Kratox

Kratox is a super-Earth planet in control by the Dhragolon Federal Monarchy. The planet is the fifth in orbit of the Gimheldt system.

Orbit
The planet is at the far edge of the habitable zone of its star, but due to a large build up greenhouse gases, the planet can sustain temperatures which hardly vary. As a result, the atmosphere is incredibly thick and neither the Dhragolon nor the Eteno can survive on the surface. Kratox has a single moon, a captured asteroid named Kratox B which is roughly 50 kilometers in diameter.

Because Gimheldt as no gas giants aside from Yoltoria which is a hot Jupiter, Kratox constantly suffers from pelting asteroids. Should its moon have entered a collision course, all life on Kratox could have been wiped out. However, Kratox's thick atmosphere gives a great amount of protection, and most asteroids burn up before they reach the planet's surface.

Climate
Kratox's atmosphere is the result of violent volcanic activity in the past. While some vulcanisms persists in the oceans, the vast amount of CO2 has allowed for Kratox's plant-life to grow to enormous proportions. A secondary effect of the planet's thick atmosphere and cloud cover are its storms which provide constant rainfall around the coastlines. However, the high oxygen levels make wildfires incredibly dangerous.

Geography
Kratox has two continents - a smaller, tropical one with vast jungles, and the larger one with open plains. The oceans tend to be a deep green due to high concentrations of phytoplankton on the surface, because sunlight has difficulty penetrating the thick clouds in the planet's upper atmosphere.

Ecosystem
Combined with the high amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere and the high gravity, the planet's vegetation tends to be short and squat, yet extremely widespread. The near constant wildfires creates open spots for vegetation to reclaim the newly opened spot.

Economy
Despite the unbreathable atmosphere, what makes Kratox inviting for mining is the presence of Dragonrock on the ocean floor, a rare substance considered the hardest material in the universe. Mechs are being used to extract this substance which deliver it back to Kratox Station, located in orbit around Kratox B. Kratox also contains a plethora of other minerals as a result of Gimheldt's high metallicity, but resources such as iron, palladium and platinum can be found elsewhere in the Gimheldt system in much easier to reach areas without having to cope with the higher gravity.

Also, Kratox is usually one of two major checkpoints, the other being Yoltoria, which serve as pit stops to perform a drive core dump, which is absolutely essential for crossing the border between Eteno and Dhragolon territory.