Pog

Pog is a moon of the planet Origin in the Origin system.

Summary
Pog is the smaller moon of two orbiting the planet Origin, along with Binky. However, unlike the lush Binky, Pog's atmosphere is virulently toxic, enough to be categorised as a 'caustic nightmare'.

History
Pog was the third planet discovered by Bravo Squadron, following their awakening on Origin and brief sojourn on Binky. Valiant and Bam led the expedition to Pog, and were horrified and confused by the planet's unusual and extremely hostile conditions.

Both Bam and Whitefox were drawn on separate occasions to Pog in search of the formula for antimatter. They found it in a rundown base overrun by fungal mould, acidic slime and treacherous flora. Due to the base's positioning directly at the intersection of Origin's rings with Pog's surface, navigating the base was made more difficult with the presence of blinding white vapours.

Moon Description
Due to the planet's monochromatic colouration caused by photon filters in its atmosphere, it is difficult to determine what colour its surface and wildlife would be in normal conditions. However, much of its flora, such as the yescap, are bioluminescent, and throb with a yellowish light.

The surface of Pog is rocky and harsh, with sloping inclines dotted around the flatlands. Much of it is taken up by a forest of highly unusual plantlife, including fleshy pogpods and towering, glowing yescaps. Yescaps can often cluster around a giant, anvil-shaped version of the plant, the mega yescap, which bears similar bioluminescence and mushroom-like structure. Also littering the surface are large arched helixes resembling ribcages. These are not scannable, enhancing their mystery.

The moon's extremely caustic atmosphere has drastically affected life on the planet. Only the hardiest of animals roam the flats, having adapted specialised protective skin or rapid movement systems to withstand or evade the acidic rain. These rains have seeped through the rocky surface and contaminated the groundwater, making it essentially impossible for colonisers to inhabit Pog.

Atmosphere and Climate
Pog's atmosphere is highly toxic, subject to violent caustic superstorms, and filters the sunlight so that the whole planet appears drained of colour, save for a faint iridescent sheen on the horizon, like oil on water. The average temperature on Pog, and the effects of toxic superstorms on the readings, are yet to be recorded.

Origin Ring Base
Co-ordinates: +39.50, -31.17

A corrupted and damaged building at the intersection of Origin's rings with the planet's surface. The area around is riddled with whispering eggs, which release biological monstrosities when opened.