Skagua V4MK

* 2020
* 2.89 M.Years

**Skagua V4MK** is the smallest and most innermost lava planet in the Zatayni System, which is located in the EXM63 Galaxy. The planet's extremely close proximity to the star caused the entire surface to be overwhelmed by molten lava, greatly reducing the presence of barren, dry terrain to land on.

## Overview

A small volcanic planet located in the Nexon sector of the Inner Rim, located on the Zatayni System, Skagua V4MK was situated on the Nexus-Halverian trade route, off the R Trade Route, in grid square H-15 of the Standard Galactic Grid.

Skagua V4MK is a formerly a Terra planet roughly the size of Nexus Prime that had a stable atmosphere to sustain life; however 1.4 million years later the planet gradually loses it's ability to host extraterrestrial life due to it being pulled dangerously close to Osiris CG9B, away from the habitable zone, and thus, it's entire terrain degraded into a barren, blackish and dry rocky terrain that is heavily dominated by large oceans of molten lava, and thus; the planet is officially un-habitable.

As of the 15th century, Skagua V4MK is officially classed as a Lava planet, a small Lava planet dominated by molten lava, with a few barren landscapes are present on the surface. It's surface temperatures are so high that the planet itself is very reflective and visible like a star. It's extremely close vicinity to Osiris CG9B makes the conditions worse with intense amounts of radiation, further making it completely unhospitable to life. Derelict mining colonies are found on the surface, hinting that it previously had valuable resources available.

It had approximately 78% molten lava on the planet, with the barren land only accounts for 22% on the surface, and thus limiting the number of potential landing zones whenever a space expedition is planned on the planet. The blistering average temperature of 624°C makes it so hot that a variety of chemical elements, that have low melting points will quickly melt in the surface of the planet. In order to make things worse, the thick but non existent atmosphere is extremely susceptible to solar winds, and massive loads of radiation are bombarded on the planet daily.

Skagua V4MK's aforementioned characteristics are further hard pressed by the fact that it constantly experiences harsh weather; Because to it's heavily volcanic activity on the surface, and not to mention, all lightning strikes have a 1/6 chances of striking inside the planet that has a temperature of 10000 Fahrenheit. Despite the somewhat non existent atmosphere; it had a makeshift atmosphere constantly being created due to volcanic eruptions, blistering heat and intense radiation.

A few derelict mining colonies are found on the planet, with the Nevians proving that the Azreans had formerly settled their mining colonies on the planet to gather precious and valuable minerals for their needs and wants in their disposal.

In Short, the planet's surface is dominated by oceans of molten lava, that gives the planet blistering temperatures; coupled with intense amounts of radiation, the Skagua V4MK is not a planet you want to visit, as it had worse conditions than the planet Venus. Derelict mining stations are somehow discovered on the surface, suggesting that in the past the Azreans must've settled a mining colony on the planet when it had valuable minerals present on the surface.

## Inhabitants

Despite its hellish environment and galactical perception, Skagua was teeming with life, a home to fragile but determined organisms all connected through the planet's intense heat. In the solid rock betwixt lava flows, there lived mammalian, reptillian, as well as insect species. The extremophile creatures of the planet had adapted to Skagua V4MK's desolation and become indomitable.

The large insectoids known as Skahuans had developed a tough exoskeleton that protected them from the fiery devastation of the world. They were known to eat away at the planet's crust and were commonly used as mounts by the sentient Skagiyans, who were golem-humanoid hybrid species. Other species found on the planet included lizard-crows, which could be found in Skagua's lava fields; these creatures were often scared away by what the Skagiyans referred to as "molten men." Blaze-roaches and rodents called fire rats also called Skagua their home, the latter of which were known to gnaw on the lava crystals that formed on the planet.

## Natural Resources

### Overview

Skagua V4MK barely had valuable resources and minerals, making the planet a little interest for space explorations from various planetary bodies; however the most valuable mineral found in the surface are heat retardant Nevium alloys.

### Skaguan Nevium

The extremely heat resistant Nevium alloys found and stored in the abandoned Azrean mining colonies are coined by the Nevians as "Skaguan Nevium"; a highly heat resistant superalloy unique to the surface. Despite being forged from high temperatures, it can be cold worked in order to be extracted safely from the corresponding mining colony and to be safe when being touched with bare hands.

It had virtually the same properties as the original Nevium superalloy, extremely high strength, great malleability and ductility with a very low mass or weight, in terms of strength to weight ratio. However heat resistance is furthermore increased to the point, wherein the durability against direct contact from heat is considerably higher compared to other various fields. Cold working the superalloy will make it safe to hold the metal with bare hands, albeit at least 20% warmer than a standard cold worked Nevium superalloy.

## Brief Description

> "Skagua V4MK is a small lava planet located in the Zatayni System. It is the smallest and innermost planet among other members. It's extremely close vicinity to it's homestar caused the surface to be dominated by oceans of molten lava, leaving a few, dry and barren terrain.
> Despite that unhabitable state, it had massive amounts of heat retardant Nevium alloys, making it a high risk high reward."
>
> - NASA

## Gallery

The Skagua V4MK's Fiery and volcanic landscape.Skagua V4MK viewed from orbitSkagua V4MK in 2020, notably more volcanic that makes more reflective and reddish.
## Trivia

### General

* The exoplanet designation of 666d is highly alluding to Nexus Prime's Underworld.
* The current distance of the Skagua V4MK from Osiris CG9B is 29 million kilometers away.
* Skagua V4MK is sometimes locked in position, and it is only orbiting Osiris CG9B very slowly, as it takes 1678 days to fully complete a full orbit to its home star.
* Due to it's aforementioned physical characteristics above, it had little interest from various planetary agencies, even NSA officials despised it's blistering temperatures and intense radiation on the surface when they attempted to land on the planet's surface.
* Despite being claimed to have a "non existent" atmosphere, it had a very roughly composition of carbon dioxide due to intense volcanic activity in the surface.
* Despite having little valuable minerals, it actually had some good supplies of Nevium, which Nevians retrieve on the planet to manufacture heat shields made from Nevium, or specific Nevium Alloys that offered the best heat resistance compared to most superalloys from various planets.
* The Azreans settled some mining colonies on the planet, when it was previously warmer, due to it's abundance of precious minerals on the surface.