Torvos

Torvos is a wintry world located in the Uspari system of the Core, near the Gate. The headquarters of the Emporium, Torvos acts as a hub of trade for both legal and illicit services within the Core, with only the wealthy elite of most worlds and governments being permitted a presence on the planet. Guarded by a fleet of mercenary vessels and security contractors, Torvos is one of the most fortified planets in the Core.
== Geography ==
The entirety of Torvos is covered in thick snow and ice, making traversing the planet without proper equipment extremely hazardous. The only known civilization on the world is the Emporium-owned city of Alviria, where trade is conducted and businesses thrive or die overnight.
The frozen world keeps at a low -70° F, with lows as close to -100° F. Any machinery is kept relatively close to Alviria and it's neighboring centers, strongholds, and facilities and never stays outside for long. Power is a constant requirement on the world in order to continuously run the heating systems that keep the inhabitants alive. Scarcely anything lives out in the frozen wastes of Torvos, though if anything does it is unknown as any who are unfortunate enough to venture too far away from civilization are never heard from again.
Torvos has no divisions in landmass and is counted as a universal land, all owned by the Emporium. Facilities and equipment to travel the world have been known to be rented out, but deviating from maintained "roads" is ill-advised.
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== Vegetation ==
As a wintry world that suffers frequent blizzards, Torvos has no known vegetation. Beneath the snow and thick layers of ice lay even thicker bedrock.
== Natural Resources ==
While the frozen planet itself does not boast any natural resources of its' own, Torvos' distant moon holds rich deposits of Carvassium gas, making it a center for trade of the valuable fuel source.
== Society ==
=== Economy ===
As a center for intergalactic trade and commerce, Torvos has a booming economy that caters to many different currencies. The Emporium takes credit for establishing the value system between currencies in the Core and Reach, and has long served as a neutral benefactor for war efforts or as a diplomatic intermediary.
The Torvosi Emporium prides itself on its' wide selection of business opportunities and investments, and unofficially as a center for discrete, blackmarket trade. Many wealthy crimelords, information brokers, and warlords of various worlds do business on Torvos and even take out loans from the Emporium as seed money for further exploits. These loans are where the Emporium makes a significant portion of its' credits: interest payments.
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