The Manikubo system
Yevatem have little knownledge about their planet and "solar" system, and we'll mostly go through their point of view. They know that their planet is round, and that is turns around two stars, but they know little to nothing about what's beyond their world, if not that's it's huge and unreachable, even with wings.
Every planet name has been given by Yevatem. Varveleilem and Oyevatem probably used to have other names for these planets, but it has been lost with time.
Ma'ni is a giant class A star. Its temperature reaches 8500°C - 15300°F.
Kubo is a second star, in orbit around Ma'ni. It's a class M star, with temperature reaching 3500°C - 6300°F.
Ma'ni and Kubo are two stars visible from Bothea. Their light is respectively bluish and orange. They are considered as deities for Yevatem. "Mom, Ma'ni and Kubo are hurting my eyes!" - "Don't look at them directly, son. You can look at them when they are almost hidden behind the horizon, but not in full day."
Ma'ni is the representation of the big brother - the one who protects and takes care. Kubo is the representation of the little brother, the one who's small but will grow.
Every 40 cycles (approx 200 human years), Kubo will be aligned with Ma'ni and Bothea, creating a supersolar eclipse. When it happens, the temperature of Bothea augments a lot, there are many fires are the surface, and all Yevatem must hide underground. It's known as the "FATHER's purge," or the "MOTHER's wrath," explained by Yevatem as their Gods purging life on Bothea for a renewal. The weak dies, so the strong ones make strong children.
Bothea is a planet with a breathable atmosphere (at least for YVVO. A Human would need a filtrating mask.) Its size is almost 4 times bigger than the Earth. A single day is also 4 times longer than on Earth. It makes a complete turn around the stars every cycle (approx 5 humans years.)
The surface temperature is hotter than on Earth. The whole equator is covered with desertic regions, while the poles are jungle biomes. There's no water at the surface, because any source of water exposed to the stars' direct light will quickly evaporates and because the planet is everythig but flat: Rivers, seas, and oceans are all underground. Bothea's surface is pierced with a lot of cliffs, holes, and underground accesses, and have a lot of caves and a gigantic network of tunnels. Yevatem mostly travel through undergound rivers and oceans and have boats and aquatic mounts.
The gravity is lighter than Earth, but the athmosphere is thicker because of heavy gas in the air. This combinaison of light gravity and thick air allows many birds and insects to look like they're floating more than flying, like if they were "swimming in the air."
Bothea is also the MOTHER of all Yevats, and their flesh. The FATHER would be in the atmosphere, in the sky, in the air.
Bothea has no natural sattelite (no Moon.) Its nights would be very dark, if not for its biolumescent flora.
Seles is a gas giant similar to Jupiter, in orbit around the stars as well. When its orbit is close to Botheas', it becomes visible from the home planet. And when both the planets are aligned and at their closest, Seles takes a huge place in the sky and make amazing nightscapes. When Seles is close to Bothea, it reflects the light and the nights are enlightened - like when there's a full moon on Earth. It happens approximately once every 10 cycles (50 years).
For Yevatem, Seles is the symbol of the one who lives far away from your town. For example, a family member who left the jungle to live in the desert. When Seles is close to Bothea and visible in the sky, Yevatem have parties where they meet with those they don't often see.
Seles is also known as the "Big sister", the one who leaves for adventure and comes back with her new knowledge.
The asteroid belt and planets further are not clearly identifiable for Yevatem, and thus they have no name.
Ma'ni, Kubo, and Seles are common Yevat names.
Ma'ni is a giant class A star. Its temperature reaches 8500°C - 15300°F.
Kubo is a second star, in orbit around Ma'ni. It's a class M star, with temperature reaching 3500°C - 6300°F.
Ma'ni and Kubo are two stars visible from Bothea. Their light is respectively bluish and orange. They are considered as deities for Yevatem. "Mom, Ma'ni and Kubo are hurting my eyes!" - "Don't look at them directly, son. You can look at them when they are almost hidden behind the horizon, but not in full day."
Ma'ni is the representation of the big brother - the one who protects and takes care. Kubo is the representation of the little brother, the one who's small but will grow.
Every 40 cycles (approx 200 human years), Kubo will be aligned with Ma'ni and Bothea, creating a supersolar eclipse. When it happens, the temperature of Bothea augments a lot, there are many fires are the surface, and all Yevatem must hide underground. It's known as the "FATHER's purge," or the "MOTHER's wrath," explained by Yevatem as their Gods purging life on Bothea for a renewal. The weak dies, so the strong ones make strong children.
Bothea is a planet with a breathable atmosphere (at least for YVVO. A Human would need a filtrating mask.) Its size is almost 4 times bigger than the Earth. A single day is also 4 times longer than on Earth. It makes a complete turn around the stars every cycle (approx 5 humans years.)
The surface temperature is hotter than on Earth. The whole equator is covered with desertic regions, while the poles are jungle biomes. There's no water at the surface, because any source of water exposed to the stars' direct light will quickly evaporates and because the planet is everythig but flat: Rivers, seas, and oceans are all underground. Bothea's surface is pierced with a lot of cliffs, holes, and underground accesses, and have a lot of caves and a gigantic network of tunnels. Yevatem mostly travel through undergound rivers and oceans and have boats and aquatic mounts.
The gravity is lighter than Earth, but the athmosphere is thicker because of heavy gas in the air. This combinaison of light gravity and thick air allows many birds and insects to look like they're floating more than flying, like if they were "swimming in the air."
Bothea is also the MOTHER of all Yevats, and their flesh. The FATHER would be in the atmosphere, in the sky, in the air.
Bothea has no natural sattelite (no Moon.) Its nights would be very dark, if not for its biolumescent flora.
Seles is a gas giant similar to Jupiter, in orbit around the stars as well. When its orbit is close to Botheas', it becomes visible from the home planet. And when both the planets are aligned and at their closest, Seles takes a huge place in the sky and make amazing nightscapes. When Seles is close to Bothea, it reflects the light and the nights are enlightened - like when there's a full moon on Earth. It happens approximately once every 10 cycles (50 years).
For Yevatem, Seles is the symbol of the one who lives far away from your town. For example, a family member who left the jungle to live in the desert. When Seles is close to Bothea and visible in the sky, Yevatem have parties where they meet with those they don't often see.
Seles is also known as the "Big sister", the one who leaves for adventure and comes back with her new knowledge.
The asteroid belt and planets further are not clearly identifiable for Yevatem, and thus they have no name.
Ma'ni, Kubo, and Seles are common Yevat names.
The Varveleil and Oyevat point of view
The following details include spoilers of the recent events. (Shadow of the maze Jumper part 1 and part 2.) Read at your own risk!
Varveleilem's societies heavily decreased when the Oyevatem disappeared. For the old ones, space traveling was associated with slaveship, and thus it has a bad connotation. Generations passed, and now Varveleilem prefer to fly high and to look down rather than to be on the ground and to look up at the stars.
Oyevatem's knowledge about the universe is still large. They lost a lot of data because of the Long night, but some Oyevatem had data stored directly inside their lines of code. Before the Long night, they used to be most advanced species the world had ever known; they could travel between planets, galaxies, and dimensions, and could "teleport" using a system of "space-bending" or space distortion. They mapped a huge part of their own galaxy on about fourty-three different dimensions, and even if a lot of this data has been lost, they still probably own the biggest maps of their known world. However, since they've been "exctinct" for several thousand cycles, the planets they used to visit have probably changed a lot between-time: some gained life, some lost civilizations, some have been eaten by their star. In any case, it's probably for the best if their spaceships can't be turned on anymore: Oyevatem were world-eaters.
"Bothea", that they used to call "0-0-0-0-0", pronounced "Botsaeh", or "The Center" because placed at the very center/beginning of their coordinates, were their home planet too before they left it to discover their galaxy. Somehow, and very surprisingly from such feelingless creatures, they used to love and care for their home planet, and to still put it at the center of their coordinates even if that's not the center of their galaxy. Before the Long night, they even protected Bothea and their creations (the Yevatem) with planet core-powered shields and a protective AI, and by hiding it inside the less frequented dimension.
Varveleilem's societies heavily decreased when the Oyevatem disappeared. For the old ones, space traveling was associated with slaveship, and thus it has a bad connotation. Generations passed, and now Varveleilem prefer to fly high and to look down rather than to be on the ground and to look up at the stars.
Oyevatem's knowledge about the universe is still large. They lost a lot of data because of the Long night, but some Oyevatem had data stored directly inside their lines of code. Before the Long night, they used to be most advanced species the world had ever known; they could travel between planets, galaxies, and dimensions, and could "teleport" using a system of "space-bending" or space distortion. They mapped a huge part of their own galaxy on about fourty-three different dimensions, and even if a lot of this data has been lost, they still probably own the biggest maps of their known world. However, since they've been "exctinct" for several thousand cycles, the planets they used to visit have probably changed a lot between-time: some gained life, some lost civilizations, some have been eaten by their star. In any case, it's probably for the best if their spaceships can't be turned on anymore: Oyevatem were world-eaters.
"Bothea", that they used to call "0-0-0-0-0", pronounced "Botsaeh", or "The Center" because placed at the very center/beginning of their coordinates, were their home planet too before they left it to discover their galaxy. Somehow, and very surprisingly from such feelingless creatures, they used to love and care for their home planet, and to still put it at the center of their coordinates even if that's not the center of their galaxy. Before the Long night, they even protected Bothea and their creations (the Yevatem) with planet core-powered shields and a protective AI, and by hiding it inside the less frequented dimension.