Atropus

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Atropus worlds are living and dead, all at the same time. Experts disagree on their nature, some saying they are experiments while others insist that they are literal breathing planets. Upon arrival, the first thing the explorer will notice is that the surface of Atropus planets are literally flesh and bone. Besides flesh and bone, large pools of bodily fluids (namely pus and blood) take up much of the surface mass. As to the origin of these strange, maddening worlds, the experts haven't arrived at a consensus. Some believe that Atropus is simply the natural culmination of life's evolution: given enough time, the biosphere of a planet will eventually evolve from a multitude of interdependent living beings to a single, planet-wide living organism. Others think that they are the results of advanced genetic engineering from some long-lost alien race, a lonely mad genius, or a long-lost alien race of mad geniuses. Yet others uphold more esoteric theories involving arcane-sounding things such as "Great Old Ones", "Primordial Evil", "Forgotten Lore", and "Embodiment of Madness"; a few of them even combine all of these weird concepts together!
Created by /u/CrescentCakes.

Enemies:
^{Who might be encountered who opposes the group}

• Mutated cultists who want to feed your biomass to the planet
• The planet itself
• Necromorph-like creatures
• A planet-sized Lovecraftian-esque god/goddess slumbering in it core

Friends:
^{Who might offer the group services or missions}

A hopelessly lost team of scientists

An excessively violent sole survivor of a lost expedition overjoyed to finally be rescued

A "cute" harmless flesh creature who follows the party around

Complications:
^{How might the situation on the world be more complicated}

Blood falls from the sky like rain bringing with it a horde of otherworldly monsters

A party member starts to go into short bouts of violent raving insanity

The cultists speak of a prophecy in which the god/goddess at the planet's core will soon awake

A friendly or neutral local military power is going to nuke the planet oblivious to the fact that some survivors still haven't evacuated

Things:
^{What items might be found on the world}

A horrific effigy made of flesh, bone and brain matter (it whispers to your mind)

Remnants of alien technology that could potentially be responsible for this planet

An unholy codex written on human skin

Valuable naturally occuring organs that match the genetic makeup of humans

Places:
^{What locations might be found on the world}

Mountains chiseled out of bone that seem to scream in agony during the night

A massive swamp consisting of rotting flesh and pools of thick yellowish pus

A putrid forest of sinewy "trees" with bloodshot eyes that watch your every move

Geysers that spew molten streams of stomach acid and blood

Tags: Alien, Fantastic, Lopop, Nopop, Worldtype