The Strawberry System

The Strawberry System is a solar system that contains 12 planets, orbiting a large star called the Strawberry Star, giving the system its name.

The Planets
(See: Known Worlds)

Zhurk
Often mistaken as a moon of Afrazel due to its close proximity and smaller size, Zhurk is in fact its own distinct planet. The planet is notorious for its monstrous and vicious wildlife. The vast and hot oceans on the planet are coloured bright, translucent orange by the algae that populate it. The deep oceans are also teeming with enormous sea serpents the size of oil tankers which make the seas untraversable. Among a plethora of other nightmarish, hyper predatory sea life include 5 headed shark-squid hybrids, 20 foot jellyfish with 15 eyes and the limbs of a cockroach, and spiked, armour-plated spearfish that can swim at speeds of up to 120km/h. The land isn't much safer either. The land is mostly dominated by long, thick blue grass prairies which are notably patrolled by large, webless spider-like beasts which can reach the size of small trucks and run at nearly 150km/h. There are some small mountain ranges which dot the seemingly endless prairies, however these offer no safer a haven, as they are filled with semi-sentient, predatory ooze-like creatures that latch onto victims and dissolve/consume their flesh. Even the herbivorous creatures are hyper-aggressive and extremely dangerous to visitors. For example, there is a cow-like creature that feeds solely on the blue grass, but has large, snakelike tendrils on its back that grip potential foes and rips them limb from limb, often without provocation.

Zhurk was made famous during the early phase of Afrometer modern history. After Jerome the Participator led a successful rebellion against the invading Ynnk on Afrazel, they fled to Zhurk as a refuge to regroup, not knowing of the horrors within. Their ships landed in the vast orange oceans, but were soon smashed to pieces by the leviathan sea serpents and all the Ynnk were consumed by the many vicious creatures roaming beneath the surface.