Sirla

Yes, the name I have chosen to give this world is Sirla. That does not mean that anyone else calls it that. In fact, every corner of the planet is crammed with countless accents, dialects, and languages that disagree on everything from the exact pronunciation of the word to the fundamental meaning of the name. To resolve this difficulty I have employed the method of satisfying absolutely no one but myself, so Sirla is the only name by which the planet is not known, the least accurate of the thousands of words I could have used. You’re welcome.

Sirla is a medium sized planet, for comparison’s sake rather smaller than Earth. There are five main regions, four of which are continents and one of which is a large grouping of islands. Articles about each of the five regions will be upcoming.

No less than eight moons circle Sirla, contributing weird and wayward tides to the already muddled equation. Sirla in turn circles a central sun at 312 days per annum. From the surface of the planet the sun looks slightly bigger than ours but it is generally slightly cooler on the planet. It has a number of active tectonic plates, and a large amount of biodiversity largely due to the fluctuation in temperature.

The sapient inhabitants of Sirla vary in size, shape, color, biology, and pretty much everything else far more than the boring homo sapiens inhabitants of Earth. From dwarves to elves to bird-people, Sirla contains many of our wildest dreams - and our worst nightmares. The non-sapient life forms are also diverse and unconventional, redefining the thing we refer to as ‘life’. They walk, crawl, ooze, and fly utilizing energy gained by anything from life force consumption to photosynthesis. Sometimes hostile, sometimes ambivalent and sometimes friendly they are always interesting.

I hope this sparks your interest and I look forward to writing more about this fascinating planet, its fascinating inhabitants and their fascinating adventures. Have a good one!