The planet Azeroth, named so for the planet's properties, is a carbon planet in a densely populated solar system with twenty-two other planets.
Azeroth is about 11.4 times bigger than Earth, and its gravity is about 3.18 times that of Earth.
A single day lasts 33.21 hours, and a year lasts 425 days. The planet is made up of 4 continents, which make up 32% of the planet's landmass.
3 moon(s) orbit the planet, and Azeroth itself orbits a red sun in an almost perfectly circular orbit.
The plant-like organisms on this planet are made up of trees and flowers, with only a few dozen of grass species, even less bush species and almost no brush and fungi species. Although the grass species are few, they grow fast and cover wide areas. The trees and flowers cover a lot more though and because they use up most of the nutrients, other species like shrubs and fungi haven't been able to reach higher numbers.
Survival of the fittest is not something this planet is unfamiliar with. But one species might take this a little extreme. While most weak organisms are killed by other, stronger species, this species kills its own weak. Once they've grown to a mature size and are ready to produce seeds, these species begin by growing against each other, strangling the other and using specialized thorns to inject seeds into the other. The weakest will die and be used as nutrients for the seeds inside it. However, if two of them are equally matched, both of them could be injected and thus become food for the other's offspring.
Although most of the water on this planet is fresh, the water plants did develop into what is perhaps more closely related to corals than to plants. These highly specialized species roughly resemble what we're used to in the oceans of Earth, but are only seen in fresh water on very rare occasions, which makes the species on this planet all the more intriguing.
Finding higher forms of intelligence on other planets is something we as humans have dreamt of for ages, both for better and worse. The higher species on this planet are no different, in fact, these species are far more dedicated to it than humans are currently. Of course, the fact that these species have superior technology and a more peaceful society greatly benefits in their goals. Numerous space missions, both manned and unmanned, hundreds of space observation centers and hundreds of thousands of scientists and other professionals are the main force behind the goal to find other life in their galaxy and the universe. While they have discovered a fair deal of life, none of them are intelligent enough to even try to begin communications with.
This world is highly dangerous, and most forms of life on it are either very good at protecting themselves or are predators in some way.
There are multiple sentient races on Azeroth, mostly they resemble elves to some degree, but there are some notable differences from perhaps what one pictures when they envision elves. Males for example are larger than females in general and more aggressive as well as having sharper teeth. While females tend to be much more delicate and beautiful in nature. Some of these beings live in caves like Drow or in the oceans like the Aquatic Elves would on other worlds with beautiful cities under the waters. There are those who tend to live in the forests and those who are drawn to follow herds of prey animals as the wild folks do. Females though they tend to in general be rare and there is one female born for every three males that makes it into adulthood. Due to the rarity of females on this world, bindings are between multiple males and a female in general.
Males tend to form warrior brotherships while they are still young and move forward as a family. Together they will seek to impress their female when they come of age. A group of males that forms a family can range from 3 to 5 young boys in a pack, and they will hunt and live together forming very close bonds, perhaps even being telepathically linked from a young age. When they meet a compatible female, they will decide together whether to approach her and whether to seek to meet whatever challenges the female lays down for them. While females are precious and protected, they can be either dominant or submissive once bonded.
Scents are important in identifying one's potential mate or mates, as well as the magical pull between them. A female if she has a destined one in particular may have dreams of the head of her pack and share dreams with them while young if their bond is especially potent, or they are in danger. Mate marks are rare, but some females, especially submissive females, will develop after bonding with males marks that represent the males that they are bonded to.
mating bites are a thing, but not venom. Like weres or vampires, they do bite their mate and a scar occurs even if mate marks do not.
Diet is more carnivorous than perhaps the usual for elves, but they are still elvenoids
Sensitive to Liquors in general
Prefer meat and vegetables over fruit and grains (Many types of edible grass?)
Tendency toward hypoglycemic symptoms if diet is off
Tendency toward being more light and sound sensitive, thus potentially causing migraines
Stronger senses than human norm
Multiple religions exist, for example, the aquatic peoples believe that the ocean is their mother and the moons are her mates.
The forest folk believe that the land is their mother and will care for them, while the gods of the elements are their mother's protectors.
Force Users exist, similarly as witches on Dathomir and other primitive societies exist. So do other types of magics, since this is a multi use setting, not just intended for sci-fi. Women tend to be drawn to the path of healers and males tend to be warriors, but mates, that is by no means a hard and fast rule.
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