#arcalis

Is it safe to presume that most area outside of the domes on the Day Side is desert? One would presume after thousands of years with an unending day, any flora outside of the most sturdy plant life would have gone extinct or evolved to something else, perhaps deep under ground mycelium complexes or expansive succulent variants.

Storms in the twilight makes sense due to the clash of cold and warm fronts but is there any significant weather in the day side? What kind of geological side effects could the tidal locking incur? Ancient sinkholes where once strong stone has dessicated? But would that be prohibited by the ruins that you indicated potentially cover the whole planet? And would those also be affected by the tidal lock? Is it safe to presume they were there before the event?

Is there any other large bodies of water on the planet other than the one indicated between night and day side? Had night side considered nuclear or fusion power? What's the biodiversity on the night side like? Would there be more lush flora on the edges where the temps would be most moderate?

Thank you in advance for tolerating my barrage of questions. I've played the whole game but still intrigued by the setting and hope some day there's a sequel, perhaps expounding in brenin and developments there or deeper exploration into the erian ruins especially since Morgan seems to be a key to this civilization. Maybe her discoveries encourage a future mc. That is again and have a lovely day.

Most of the Day Side is some form of desert. Biodiversity decreases as you get to the focal point of the sun. Because of the wind, it's not as hot and dry across the entire Day Side as it could be. So that cools things down and there's precipitation (very little) as well. It's not all heat blasted landscape or dunes. There are desert scrublands and other types of areas as you move away from that focal point.

The wind and storms aren't just in the twilight area. The entire plant is pretty windy all the time. The storms decrease as you get towards the extremes but they are not unheard of out on the ice or in the desert.

If Arcalis was a natural phenomenon, it probably would have some geological effects from the tidal locking but it's not, so the effects are abnormal. There may be some increased volcanic and seismic activity on the Day Side but nothing major. (And yes, the Ereian ruins existed long before the tidal locking.)

The Night Side just has never had the resources to set up a viable system of nuclear power. The Triad has always gone to lengths to keep the Night Side dependent on them - basically from the earliest points in the planet's history.

There is some biodiversity on the night side, but yes, it mostly flourishes more towards the edges. There is life out on the ice, though - just as there is life adapted to the desert.

So yeah! Hope all that answers your questions! I don't know if I'll ever revisit Arcalis as a setting - not because I dislike it or feel "done" with it. I just have a lot of other ideas and, sadly, there is only one of me to try to write them all. 😭😭

Every earth year is around 1.5 years on Arcalis. More accurately, it’s like 1.48 or something along those lines but I always round up when I convert.

I remember doing calculates based on the length of their days, weeks, and months until I worked my way up to the years. Fun times. LoL

So to find your age in Arcalian years you just multiply by 1.5. It’s a little weird since every time age comes up, everyone seems so old since years are shorter and people’s age goes up faster. LoL Magnus is in his 40s in Arcalian years.