The Alarctic Alpines is a north pole continent that stretches around Planet Hetra's northern hemisphere and almost takes up most of the planet's oceanic space. Up here in the Alpines, there are many snow storms and blizzards. There are also recurring hailstorms with their ice balls being as massive as a basketball. Many alarctic creatures live here, with there being Pangolin Polar Bears which can survive the recurring storms. It's possible to live here. The Alarctic Alpines is also a place where Seapertant Dragons call home.
In the early past, The Alarctic Alpines wasn't all covered with ice and snow. It used to be another continent that thrived with animals around the world. But due to a massive super storm sometime later, almost all the land became ice and snow. Now, it sits as the ice cap continent on Hetra, with the ice cap's layer being super thick. Even though the beauty from the past faded, it's landscapes are preserved in the frost and the cold. Now, it's more beautiful as ever.
Queen Eira’s Lore
Queen Eira was an ancient winter monarch whose reign shaped the Alarctic Alpines into a true civilization despite the continent’s endless storms. Her name became inseparable from the north’s identity, and the Ice Palace stood as the symbol of her rule—equal parts sanctuary, seat of power, and miracle of icecraft.
About the Ice Palace (what remains of her reign)
This Ice Palace is what was left from Queen Eira’s reign, once the heart of her long-lost kingdom.
The Ice Palace rises from the frozen tundra like a crystalline mountain, its spires reaching hundreds of feet into the stormy sky. The entire structure is carved from—or perhaps grown from—pure glacial ice that never melts, even under the rare moments of sunlight that break through the blizzards. The ice itself has an ethereal blue glow that pulses faintly, as if the palace has a heartbeat of its own.
The main keep consists of seven interconnected towers, each one representing a different aspect of Queen Eira's reign. Intricate frost patterns crawl across every surface like living artwork, and the walls seem to shift and shimmer depending on the angle of view. Grand archways lead into vast halls where ice chandeliers hang from vaulted ceilings, and frozen waterfalls cascade in perpetual stillness throughout the interior chambers.
During Queen Eira's reign, the palace was a beacon of civilization in the harsh Alarctic wilderness. Her court was known for hosting grand winter festivals, and her throne room—the Hall of Eternal Frost—was said to be the most beautiful chamber ever constructed. The throne itself was carved from a single massive ice crystal and decorated with frozen flowers that bloomed year-round through Eira's ice magic.
After her reign ended, the palace was abandoned for centuries. The halls that once echoed with laughter and music fell silent, and the snowstorms grew fiercer around the structure, as if nature itself mourned the loss of its queen.