Entry 3
The sea surrounding my landing site is a striking Sodium Nitrite yellow: dense, almost glowing under the filtered light. From beneath the surface, large blue-green crystal formations break through, rising like jagged spires. Scans identify them as Aakkonybite: roughly 40% metal, the rest primarily crystallized glass. Valuable, but not easily extracted in this terrain.
Fauna is abundant, though almost entirely marine. The most notable species so far: L. Xenozaris. They drift rather than swim, using around fifteen fin-like appendages to catch the current. At their center, a pulsing white organ. Likely tied to circulation or buoyancy control. They feed passively on plankton, showing no signs of territorial or reactive behavior.
Six additional aquatic species logged. All scavengers. Every one of them feeds on decay. That pattern doesn’t happen in isolation. It points to something higher in the chain, something large enough to sustain an entire ecosystem beneath it.
I don’t like that I haven’t seen it yet.
Pulling back to the ship. I’ll search for a larger landmass, better visibility, fewer blind spots.
Entry 4
Found the apex predator. Not in the sea, but on land.
Designation: P. Towerhesus. A towering feline carnivore, roughly 2.3 meters at the shoulder. Heavy build, massive forelimbs, pronounced horns, and a spiked tail that looks fully capable of breaking bone. I encountered it mid-feed, tearing into the decomposing remains of a Y. Guloabiium, a slow, bipedal grazer that feeds on fungal moulds. The carcass was far gone. Rotting. It didn’t matter. P. Towerhesus consumed it without hesitation.
That explains the scavengers.
It caught my scent before I could reposition. The shift was instant. Head up, body locked, then movement. Fast. Far too fast for something its size. I ran. Back to the ship as fast as my legs could carry me.
By Nal… it nearly closed the gap.
Made it inside without injury. Sealed the hatch, lifted off immediately. Had to steady myself for a moment once I was in the clear.
I’ve left the planet behind.
Logging its name as Broken.