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== Astronomical Data == | == Astronomical Data == | ||
Vortis was originally covered in flower forests. When the malevolent [[Animus]] invaded, the planet changed into a world with a thin atmosphere, low [[oxygen]], natural crag-like rock formations and pools of [[acid]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}}) [[ | === Location === | ||
Without a [[parent]] sun, [[Vortis]] was a [[rogue planet]] orbiting the centre of a star cluster, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)}}) the [[Isop Galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}}) Drifting through space, Vortis later arrived in the [[Rhumon system]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)}}) | |||
=== Rotation === | |||
Lacking a sun, Vortis had no [[season]]s or [[year]]s, though a [[day]] could be marked by the rising of the centre of its galaxy as the planet rotated upon its own axis. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)}}) | |||
=== Moons === | |||
Originally, Vortis had no moons however, the arrival of the Animus attracted several moons into orbit, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}}) of which there were at least four. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)}}) | |||
=== Geology === | |||
[[Isocryte]] was also found in unnatural abundance on the world having been left behind by the "Gods of Light" who had created the planet. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)}}) | |||
=== Geography === | |||
Vortis was originally covered in flower forests. When the malevolent [[Animus]] invaded, the planet changed into a world with a thin atmosphere, low [[oxygen]], natural crag-like rock formations and pools of [[acid]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}}) | |||
== Flora and fauna == | |||
Although a desolate planet while infested by the Animus, Vortis was usually a vibrant planet, covered in [[flower]] forests ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}}) [[Somlos berry|Somlos berries]] were found on the planet. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)}}) | |||
Animal species found on Vortis included the [[Menoptera]], [[Zarbi]], [[Optera]], [[larvae gun]]s, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}}) and [[Myriped]], as well as small glowing flying insects. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)}}) | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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Generations later, the [[Skirkon]]s came to Vortis, took control of the Zarbi and forced captured Menoptera to mine for [[Galvinium X]] until they were once more saved by the [[First Doctor]], this time with assistance from his grandchildren, [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|On the Web Planet (comic story)}}) | Generations later, the [[Skirkon]]s came to Vortis, took control of the Zarbi and forced captured Menoptera to mine for [[Galvinium X]] until they were once more saved by the [[First Doctor]], this time with assistance from his grandchildren, [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|On the Web Planet (comic story)}}) | ||
Over time, the forests of Vortis had begun to regrow. Some [[70000 (number)|seventy thousand]] [[day]]s after the Animus's defeat, Vortis drifted into the neighbouring [[Rhumon system]] and became disputed territory for the [[Rhumon]]s, who were in the midst of a [[civil war]]. During this time the Animus returned, having not been completely destroyed, a seed of it surviving. With the help of the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], the Animus was destroyed again and Vortis eventually was left to regain its beauty. The Rhumons declared Vortis neutral territory and hoped the other Rhumons would learn of this, ending the war and bringing the Rhumon system to peace. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)}}) | Over time, the forests of Vortis had begun to regrow. Some [[70000 (number)|seventy thousand]] [[#Rotation|day]]s after the Animus's defeat, Vortis drifted into the neighbouring [[Rhumon system]] and became disputed territory for the [[Rhumon]]s, who were in the midst of a [[civil war]]. During this time the Animus returned, having not been completely destroyed, a seed of it surviving. With the help of the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], the Animus was destroyed again and Vortis eventually was left to regain its beauty. The Rhumons declared Vortis neutral territory and hoped the other Rhumons would learn of this, ending the war and bringing the Rhumon system to peace. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)}}) | ||
By the [[20th century]], Vortis had left the [[Isop Galaxy]] as a [[rogue planet]] and entered the [[Mutter's Spiral]] [[galaxy]]. The [[First Doctor]] discovered that the planet had been engineered by the [[Zarbi Supremo]] to travel through space and was near the orbit of [[Jupiter]]. He confronted the Zarbi Supremo with the aid of [[Gordon Hamilton]] and returned control of the planet to the Menoptera. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Lair of Zarbi Supremo (short story)}}) | By the [[20th century]], Vortis had left the [[Isop Galaxy]] as a [[rogue planet]] and entered the [[Mutter's Spiral]] [[galaxy]]. The [[First Doctor]] discovered that the planet had been engineered by the [[Zarbi Supremo]] to travel through space and was near the orbit of [[Jupiter]]. He confronted the Zarbi Supremo with the aid of [[Gordon Hamilton]] and returned control of the planet to the Menoptera. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Lair of Zarbi Supremo (short story)}}) | ||
