Isaka

The planet
Isaka is the seventh planet of the Isträ system. It was named by Emeth Jacostia after his second sister.

Size and structure
Isaka is the biggest rocky planet of the system. The two gas planets Orak and Esko are both bigger than it. As the planet, as well as Sibli and Esko, is located behind the black curtain, it is barely noticeable from Themeris and can easily be mistaken with a star as the planet is mainly orange. Its atmosphere is indeed very dense and the planet itself is covered in silicon and sodium based sand as well as what the Ether probes reported as copper sand, meaning the planet was vraisemblably originally a massive asteroid that was caught in Isträ's gravitational sphere of influence and that was slowly shaped into a semi-spherical shape. The asteroid probably came by at the same time as the one that collided with Sibli, explaining the similarities in the constitution of its neighbor's ring and the copper based sand that covers its own soil.

Moons
4 moons are orbiting around Isaka. Because of their respective colors, they were named after virtues rather than people using the Sacred Tongue, which had the time had caused quite a stir with the Gyrad and Hyren races.


 * Strago (Strength)

The biggest moon of Isaka. It is covered in bright red sand.


 * Mosme (Modesty)

The smallest moon of Isaka. It is gray.


 * Wilo (Wealth)

The second biggest moon of Isaka. It is covered in copper sand, but because of its humid air, it has mostly rusted and gives the moon a greenish look. It's the only moon of Isaka with an atmosphere.


 * Iosti (Intelligence)

A modestly sized moon that is covered in sand, giving it a yellow appearance.

Climate
The climate of Isaka is extremely dry. The air seems to be almost entirely deprived of water and oxygen, meaning the copper sand does not rust as much as one would expect. Because of its lack of oxygen, it is impossible to breathe in its atmosphere, but if proper life support is brought, the planet is perfectly habitable by any advanced species with the right technology. The gravity and atmospheric pressure are nonetheless superior to Themeris', which can cause some problems.

Resources and commercial interest
The Ether has shown a lot of interest in Isaka at the beginning of their deeper space exploration, soon after the launch of the Ether Orbital Station]. It was by far the most welcoming planet of [[the Isträ system apart from Themeris and as soon as the Ether were done with mapping the black curtain, they immediately sent probes to the planet. Soon after, they decided to launch several automated mining probes along with the analysis ones that were already sent in order to gather the copper sand that covered the surface of the planet, which to this day still provides them with good copper resources.