Ornak

Ornak, also known as Craehlil IV, is the fourth planet of the Craehlil System within the Orion Arm of the Milkyway Galaxy, orbiting Craehlil at approximately 2.18 AU. Classified as a dwarf gas giant, Ornak possesses a tenuous ring system, a degraded magnetosphere, and a dense, layered atmosphere dominated by hydrogen, ammonia, and silicate aerosols. While lacking the massive scale of true gas giants, Ornak remains geologically and chemically dynamic due to internal heating from tidal stresses and radioactive decay in its core. Its atmosphere churns with turbulent bands, thermal updrafts, and intermittent storm systems that flicker with violet electrical discharges. Below its visible cloud decks lies a semi-metallic hydrogen layer where pressures crush and distort even advanced probe shells. Despite its hostile conditions and limited strategic mass, Ornak supports a network of orbital stations and atmospheric skimmers maintained by a mix of extraction guilds and autonomous salvage operators. These operations target trace deuterium reserves, volatile gas complexes, and suspended nano-material residues left by prior industrial test platforms. Its erratic magnetic field occasionally exposes stations to lethal bursts of solar radiation, making habitation cycles tightly regulated and dependent on pre-set orbital windows. Ornak is also used as a deep-space calibration zone and covert dumping ground for outdated tech. Though not colonized in the conventional sense, its resource field and isolation make it a critical, if overlooked, node in the system's extraction economy.