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Zmnou is a fictional exoplanet created for the science fiction multiverse known as the Lumen Gate, a setting that spans novels, graphic novels, and a video game. The name is presented within the stories as originating from the planet’s native language, though no single canonical etymology is agreed upon across works.

Geography and environment: Zmnou is depicted as a largely ocean-covered world with a few archipelagos and shallow

Inhabitants and society: The planet is home to amphibious humanoid inhabitants known as the Zmnu. Zmnu society

History and in-fiction significance: Zmnou’s discovery by spacefaring civilizations marks a turning point in the regional

In popular reception: Fans and scholars of the Lumen Gate universe cite Zmnou for its imagined ecology

continental
shelves.
Its
climate
is
temperate
to
subtropical,
with
strong
ocean
currents
and
a
ring
system
that
creates
complex
light
patterns
in
the
planet’s
skies.
The
biosphere
includes
diverse
aquatic
and
coastal
life,
some
of
which
is
adapted
to
the
planet’s
high
salinity
and
periodic
storms.
combines
traditional
water-based
livelihoods
with
a
council-led
political
structure
that
includes
representatives
from
coastal
settlements
and
offshore
mining
communities.
Humans
and
other
species
interact
through
trade,
diplomacy,
and
periodic
joint
exploration
missions.
balance
of
power
within
the
Lumen
Gate
universe.
The
planet
features
prominently
in
treaty
negotiations,
resource
agreements,
and
interspecies
cultural
exchanges,
making
it
a
recurring
setting
for
political
and
exploratory
storylines.
and
plausible
cross-species
diplomacy.
Some
criticism
notes
occasional
inconsistencies
between
portrayals
across
media.