Difference between revisions of "Taldain"

'''Darkside''', also known as '''Starside''',{{book ref|ws|prologue}} is illuminated primarily by UV light, the flora having adapted to utilize this section of the electromagnetic spectrum.{{wob ref|4160}} This causes '''Darksiders''' to have illuminated teeth, eyes, and nails.{{wob ref|5781}} The plant and animal life also glows under UV light.{{wob ref|4158}}{{au ref|Taldain}} Visitors to the region often describe it as looking somewhere between striking and garish.{{au ref|Taldain}} It also accounts for why Darksiders have dark skin when they don't live in a traditional climate where a high melanin content is common. Most of Darkside is covered in a lichen.{{book ref|ws|12|review=yes}} When visiting Dayside, Darksiders must wear dark lenses to protect their eyes. They can go without, however, if the angle of the sun is not directly above them. {{book ref|ws|15|review=yes}}

Taldain is tidally locked around two suns, this makes it unique among other planets in the Cosmere.{{au ref|Taldain}} It is located between the two suns in the system which orbit one another, because of a layer of dust around one of these suns one half of the world is trapped in endless sunlight and the other half in night.{{au ref|Taldain}} This placement was done purposefully by its creator.{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}{{wob ref|3343}} It is the only planet within the system and a single moon, '''Nizh Da''', has a polar orbit around the world. {{au ref|Taldain}}