Ice World

== Overview ==
An ice world, often referred to as a frozen planet, is a celestial body primarily covered by thick layers of ice and snow. Harsh cold temperatures dominate its environment, with freezing winds and snowstorms being common occurrences. These worlds possess an otherworldly beauty, with landscapes sculpted by ice formations, glaciers, and frozen lakes. Their surfaces can vary from vast, barren ice expanses to towering frozen peaks.
Life on an ice world is a challenging endeavor. Only the hardiest of organisms have adapted to survive in these extreme conditions. Flora and fauna have developed specialized mechanisms to withstand the cold, often hibernating or having slow metabolic rates. Some ice worlds might feature subsurface oceans beneath the icy crust, harboring the potential for unique forms of life.
Due to their inhospitable nature, ice worlds are generally considered difficult places for habitation. However, certain civilizations, like the Thoria Empire, might establish research stations, mining outposts, or even hidden bases in the ice. Valuable resources might be harvested from beneath the frozen surface, and the isolation and harsh conditions can sometimes serve as a natural defense against intruders.
== Imperial Use ==
Within the expansive territory of the Thoria Empire, ice worlds play a multifaceted role, their potential harnessed through deliberate strategic planning and resource allocation. Across these frozen landscapes, the empire finds distinct ways to fulfill various objectives.
The extreme isolation and cold of ice worlds offer a pristine setting for rigorous scientific inquiry. These remote environments act as testing grounds for cryogenic research, extremophile biology studies, and climate science investigations, contributing to the empire's cutting-edge knowledge base.
The unwelcoming nature of ice worlds also provides a natural deterrent against potential adversaries. The empire strategically establishes covert military bases and facilities on these worlds, capitalizing on the inhospitable surroundings as a barrier to uninvited intruders. The isolation and challenging conditions of ice worlds lend themselves to covert activities. These desolate expanses serve as secure venues for secretive meetings, specialized training programs, and the safeguarding of confidential information.
Ice worlds boast opportunities for advanced energy facilities, harnessing geothermal and tidal power sources. The empire employs these installations to meet its energy demands, bolstering technological innovation and progress. It is for this specific reason that many of the empires frozen ice worlds are also called battery worlds as that is one of their main exports. 
== Notable Ice Worlds ==
Planet Name	Preafectura 	Greater Region	Sector 	Region 	System 	Population 	Affiliation
Azyke 	Benevolentia	Landion 	Choseria 	Cazuno 	Azyke 	650 million	The Thoria Empire
Saiteon 3A 	Occidens 	Sucarvis 	Drodeabos	Runvichi 	Saiteon 	850 million	The Thoria Empire
Chonope 	Plagium 	Choxilia 	Ipurn 	Crobugantu	Chonope 	400 million	The Thoria Empire
Iceron 	Centrum 	Mugides 	Cuphus 	Phulara 	Iceron 	750 million	The Thoria Empire
Gathitania 	Borealis 	Bruezaetis 	Uthea 	Notholla 	Gathitania	550 million	The Thoria Empire
Category:Thoria Empire
Category:Planets