous canyons and scarps, the result of the expansion of its interior during the later stages of its evolution.

#### Biomes

* Lowlands
* Midlands
* Highlands
* Peaks
* Impact Crater
* Impact Crater Centre