Asgaard III

Asgaard III is a world completely covered in snow and ice. Its oceans and lakes covered in meters thick of ice, and only during the short summer months due the tropics achieve high enough temperatures to reveal liquid water. It is a dangerous and unforgiving world, but the home world of the IInd Legion, the Vaekingr, and their main base of operations is located at the North polar region.

Planetary Summary

 * Name: Asgaard III
 * Astral Provinciales: Iannicus
 * Sector: Asgard Sector
 * Sub-Sector: Vaekar Sub-Sector
 * System: Asgaard System
 * Population: ~250,000 (90% Human, 9% Emperian)
 * Affiliation: The Emperian Empire
 * Class: Type III-Artic World
 * Economic Class: Poor
 * Satellites: Fylfur (broken moon), Ice Rings

Overview
Asgaard III, a world of freezing cold and snowy mountains. A world that was previously abandoned until 34IC, when, Human colonists from war torn planets at the forefront of Imperial expansion sought a new world to call home. However, the colonial ships suffered from disrepair and poor maintenance; eventually, unable to stay in slipspace the colonial fleet fell back into real space. Several ships suffering from internal damage from the strains of staying in FTL lost control and crashed onto the third planet of a white dwarf star.

The crash killed the majority of the colonists, but those who survived and the ones still able to hold orbit decided to stay. Not realizing the world they had discovered was going through its short summer months, the equator showing small greenery and warm patches to survive until another journey could begin. But, Winter struck before the colonists knew it, whittling the survivors down to a twentieth of their number from cold and starvation. A distress signal was set up, through scavenged parts and using the remaining power the colonists had in reserve. Even then it took months before any relief appeared.

When the relief fleet arrived it belonged to the IInd Legion. The Legion having drawn the majority of its recruits from the frozen wastes of Asgardia on Imperia. The planet below reminded the Legionnaires of their homeworld, and so asked for a planet of their own; which, they received in affirmation during 37IC. Renaming the planet as Asgaard the Legionnaires built their fortress called the Hold. The Humans who accompanied them or chose to return setting up winterized settlements and adapting to the lifestyle necessary to survive.