Hades and Nautilus

## Hades; the frigid yet habitable terrestrial planet

Hades is the second planet from the star of alolam, and one of the three planets in the system. Hades is orbited by a small moon named nautilus, which resembles Hades closely, minus the clouds and seas. Hades is one of the only known habitable planets within 85 light years of the alolam system, and is home to a plethora of life forms. Most life on Hades is multi-celular, and is unique to this system. Unlike most planets in the universe where life evolved to be carbon or silicate based, life on Hades evolved to be based on heavy metals and poisonous gasses. The atmosphere of Hades consists of Methane, oxygen, argon, and nitrogen. The most prominent life forms of Hades are small, furry, quadrupedal beings known as "funkerts", which are the dominant and only intelligent life form on

Hades.

## Life in a Funkert city

Life on Hades is relatively peaceful. unlike most intelligent life forms in the universe, the Funkerts as a species have had no wars or fights, and life in an almost utopian world. one government governs the entire planet, and is relatively democratic to say the least. The average life of a Funkert lasts about 45 local years, and consists of waking up, eating breakfast, which is usually a meal of bluemice, and cantriots. this is followed by leaving for school or work, which is later followed by returning to the household and going to bed.

## Jobs on Hades.

On Hades, there are three main prominent jobs. (all other jobs are automated). The highest job is the president, who ensures fair rights and trade to the population. The second job is an galactonaut, a member of an elite force who specialize in maintaining satellite orbits, ensuring that missions go smoothly, and ironing out any wrinkles. The lowest job is that of a mechanic. Mechanics repair the machines that automate 95% of the planet, and, although they have the lowest and worst job, the pay of said job is over 1,000,000 local credits for just one week. (yes, i know humanity does not exist in this universe, but just for scale, about 1,000,000 local credits is about the same as 40,000,000 USD). There is also a very small fourth job hidden from the population known as a designer. Designers, as their name suggests, design machinery for the Funkerts, and have the highest pay of over 70,000,000 local credits.

## Nautilus; the lonely moon of Hades

Nautilus is a moon that closely resembles Hades, minus the water and clouds. Nautilus is relatively small, and is home to the only colony of the Funkert. The moon itself orbits Hades once every 10 local years, and is tidally locked to Hades.

## The colony of Nautilus

Nautilus is home to a massively sized colony, located on the side of the moon that always faces Hades. this is due to faster communication times, and the ability for easier transport. The colony is governed by the president of Hades via machines, and has the same jobs as those on Hades. Nautilus also has a lower pay, of about 500,000 local credits for a mechanic. this is due to a smaller economy, and a lower population.

## First contact

over 25 local years ago, radio contact was made with an unknown and unnamed species that simply responded, "we will contact further when you are ready", which is assumed to mean that, once the Funkert people are ready, they will be given the opportunity to meet an alien race. since this first contact, over 78 generation ships have been launched into the cosmos in search of these people, none of these crafts have reached their destinations. along with this, in the 25 year period, things such as a plasma drive, a super-liminal engine, and asteroid mining ships have been created.

(this is it, for now. I just revised it. leave a comment if you have a suggestion

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