Moritz

Moritz is a garden world in the Wollstonecraft system. It has a population of about 4,000 humans, all of which are concentrated in the city of New Ingolstadt.

Orbit
The planet has a thick ring system around it after an asteroid destroyed its moon. Moritz has a short day night cycle of about 12 hours which makes the planet vulnerable to storms.

Geography
Moritz is 85% water. The coastlines tend to be mountainous and rugged while the bast of these mountains are tropical, humid and swampy. The inner most areas of Moritz's two continents is covered in desert.

New Ingolstadt is located near the Byron River which runs down from the mountains. The planet's largest swamp, the Godwin Swamp, located about one mile away.

Ecosystem
The Godwin Swamp is the most diverse ecosystem on Moritz.

Flora

 * Water Vase - A vertically growing tree-like plant that fills itself with water via rainfall. Some creatures make their homes inside.

Fauna

 * Sephalo - A large amphibious creature with ten tentacles. While usually docile, these creatures are extremely territorial when they are raising young.


 * Swampstrider - A giant insect-like creature that strides across the swamp and catches fish with a set of jaws that extend downward from its body.

History
Some humans from Ucharpli sought to explore the galaxy on their own and the Dhragolon permitted them to explore the galaxy shortly after about 10,000 of them were brought to Ucharpli from Earth in 1989. Eventually, some human explorers discovered the Wollstonecraft system which was located in Delson territory. They were permitted to set up a civilization and New Ingolstadt was founded in 2051. The colony received protection from the Delsons.

After the Harvester invasion of Ashadra, some more humans migrated over to Moritz. The Earth humans did not recognize the Ashadrans as one of their kin resulting in a degree of tension. Ashadran and Earth humans living in New Ingolstadt have become rather segregated as a result.