Zithoria

"You cannot pay me enough to land on that."

— A GSI Captain

Zithoria is the homeplanet of the Zikari, which envelop the entire globe. It's most known for the webbing-like exosphere that extends from the planet's core to the upper atmosphere which can been seen from space. The planet is about twice the size of Earth.  

Climate

Zithoria’s atmosphere is heavily saturated with fungal spores, creating a hazy fog that scatters sunlight and gives the sky a pale greenish-yellow hue. It is hazardous to any individual without the correct protective gear, as infection is guaranteed. Humidity is universally high due to fungal respiration and evaporation processes.   Traditional weather cycles do not occur, though the planet does experience rain occasionally. The rain is nutrient-rich for the fungi and often carries fungal reproductive material.   Temperature is relatively stable all over the planet. Slight regional variations in temperature are due to fungal metabolic heat and exposure to sunlight, which is sometimes blocked by the outer structure of the Zikari.  

Ecosystem

The ecosystem of Zithoria is entirely fungal in nature, with an array of interconnected strains forming a single, planet-wide superorganism of the Zikari. While the majority of it is not free-moving, there are some parts that have limited mobility, remnants of the former life that inhabited Zithoria.   There are different clear biomes, as the fungi has split up it's processes into specific areas. These include:  

• Spore Fields - Plains of delicate fruiting bodies, releasing spores into the atmosphere. These are the haziest locations on the planet.
• Sponge Wastes - Flat, moist expanses coated in thick mats of decomposing fungal tissue, generating heat through chemical breakdown. These areas are considered dangerous as individuals can easily sink into the sponge and suffocate.
• Stalk Forests - Towering fungal stalks that rise into the sky, some connecting and forming the base of the outer mycelium exosphere.
• Mycelium Exosphere - A fungal lattice that extends into the upper atmosphere.

  The fungi is not just surface level, and has sprawling underground networks serving as their circulatory and communication systems.