Editing Raphael's Personal Shadow (section)

===DESCRIPTION===
Half of the planet is Hotter than Death Valley (140+ Degrees Fahrenheit in its 'coolest' regions), and the other half is Colder than Siberia (-40 Degrees Fahrenheit and below in its 'warmest' regions). This split in extreme temperature runs from pole to pole forming a 'second equator' commonly called the Temperature Equator. There is no actual Sun (or moon for that matter), but the planet does rotate and there are Day and Night Cycles of light and darkness each lasting 18 Earth Hours long. There is a 10 minute Twilight of a quick but steady lightening or darkening of the sky. The light is indirect and just seem to come from the sky. The sky is gray but is rarely seen, if ever, due to the constant cover of heavy Swirling Clouds of varying shades of gray. The planet is nearly always windy in most places and in both climes, and there are varying types of storms depending upon varying factors. Some of the more notable include acid rains, acid snows, acid ice storms, colored lightning storms of great to severe intensity, plasma storms high in the Swirly Clouds (great light show, messes up Tech for awhile) and even some worse types of storms exist. Also, there is a good possibility of Shadow Storms; they are almost as common as the Lightning Storms.

The Planets geologic make up and topography vary greatly, but all are impassible to most Beings, or nearly so and the environment would be considered hostile to nearly all living creatures, aside from the Indigenous Creatures of Fuego y Hielo, that is. There are no suitable places to build and nothing native suitable to build with. There are no living forms of flora that are native to this planet currently living on this planet; only that which was brought in by Shadow Storms and Travelers then found its way to the Rest Stops. The same can be said about native fauna; there isn't any... except the demonic-looking Indigenous Creatures.

The Planets smoldering and frozen landscapes are crisscrossed in Highways, Freeways, Railways and Monorails... and, of course, the Rest Stops the Shadow was named for. All Highways, Freeways, Railways, Monorails and Rest Stops are build of the same two Magical Minerals: Hexite and Hexium, and all of them are raised up off the ground by at least one foot at bare minimum. There are no actual Cities, Towns, Villages, etc. to be found anywhere on the World of “Rest Stop”, only Rest Stops... though some are quite sizable and would be considered by some to be a large town, except for the fact that the overall look and layout is clearly designed to be a Rest Stop for Travelers, even though there are many that call a Rest Stop their 'home'.

Oddly, ALL Rest Stops on the Planet occur at intersections of two or more Roadways, Railways or combinations of both. This is odd in the fact that nearly every other Shadow with motorways will have rest stops occur on remote stretches of highways or freeways between populated areas, and almost never on railways. There are no 'typical' rest stops anywhere in this Shadow... except for one. It is rumored that somewhere on the planet there is a long lonely highway going to nowhere and coming from nowhere; its called The Lost Highway, and set off to one side of the highway only, there stands The Lonely Rest Stop. (Plaque)

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'''Oddity:''' No Air Travel on Rest Stop. Technology based aircraft cannot fly in the heavy winds, odd weather and odd magnetics that mess up their instruments. Magical flight is very difficult as well and rarely attempted. However, Flying Drones are used within the confines of some of the larger Rest Stops to deliver messages and small packages, but only within the confines of that Rest Stop.

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'''Special Note on Building Materials:''' 

''Hexite:'' A Stone of Dark Turquoise and Brownish-Rust colors in mottled patterns; looks polished and very smooth.

''Hexium:'' A Metal of Light Turquoise and Orange-Rust colors in mottled patterns; looks dull with a slightly rough texture.

''Hexite'' and ''Hexium'' can only be found where Fire meets Ice: along the Second Equator aka the Temperature Equator running pole to pole around the planet... but these two Magical Minerals can only be found at certain locations along the Second Equator, not its entire circumference. The Veins vary in depth beneath the surface based upon local topography but all Veins found and mined are equal in width along the Temperature Equator and in depth/thickness downward, only the length of the Veins vary.

Both Magic Minerals can only be mined, smelted, separated and shaped Magically as they are Indestructible and unaffected by all other attempts to remove them from the ground, separate it from itself (break it) or change its shape (carve it, cut it, melt it, etc.). Spells and Artifacts based on Low Order Magic Systems will not affect ''Hexite'' and ''Hexium''. However, any form of Sorcery Spell based upon an Inscription of Power, High or Low Order, CAN affect these two Magical Minerals; the more powerful the Inscription the Sorcery is based upon, the more Mineral can be affected per Spell use.

''Common Properties:'' 
*Indestructible (equivalent of 8 Points in Armor Quality)
*Maintains constant surface temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit, 
*Radiates a constant air temperature of 105 Degrees Fahrenheit in hot climes; 35 Degrees Fahrenheit in cold climes within 20 feet of any surface.
**Radiates a constant air temperature of 85 Degrees Fahrenheit in hot climes; 50 Degrees Fahrenheit in cold climes within 20 feet of any surface IF it is within 20 feet of  itself (in buildings, near walls, roofs and such)
*Radiates a Zone of Calm Air within 20 feet of any surface; no winds
*Radiates Purify Air within 20 feet of any surface; clean breathable air, reduces or eliminates ordors
*Purify Water on contact and keeps it at a constant temperature of 65 Degrees Fahrenheit.
*Loses ALL Magical Properties instantly upon being taken from its Native Shadow, i.e., Fuego y Hielo aka “Rest Stop”
*Crumbles to dust within a day or less of being taken from its Native Shadow

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