TMW#21 - Virmire System | "Saren & the Geth
Overview ~
In the depths of the Sentry Omega cluster lies the Hoc system, hosting a beautiful tropical garden world typically known as Virmire. Situated in the depths of ungoverened Terminus and Traverse space, power struggles and local warlords make it impossible to make any efforts at colonizing the virgin garden world at a large scale by any species in Citadel Space. Abandoned by the Council as a colonial prospect, the planet hosted a staging base for the indoctrinated Ex-Spectre Turian Saren. Sent to investiage, the Normandy SR1 crew pay a visit to the ignored world in hopes of stopping the alleged coming of the Reaper invasion and ending Saren's threatening acts against galactic forces.
ggamgus
Thanks a lot!
mystic_destiny
Thanks Alec 
Hazani Pratama
Thanks so much!
RepublicMaster
Thanks a lot Will 
sim_link
Thanks, made sure the lights looked as game like as possible 
KonstantinII
No to say it plainly . It's because:
- The planet is far larger than Mars.
- It's atmosphere is much thicker and has much more intricate atmospheric and weather patterns.
- It has four large natural satellites, therefore an indication of a stronger magnetic field and gravitational well
- The atmosphere contains nitrogen and relative amounts of argon unlike Mars
- It has far more water ice in a solified frozen form and has relatively active tectonics that result in collision and develops mountain ranges and alps along its faults
- It has blizzards rather than dust storms
- It rotates far slower at almost 63 hours compared to Mars' almost 24 hour rotation period
The only properties Mars and Polus share is:
- Planetary position
- Uninhabitability (for the time being)
So yeah
Oerk
Thanks!
vinlabsc3k
Thanks a lot, commenting alone is great enough 
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Note: Virmire is a planet locale in Mass Effect (1) and is the serene location of Saren's base, the game's 'indoctrinated' secondary antagonist. Its been sitting in my archive folder for a while and though I should probably release the update. Hope you enjoy. And if you're wondering at all how I made the planet, for Virmire and a couple of other planets, I decided to use original Mass Effect planet textures and overlap it with some of my own and other planets from the game to devise a new planet appearance. All done in photoshop. Information about the world is derived from the game itself.
So on with update!
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In the depths of the Sentry Omega cluster, its gateway system, Hoc, hosts a beautiful garden world dominated by a wide equatorial band of humid tropical climate.
Though a seemingly great world for colonization by a Carbon-based species like Humans, the world is left in the dark for colonial prospects by any species in Citadel Space. The planet lies in a chaotic and mostly ungoverened space, along the ridges of the Attican Traverse and Terminus Systems. Because of this, warlords and local powers make it difficult for the Council to reach any reasonable compromises and negotiations in terms of the world's colonization. Power struggles make it even far more complicated than it should be, forcing the Council to disregard any possiblity of the planet ever being colonized by any species at a large scale. Political instability in the Traverse and Terminus systems truly impedes any chance of colonization for Virmire.
But it doesn't mean that there is any exploitation. It's highly overlooked status means that it's rarely surveyed or investigated upon by any significant galactic organizations or government bodies. This creates a very well hidden veil over the planet, leaving it to be taken by anyone who has the means to settle the virgin garden world of Virmire.
In this case, the Ex-Spectre Turian, Saren.
A typical day would usually see wandering Pod-Crabs along the coastlines of Vimire's tropical equator. Its stunning beaches and coral coasts as well as its beautiful rock formations make for a great place to settle. Unfortunately, no power in the Terminus Systems or Traverse see a feesible future on the planet as they lack the means for large scale occupation.
Providing a remarkable view, though weather can typically be quite sketchy at times. It is a tropical world, and tropical typhoons/cyclones/hurricanes can become a common threat along its coastlines.
When the Commander Shepard and the crew of the Normandy arrive at Virmire, they're greeted with unwelcoming, very hostile Geth forces. Broken up in bands along the picturesque coast, they eliminate each one with the aid of their quite trusty Mako. They're not far out of Saren's base as they await to make contact with Salarian assault forces on the outskirts. Meanwhile, several innocent Pod-Crabs die in the process.
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Numerous Pod-Crabs died in the making of this update.
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