Ancilicus (Planet)

Ancilicus (or Ancilicus Prime, or the Ancilican Homeworld) was an inhabited planet in the star system with the same name. The planet is the homeworld for the Ancilicae.

Overview
Ancilicus' s home star is a small, dim red star. This makes the days on Ancilicus dim most of the time. The planet has a very slow spin. Due to Ancilicus' s slow spin, the nights and days are quite long. One complete Day/Night cycle is 574 hours long, or almost 24 days.

Ancilicus is a continental planet with active tectonics in the Ancilicus star system. It is the second planet within the star system and the planet has 2 major moons and 1 minor moon.

Ancilicus orbits its star on the more inner part of its goldilock' s zone, causing the planet to have quite high temperatures during the day. The planet holds a lot of water in large oceans, and the global humidity is quite high due to the warmth and the amount of water available. This makes it that a large portion of the planet is covered in rainforest and leaftree forests. The more dryparts of the planet still have savanna' s, and no large deserts exist on the planet. The poles of the planet recieve very little sunlight whatsoever, and are covered in ice due to the lack of external heating.

Ancilicus's active tectonics make for extensive archipelago' s and mountain ranges due to vulcanic or tectonic activity. Area's away from tectonic borders have calmer terrain and consist mostly of flat plains or gentle hills. Many mountain ranges are quite extensive and consist of mostly alpine terrain and climate. Mountain Kraa is the tallest mountain on the planet, with the peak being about 9.700 meters above sea level. The peak reaches into the upper atmosphere.

Ancilicus's surface is prone to vulcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Other "hazards" include severe rainfall near the equator.

History
The planet was domineered by the only sapient species that evolved on the planet: the Ancilicae.

In Ancilican space-faring history, the planet served as the capital of their solar-system bound civilization. Later, when the Ancilicans joined the Alliance of Systems, the planet housed the capital of this interstellar state too. This position was later claimed by Earth when the Alliance was transformed into a Federation.

The planet was invaded at least once. The K'adurbian Military attempted to occupy the planet's capital during the ASF-K'adurbian War. This occupation force was eventually defeated without major consequences.

Points of interest
Ancilicus Space Elevator - the only atmosphere-penetrating space elevator known to exist in the Galaxy. A gigantic structure towering on the equator of the planet. The space terminal ended in a extensive spaceport built on an anchored asteroid.