When the time was right, Ulrika set her aging husband up with a concubine who had been conditioned to inject him with a drug that would simulate a heart attack. All of this was gone secretly, and when Ulrika was publicly notified of her husband's death, she summarily had the concubine put to death and took over the throne with the aid of her useful friends. To foster RP within the Landsraad and keep positions within the house fun. Planet House Wikkheiser's home planet, Walhalla, is basically dichotomized. The main products produced are sea based, such as their well-developed fishing industry and many minerals that are extracted from the sea.
Small animals are abundant and used for supplementing the sea-based diet of the natives.
The pelts of the animals are used as clothing and are also exported. The harsh climate of the planet has bred a hardy, harsh, self-serving people.