Kov

Kov is a planet in the Shun system of the Gretian Crest Sector of the Outer Core of the galaxy. It is the home-world of the Kovian species and the centre of their civilisation.

Geography
Kov is an extremely dense metal rich planet with harsh landscapes that make life difficult for its inhabitants. The planet had a mass extinction event around ten thousand years ago caused by colliding continental plates that led to an abundance of volcanic eruptions. As a result the atmosphere of Kov is filled with dust and metals that is quite unpalatable for the majority of races in the galaxy.

Kov has few major bodies of water with most of its water in the atmosphere. A number of artificial lakes were created in cities by the Kovians from water transported off-world but these were mainly used either for scientific purposes or aesthetics.

Features
Kov holds seven major space elevators that ferry thousands of people into its jungle of satellites that surround the planet. Many of the larger structures have been connected together by networks of trams and tunnels allowing around a billion people to be able work and live in orbit of the world. Only the largest structures have gravity nets install with most people living in near zero gravity their entire lives. Many parts of the superstructure of these orbital cities are completely impassible to larger star-ships especially around the nexus of the space elevators.

A near constant dust storm rages across large parts of Kov with winds strong enough to rip flesh from bone.