Lithios (Iota System — Ice Planet)

Ancient ice palaces dot the surface of this frozen planet, but the race to which they belong has long since passed. Entry to the palaces has been restricted after a string of mysterious explorer deaths. Orbital mirrors shine like artificial suns, keeping a few larger settlements warm and powering large mining rigs for extracting water and liquefied gases. Hosts a Yaru creche.

Rule: When you explore the ice palaces of Lithios, you must make a Resolve resist if you don't want to heed the echoes urging you to wander into the frozen wastes alone.

Scene: A purple and green aurora shining over the freezing cold sky. Ice explorers whispering about the Yaru creche. Heated vapors escaping around Solitude Colony. Colonists in full parkas, riding large, many-eyed canids. Farmers pulling gas-eels and ice-mushroom wine crates in sail-sporting snow skimmers.

Notables

• Asha Munzen — Ex-lover of the Governor, ice climber, mystic, and explorer of the ice palaces and gas caves. Only returns with visions, never artifacts. Attempting to find the "First Message." (mystic, ambitious, fit)
• Ren Larana — Xenobiologist attempting to revive an ancient xeno found frozen but alive in the ice, despite Hegemonic law forbidding it. Currently trying to sneak the xeno off-world. (bold, brilliant, confident)
• Raf Urich — Ice pirate, currently stranded on planet. Used his ship weapons to cut a berth in the ice. Has been hiding out, stealing parts to repair his ship. (experienced, cautious, shrewd)