thyke 56
	geology
		gas giant remnant stripped of atmosphere and sent tumbling into the interstellar void
		most of surface is uninhabitable high mountains
		a craggy sword-shaped valley area is habitable
		One moon -- The Boiling Man
			an extremely active mini-Titan with several permanent storms in the shape of a face
	ecology
		primary producers of food (and light!) are fungi
			they consume oxygen, nuclear radiation, and primordial chemicals.
			might be useful in nuclear cleanup, since they keep the surface habitable
		The local oxygen is non-biological.  Something nuclear cracks water in the planet's crust.
	mining
		some helium taps and vents.  Most true minerals on this planet are too "hot" to export.
	history
		a rogue interstellar planet discovered during the height of the femashu empire
		became important locus for piracy and outlaws
		at one point an important rebel center
		Squashed and occupied by Femashu
		Finally flattened by the starfish for reasons unclear
			they took megatons of hydrocarbons from the moon.
		evolved into a wrecking ground and neutral trade hub.  Future unclear.
	population
		badgers - a widely scattered femashu subject species 
		other femashu empire species, like draconics and kobolds
		lickers - amorphous goo people.  might be native inhabitants.  hard to kill.  keep to edges.
		"the cold people"
			mysterious interstellar dwellers that never venture near a star.
			this is one of the only conventionally-inhabited places they talk to.
	culture
		planet has been decimated multiple times, but is very hard to truly kill.
		pockets of civilisation and pockets of insularness.  sometimes surprisingly Spin-like.
		the current population is a mix of old timers and new timers.
		The inhabitants are quarrelsome and absurdly independent, "you can always go somewhere else".
		There are two kinds of law, city-law and country-law.
			Do not deal with country and country-law without an interpreter.
	trade & services
		fuel prices have kept it alive as a trade hub after they ran out of war wrecks to sell.
		main export is fuel at low prices.
		main import is food and equipment.
		Just about anything can be found passing through.
	attractions
		hot springs.
		the breathing forest.
		casinos.
		drugs and worse.
		vent-fishing.
		a shocking number of restaraunts, including "quodlibetan-style".