[color=#CE091D]New info has come online on[/color] [url=http://eu.starcraft2.com/features/planets/char.xml]the Starcraft II website.[/url] [quote][size=18][b]Char[/b][/size] [size=14][b]Zerg Primary Hive[/b][/size] * Population: Est. 10,000,000,000+ zerg * Allegiance: Swarm * Diameter/Gravity: 10,521 km, 0.91 standard * Axial Tilt/Climate: 4.1 degrees, +/- 48 Centigrade (average, peaks of 800C+), very low humidity * Geography/Major Settlements: 52 volcanic caldera, 18 mountain chains (all volcanic), 38 lava lakes, 5 lava seas (variable), estimated 150 primary zerg hive clusters, estimated 1029 tertiary zerg hive clusters * Moon(s): 2 -- Eris, Ate (purple, small sized >1000 km dia) * Dominant Terrain Classification: Volcanic * Dominant Life Forms: Zerg * Indigenous Life Forms: None * Imports: None * Exports: None Char was formerly one of the thirteen core worlds of the Confederacy, but it is most notorious as the primary hive planet of the alien zerg. Upon its discovery, Char was found to be an inhospitable volcanic planet with thick ash covering most of its surface and tainting its acrid atmosphere. The hazardous environment is further intensified by extremely high levels of cosmic radiation from Char's volatile pairing of binary stars, a class VI F0 sub dwarf orbiting an M8 irregular variable. Char's elliptical orbit means whole regions of its sunward face can become molten seas during a close approach, with temporary islands forming in them due to rapid cooling as the planet swings away to the frozen outer reaches of the system. In spite of the hellish conditions, Char was originally settled to exploit its fantastically rich reserves of heavy metals to fuel the rapidly growing Confederate economy. However, the planet became a source of friction between the Terran Confederacy and independent mining guilds operating out of Moria. When these disputes escalated into open conflict, some of the bitterest battles of the Guild Wars took place on Char as both sides attempted to secure the planet. In areas like Death Valley and Glass Flats, unrestrained use of nuclear weapons awoke slumbering volcanoes into fiery new life and pushed the already heavily irradiated surface to levels that were lethal even for armored marines. In the aftermath of the Guild Wars, the Confederacy presence on the devastated planet was limited to a few maintenance teams for automated mining sites. All personnel lived on a space platform, Char Aleph, which was built in near orbit over the planet. During the zerg invasion ten years later, Char was rapidly overrun by the Swarm and became the zerg's primary hive planet in the Koprulu sector, to the extent that zerg tunnels are now estimated to extend beneath more than 40% of the world's surface. Char Aleph was also infested and began serving the zerg as an orbital nesting site and hatchery. There has been a great deal of speculation over the zerg choice to occupy Char, given its harsh environment and total lack of any organic life forms to exploit. Theorists are evenly split among the ideas that Char forms a useful jump-off point to the core worlds of terran and protoss space, that its inhospitable nature makes it easier for the zerg to defend it, or that Char's high radiation levels promote an increased rate of mutation in zerg organisms to enable forced evolution of specialist strains. Regardless of the reasoning, the zerg presence on Char has ensured that the planet has remained a cauldron of battle. Protoss and terran forces have attempted infiltration missions on the planet with varying degrees of success. Huge and bloody battles were fought there amongst the zerg themselves as the Queen of Blades overthrew the cerebrates controlling the Swarm. Four years ago three entire fleets met their demise when they confronted the Queen of Blades on Char. The Queen of Blades emerged as the dominant power in the sector after an apocalyptic battle that destroyed a Terran Dominion fleet, a protoss armada, and finally the UED expeditionary force. Since then the zerg have remained curiously quiescent, apparently content to remain on the worlds they infested so rapidly during the initial invasion[/quote]

New info has come online on the Starcraft II website.

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Char
Zerg Primary Hive

* Population: Est. 10,000,000,000+ zerg
* Allegiance: Swarm
* Diameter/Gravity: 10,521 km, 0.91 standard
* Axial Tilt/Climate: 4.1 degrees, +/- 48 Centigrade (average, peaks of 800C+), very low humidity
* Geography/Major Settlements: 52 volcanic caldera, 18 mountain chains (all volcanic), 38 lava lakes, 5 lava seas (variable), estimated 150 primary zerg hive clusters, estimated 1029 tertiary zerg hive clusters
* Moon(s): 2 -- Eris, Ate (purple, small sized >1000 km dia)
* Dominant Terrain Classification: Volcanic
* Dominant Life Forms: Zerg
* Indigenous Life Forms: None
* Imports: None
* Exports: None

Char was formerly one of the thirteen core worlds of the Confederacy, but it is most notorious as the primary hive planet of the alien zerg. Upon its discovery, Char was found to be an inhospitable volcanic planet with thick ash covering most of its surface and tainting its acrid atmosphere. The hazardous environment is further intensified by extremely high levels of cosmic radiation from Char's volatile pairing of binary stars, a class VI F0 sub dwarf orbiting an M8 irregular variable. Char's elliptical orbit means whole regions of its sunward face can become molten seas during a close approach, with temporary islands forming in them due to rapid cooling as the planet swings away to the frozen outer reaches of the system.

In spite of the hellish conditions, Char was originally settled to exploit its fantastically rich reserves of heavy metals to fuel the rapidly growing Confederate economy. However, the planet became a source of friction between the Terran Confederacy and independent mining guilds operating out of Moria.

When these disputes escalated into open conflict, some of the bitterest battles of the Guild Wars took place on Char as both sides attempted to secure the planet. In areas like Death Valley and Glass Flats, unrestrained use of nuclear weapons awoke slumbering volcanoes into fiery new life and pushed the already heavily irradiated surface to levels that were lethal even for armored marines.

In the aftermath of the Guild Wars, the Confederacy presence on the devastated planet was limited to a few maintenance teams for automated mining sites. All personnel lived on a space platform, Char Aleph, which was built in near orbit over the planet. During the zerg invasion ten years later, Char was rapidly overrun by the Swarm and became the zerg's primary hive planet in the Koprulu sector, to the extent that zerg tunnels are now estimated to extend beneath more than 40% of the world's surface. Char Aleph was also infested and began serving the zerg as an orbital nesting site and hatchery.

There has been a great deal of speculation over the zerg choice to occupy Char, given its harsh environment and total lack of any organic life forms to exploit. Theorists are evenly split among the ideas that Char forms a useful jump-off point to the core worlds of terran and protoss space, that its inhospitable nature makes it easier for the zerg to defend it, or that Char's high radiation levels promote an increased rate of mutation in zerg organisms to enable forced evolution of specialist strains.

Regardless of the reasoning, the zerg presence on Char has ensured that the planet has remained a cauldron of battle. Protoss and terran forces have attempted infiltration missions on the planet with varying degrees of success. Huge and bloody battles were fought there amongst the zerg themselves as the Queen of Blades overthrew the cerebrates controlling the Swarm. Four years ago three entire fleets met their demise when they confronted the Queen of Blades on Char. The Queen of Blades emerged as the dominant power in the sector after an apocalyptic battle that destroyed a Terran Dominion fleet, a protoss armada, and finally the UED expeditionary force. Since then the zerg have remained curiously quiescent, apparently content to remain on the worlds they infested so rapidly during the initial invasion

In the aftermath of the first Guild Wars, the Charr also destroyed [url=http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Ascalon]Ascalon[/url]. :lol:

In the aftermath of the first Guild Wars, the Charr also destroyed Ascalon.

Interesting.. I wonder why the zergs are easily destroyed by firebats if they live in a volcanic area.

Interesting.. I wonder why the zergs are easily destroyed by firebats if they live in a volcanic area.

This really didn't have to be news'd before SMMM

This really didn't have to be news'd before SMMM

Man earth blows. Why can't we be cool like Char.

Man earth blows. Why can't we be cool like Char.

I'd rather live on Auir...

I'd rather live on Auir...

Either way you're going to live with zerg. Might as well be with volcanoes.

Either way you're going to live with zerg. Might as well be with volcanoes.

Why is this topic in the front page while I made mines in the StarCraft II forum?

Why is this topic in the front page while I made mines in the StarCraft II forum?

I was about to say that. I guess cuz he took the effort to quote it in his post. It's not very frontpage worthy when all you give is a link.

I was about to say that. I guess cuz he took the effort to quote it in his post. It's not very frontpage worthy when all you give is a link.

[color=#CE091D] :bleh: Some people are too lazy to click anything. I'm just making life easier to some. [/color]

Some people are too lazy to click anything. I'm just making life easier to some.

[quote=name:ClansAreForGays]I was about to say that. I guess cuz he took the effort to quote it in his post. It's not very frontpage worthy when all you give is a link.[/quote] I did quote the italics in what can be read in the front page of www.blizzard.com I did not quote the entire thing if its only going to make it clicking the link useless other than paying attention to pretty pictures. [quote=name:Paravin.][color=#CE091D] :bleh: Some people are too lazy to click anything. I'm just making life easier to some. [/color][/quote] Not to the administrators that has to approve the topic. ;) And why are they approving it anyways? :dontgetit:

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I was about to say that. I guess cuz he took the effort to quote it in his post. It's not very frontpage worthy when all you give is a link.

I did quote the italics in what can be read in the front page of www.blizzard.com

I did not quote the entire thing if its only going to make it clicking the link useless other than paying attention to pretty pictures.

Quote from Paravin.

Some people are too lazy to click anything. I'm just making life easier to some.

Not to the administrators that has to approve the topic.

And why are they approving it anyways?

I didn't approve it.

I didn't approve it.

:rolleyes: [color=#CE091D]You are not the only admin..[/color]

You are not the only admin..

[quote=name:Paravin.]:rolleyes: [color=#CE091D]You are not the only admin..[/color][/quote] Thanks for reminding me of that, I forget so much. Sometimes I think I'm the only admin on the internet, but it takes a smart person like you to set me straight.

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You are not the only admin..

Thanks for reminding me of that, I forget so much. Sometimes I think I'm the only admin on the internet, but it takes a smart person like you to set me straight.

Oooh, someone woke up on the wrong side of the metaphor-for-the-menstrual-cycle bed!

Oooh, someone woke up on the wrong side of the metaphor-for-the-menstrual-cycle bed!

Hey, why don't the Terran just kind of fire their entire combined nuclear stockpile at Char and pwn it? Or why don't the protoss go burn it like they burned everywhere else? :dontgetit:

Hey, why don't the Terran just kind of fire their entire combined nuclear stockpile at Char and pwn it? Or why don't the protoss go burn it like they burned everywhere else?

How do you burn a planet that is already molten? :dontgetit:

How do you burn a planet that is already molten?

It's not made out of lava, silly :P

It's not made out of lava, silly

[quote=name:Falkoner]It's not made out of lava, silly :P[/quote] Seriously, it's not like our planet has tons of lava/magma on/in it either... :O

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It's not made out of lava, silly

Seriously, it's not like our planet has tons of lava/magma on/in it either...

[quote=name:Yoshi]Man earth blows. Why can't we be cool like Char.[/quote] Because our GDP would be shot with no exporting or importing.

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Man earth blows. Why can't we be cool like Char.

Because our GDP would be shot with no exporting or importing.