Hammerfest

Hammerfest is an aquatic ice planet of the Virasana Empire, best known for its unique style of technology and non-chalant (some say cold-hearted) culture.
==Climate==
* three moons, turquoise sun
* 100% aquatic, with surface temperatures rarely above -50°C, the entire planet is encrusted in ice of varying thickness. 
* Water temperature is a stable 4°C, rich underwater life makes planet hospitable none the less
==History==
* originally settled by colonists from House Grebenstein
* isolated during the lost years, but not fallen into chaos
* rejoined the Empire only in 2004 ET, under the condition that House Hammerfest was recognized as an independend noble house. 
* basically no N'Ptalini population, lots of prejudice against N'Ptalini 
* about 25% of the population are slaves, working in the factories. No serfs 
== Culture ==
While the upper class enjoys chamber music, the taverns and pubs are filled with swing and jazz music. The SeaBassIsts are a local jazz band that's surprisingly popular all over the Empire. The submarine and bathymech crews have a unique shanty tradition where one lead singer starts the song with the entire crew anwering the chorus, often using their entire vessel as an instrument. 
Food on Hammerfest is on the bland side, so the cooks have become genuine masters of molecular cuisine. Tourists have been known to come to Hammerfest solely because the got a reservation with one of the top restaurants. 
Icebeer is a spectacular exception to the limited larder of Hammerfest, and its production is a closely guarded secret. 
With limited resources at hand, art on Hammerfest is known to make most out of virtually nothing, with trompe l'oeil painting being in a class of it's own. 
Ballroom dance is popular all over the planet, but the real crowd-pleasers are Gladiator Fights - either with humans or with bathymechs pitted against each other in giant underwater arenas. Hunting is popular too, and despite its small population, Hammerfest has a top-notch Hoverball team (the Hammerfest Hammerfists) that has won the Imperial Hoverball League seventeen times over the last century. 
== Snippets ==
* Port Smokestack is the main spaceport, located close to Nacrea, both on the sea floor, inside the ice crust and on top of it. It is probably the only city in the Empire that is far taller than wide. 
* Ambergris Castle is the ducal palace in Nacrea
 Other Locations
* Ambrosetown
* Oberaalstadt and Underaalstadt
* Coral Gardens 
* Sprocket-upon-Rye
* Kelproot Forest 
* Flatfish Crossing
* Shiver-Me-Timbers
* Medusa Meadows
* Fort Beaufort 
* Fathom's Deep
 Famous deepsea vessels (Submarines have female, bathymechs male names)
* Barnacle Betty
* Herringbone Harlot
* Porpoise Pete
* Crablegged Curtis
==Notable Hammerfester==
Hammerfester
==Other Articles on Hammerfest==
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