Orak

The planet
Orak is the fifth planet of the Isträ system. It was named by Master Astovël after his third son. It is rather far away from Themeris and it is believed that this surprising distance was caused by Orak's strong magnetic field. The planet may indeed have been much closer to its neighbor at first but was pushed away by Themeris' own field caused by its unique crystal core.

Size and structure
As the rest of the planets of the Isträ system (apart from Theremis), Orak is not a habitable planet. It's the second biggest planet in the Isträ system, first one being Isaka. As a gas giant it does not have an actual measurable internal gravity. Its core is supposedly made of rock and nickel, but the probes sent by the Planet Exploration Corps may have been disrupted from the magnetic interferences storming inside the gas giant. The core is surrounded with a first layer of solid Helium and an outer layer of liquid Hydrogen and Helium.

Moons and rings
Despite its size, Orak only has 3 moons and 5 rings.

The moons :
The three moons of Orak were named after the three archmages that ruled the Elven Dominion during the Arcanium cult in the First Era.


 * Asteo


 * Justav


 * Reoxel

They all relatively have the same size and the same iron based composition. Because Orak was believed to be the biggest planet of the solar system (before Emeth Jacostia discovered Esko several thousand years later), it seemed logical for Master Astovël to name its moons after the three most powerful mages of his time.

The rings :
Orak's five rings are all roughly made of the same types of rocks. They are technically making a single ring as nothing really differentiates from one another, but Master Astovël had originally counted five of them as there were some clear spacing between rocks, giving the impression of having five completely different rings instead of one with empty spaces.

Climate
The planet has been bringing attention because of the powerful magnetic field storming in, which is much more powerful than usual and caused some troubles for the Ether when they tried to go past it.

Resources and commercial interest
The Ether Orbital Station has been using Orak's strong magnetic field as a power supply ever since it was launched. As the station is orbiting around Theremis from a rather good distance, it is passing in Orak's magnetic sphere of influence once per year, which at first caused a few problems with equipment but was rather quickly taken care of using a series of adapted deflectors and receivers to convert the magnetic field into energy.

Cultural meaning
According to the traditional Elven sun circle, people born under Orak are inclined to be strong, moody and lonely people who prefer solitude over society, despite their warrior skills coming from their ability to easily become stronger.