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“Not only did [[character:Ysikary]] and [[character:Evenatra]] resist that wisdom, they did so against my beseeching. They relocated a functional fragment of an entire ecosystem on the whim of misguided empathy. They denied several species their natural evolution. They went against my advice not to attempt to raise two cultures in parallel. They thought their friendship would make it work. [...] Their friendship mediated for a measly, negligible decade,” [[character:Jeneth]] snorted. “They didn't convince their pet cultures,” he chuckled derisively. “The cultures convinced them. For all intents and purposes, they disowned their [[:Threadwielder]] heritage. Evenatra //ran out of Thread//. Ysikary created [[character:Terenyira|a weapon]] that //destroyed// ver the moment it woke.” Jeneth shook his head slowly. “I've long since transitioned from pity to passive disgust.”

<cite>A Thread Between The Stars: Satellites</cite>
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**Nekenalos** is a planet from the [[:Upsilon Andromedae]] system. Its name stems from the word //neken// (best approximated in meaning by //dinosaur//) and //losa// (//planet//).

Collectively, its two sapient species are called [[:nyaqen|nyaqena]] amongst Threadwielders. Separately, they are known as [[:Nayabaru]] (a herbivorous sapient culture related to Cretaceous iguanodonts) and the [[:kavkem|kavkema]] (a carnivorous sapient culture related to Cretaceous Deinonychosaurs).

The book //[[:A Thread Between The Stars]]// is exclusively set on and cosmically near Nekenalos; the only exception to that rule is the chapter //Satellites//, which is set on [[planet:Earth]].

===== Geography =====

==== Continents ====

  * [[planet:nekenalos:Asheenagiji]]
  * [[planet:nekenalos:Cetaros]]
  * [[planet:nekenalos:Sefusa]]
  * [[planet:nekenalos:Vatenas]]
  * [[planet:nekenalos:Tabraan]]

===== Climate =====

Given Nekenalos is a scion of Earth, the climate is entirely comparable to that of Earth. A big difference is that Nekenalos has no climatically noticeable axial tilt, depriving it of seasons. Few populated areas of Nekenalos are complete strangers to snow, though - high mountains are steady recipients of snow.

===== Ecology =====

kavkema predominantly live near the tree lines of mountain ridges. They're snow- and dark-adapted.

Nayabaru live in temperate areas lush with shallow vegetation, comparable to grassland, savanna and forest biomes on Earth. Owing to that they find jungle incredibly difficult to terraform, Nayabaru avoid jungle areas.