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===History===
When it was first settled, Valhalla was a verdant world of forests and broad, fertile plains, a paradise compared to the frozen ice world it would become. In legends - the only history of the early days of its colonisation that survives - Valhalla was a world perfect for [[human]] settlement.{{Fn|8a}} During the [[Great Scouring]], an event known as the [[Doom of Valhalla]] took place.{{Fn|12}}
Ten thousand years ago, however, the planet was struck by an immense rogue comet which forever destroyed the paradise of the world. The [[defence laser]]s surrounding the planet blasted the comet with shot after shot, but only succeeded in breaking off fragments, as the comet 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.{{Fn|8a}}{{Fn|11}}
