The gas giant twin of Deyomad, Ushathrandra has been stopped in its orbit by the magic of the [[Illithid Empire|Illithid]]. Its moons do not orbit, either, and have been frozen in the eternal shadow cast by the planet. These moons—Darkwatch, Talos, and Ilimandara—are the seat of the [[illithid empire]]. All are mysterious places populated by illithids and things much, much worse. **Type**: Ushathrandra, gas giant; Darkwatch, earth sphere; Illimandra, earth sphere; Talos, water sphere **Size**: Ushathrandra, 40,000 miles; Darkwatch, Talos 1,000 miles; Illimandra 15,000 miles **Population**: 3,000,000+ **Primary Inhabitants**: Illithids, [[Varan]] N**atural Resources**: Water, shadowstone, marble, fungal vegetation, precious metals **Imports**: Slaves, food, finished goods, artisans and craftsmen **Exports**: None **Seen From Orbit**: Ushathrandra is a sinister purple gas giant. As one draws near, pockets of red gases can be seen swirling within its interior. Approaching from the sunward side, none of Ushathrandra's moons are visible. The illithids long ago froze this gas giant and its satellites in their orbit. From the "dark side" of Ushathrandra, the moons are dimly visible, extending in a straight line out from the gas giant. Illimandra is closest to the gas giant, its surface covered with a layer of pale-blue ice. Talos is next out from Ushathrandra and, like Darkwatch, is a shimmering silvery-black in color. As one draws closer to the moons, great cities can be seen upon their surface. These are strangely designed places, with few straight streets, and no lights visible. The buildings themselves are all constructed of the same, shiny black material and rise into the sky in twisted spires. Simply looking at the cities is disorienting; the patterns of the streets draw the eyes in ever-tightening spirals and the darkly shining towers pierce the imagination with their alien architecture. Travelers who draw in close to the surface of Ushathrandra may catch a glimpse of the ruined cities that litter the interior of the gas giant. Most of these cities are encapsulated within the pockets of red gas that swirl within Ushathrandra, but a few are closer to the surface. Most of the exterior ruins have illithid craft drifting in and around them. Intelligent travelers will steer well clear of these haunted places. ## Images ![[ushathrandra_system.png]]