Horios

Located in the inner reaches of the Illiós system, Horios stands as a stark monument to a planet's unfulfilled potential. A desolate, lifeless rock, Horios is a world of extreme conditions and unrelenting stillness. It is the closest celestial body to the system's central star, orbiting at a mere 32 million kilometres, a proximity that has rendered it perpetually scorched and devoid of any atmosphere or liquid water.   At approximately a quarter the size of Argo, the home world of humanity, Horios is a relatively small planet. Its surface is a cracked, rust-colored expanse, pocked with craters and jagged volcanic peaks, a testament to a turbulent geological past. The intense stellar radiation and lack of a protective magnetosphere make the surface uninhabitable, with temperatures soaring to unimaginable highs on the sun-facing side and plummeting to frigid lows on the dark side.   For all its inhospitable nature, Horios remains a point of interest for stellar cartographers and xenogeologists. Its unique orbital dynamics and close proximity offer valuable data for understanding planetary formation and the destructive power of stellar forces. Though it may never host life, the dead world of Horios provides a crucial, albeit bleak, window into the forces that shape worlds and the delicate balance required for a planet to thrive.