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When it was first settled, Valhalla was a verdant world of forests and broad fertile plans, a paradise compared to the frozen ice world it would become.{{Fn|8a}} In legends - the only history of the early days of its colonization that survives - Valhalla was a world perfect for human settlement.{{cite this}}
Ten thousand years ago{{CME}}, however, the planet was struck by an immense rogue comet which forever destroyed the paradise of the world.{{Fn|8a}} The [[defence laser]]s surrounding the planet blasted the comet with shot after shot, but only succeeded in breaking off fragments of the comet, which was found to consist of almost pure iron. A mile-wide fragment of the comet struck the northern continent, causing great earthquakes and destruction. The main comet hit the vast ocean which spanned most of the planet.{{cite this}}
The boiling seas and the pall of vapour and dust blocked off the sunlight. The temperature of the planet fell to freezing levels.{{Fn|8a}} Most significantly the comet had knocked the planet from its orbit, and over a period of ten years the planet spun eccentrically, drifting fifteen million miles away from its sun.{{CME}} By this point the planet had entirely changed. The vast majority of life had been destroyed, and the whole planet was covered in glaciers and a frozen ocean.{{Fn|8a}}
===War of Survival===
===Flora and Fauna===
*[[Tanna]] - A leafy plant that grows in the ice caverns, used to brew a tea that is highly popular among the natives.{{CMEFn|10}}
*[[Traki]] - A large, slow-moving creature prized for its meat and its soft fur. "Traki shoot" is a common expression among Ice Warrior regiments to describe a combat situation that overwhelmingly favours one side and/or is minimally risky.{{Fn|5}}
**{{Endn|8b}}: pg. 26
*{{Endn|9}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/05/16/new-warhammer-40000-the-dark-imperium-may16gw-homepage-post-4/ Warhammer Community]
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Death or Glory (Novel)]] - Chapter 7
[[Category:Imperium Nihilus]]
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