Pantolomin

Pantolomin

Type: Terrestrial

Temperature: Hot

Atmosphere: Type I (Breathable)

Gravity: Standard

Hydrosphere: Moist

Terrain: Ocean, tropical jungle

Length of Day: 24 Standard Hours

Length of Year: 349 Local Days

Sapient Species: Humans, Lomins, assorted aliens

Starport: Imperial Class

Population: 1 billion

Planet Function: Service/tourism

Government: Representative Democracy (New Republic allied)

Tech Level: Space

Major Exports: Luxury Goods

Major Imports: Tourists

Three planets orbit the Panto sun. The planet closest to the sun is Pantolomin, but it orbits at a comfortable distance and supports a huge number of life forms. This is the paradise of the system, a diamond among the jewels. The second planet, Toloran, also supports life, but it is a colder, harsher world. The distant Atloran does not have a life-sustaining atmosphere, but has been utilized nonetheless. This entire system has been established as a resort. From the tropical climes of Pantolomin to the wintery wonderland of Toloran, from the zero-gee camp grounds of Atloran to the deep space station Panto Prime, the system features vacation packages for all tastes and species.

Pantolomin features a tropical and semi-tropical climate. It is an ocean world, with eighty percent of the planet covered in deep blue water. The land masses, from the three large continents to the five major islands to the hundreds of small islands, are jungle paradises of thick rain forests. The underwater coral reefs are renowned throughout the galaxy for their unique beauty. Toloran is a cold world of snow and mountains. Mountain top resorts provide a variety of winter activities, including repulsor skiing, hover sledding, wilderness survival camps, and even mundane single and double snow-contact skiing. Perhaps the highlight of the world is the great Snow Nara ice barge. The ice barge sails across the great ice floes of the northern reaches, taking its passengers to the most isolated areas for sightseeing, ice skiing, and hunting of the terrible ice dragons of Toloran. The lifeless sphere called Altoran has even been colonized for recreational activities. Seven zero-gee space camps surround a modern spaceport facility. Alien species which have special gravitational needs find these camps great fun, and more humanoid species come for the challenges and benefits of a limited stay in weightless conditions.

Panto Prime, a deep space station orbiting between Pantolomin and Toloran, is a luxury facility that doubles as a functional spaceport and a deluxe resort and casino. Panto Prime is a popular gambling resort, but always is playing second-best to those of Pantolomin. Pantolomin is a wonder to behold. From the clear blue oceans to the colorful rain forests, from the bluesand beaches to the intricate coral reefs, Pantolomin is a galactic paradise. Tourists come from all over to bask in the sun, dance beneath the triple moons, swim in the green-blue waters, frolic on the vast beaches, and explore the scenic tropical forests. For those who prefer even more amazing sights, there are always the luxury cruises atop the waves and beneath them, which wind through the fabulous coral jungles that fill the ocean depths.
One of the more popular subocean cruise ships is the luxury casino Coral Vanda. The submersible makes three and seven day excursions through the huge network of reefs off the coast of Pantolomin's northern continent of Tralla.

The planet's Board of Tourism bills this ship as the most impressive and luxurious casino in the galaxy, and no one has ever challenged that claim. It has eight gambling rooms, each one as huge and ornate as the next. These rooms are filled with Sabacc tables, lugjack bars, tregald booths, holo-game tables, warp-top booths, and other games of skill and chance. A multi-species bar bisects each room, and there are even serving windows which can provide an assortment of snack foods. From the Tralla Room to the Safkin Room, the Coral Vanda contains eight of the finest casinos in the galaxy—all in one location. When passengers tire of the games, they can step over to the full-wall transparisteel hulls that separate each casino room from the ocean beyond. The sights beyond the clear walls are breathtaking. Rippling bluegreen water sparkles in the ship's running lights, revealing huge schools of brilliantly-colored fish. Small sea mammals swim and play among the fish, putting on grand shows for those who care to watch. And then there are the reefs. The Coral Vanda moves around, over, under and through the winding forests of coral that grow in this part of the ocean. The coral reefs grow in wondrous patterns of loops and fans, and the colors are as varied as those of the fish that live among them.

Pantolomin's native race, the amphibious Lomins, have created a luxury world that thrives on tourism. They produce all types of luxury goods to go with the exotic locales, and Pantolomin items sell for exorbitant prices throughout the galaxy. Though a large number of humans have settled on the world because of its beauty or to make money, most businesses and the government itself are owned and operated by the Lomins, who share the system's tourist board governing duties with the Tolos of Toloran.

The three continents of Tralla, Kossi and Brint have modern cities which have been designed to blend into the natural beauty of the land. Wherever possible, beaches and deep forest have been left in a natural state, only being intruded upon in the environmentally safe tour barges. Cities tend to be coastal, for the amphibious Lomins prefer to be near the sea.