Jötunheimr - Glacier
Geography
The Glacier region is made of nearly pure ice. What little ground and dirt there lay is covered by several feet of snow nearly year-round. The only time the snow melts completely is during the summer.
The Glacier is one of two regions that are the most challenging to live in. The other being the rainforest. Wolves avoid living here due to the poor hunting, near-constant snowfall, and threatening animals. To be born in the Glacier is to be born into hardship.
Ecosystem
The animals that call the Glacier region home are built to survive here. The larger animals have increased aggression to fight off larger predators and each other for mating rights and territory. A thick layer of insulating fat is needed in order to survive the winter months. Creatures like foxes and hares, prefer to grow thicker fur and burrow underground for the worst of winter. The bird species will often migrate to the southernmost part of the region without leaving the region completely.
Ecosystem Cycles
The Glacier region experiences spring, summer, autumn, and winter, but just barely. It can snow in any season, though the snow is the worst during the winter. The seasons last 3 months each, just as with any other region.
Localized Phenomena
The Aurora lights are viewable only from the glacier region. For some wolf packs the aurora lights are considered a holy event and is why they live within the Glaciers year-round. The aurora lights can happen in any season but are most active during the spring months. This is seen as a sign, by some wolf packs, that the summer will be kind and is good time to have pups.
Fauna & Flora
Polar bears
Glacier bears
Walruses
Artic foxes,
Artic wolves
Elephant seals
Natural Resources
The Glacier region produces nothing special that can't be found in other regions, except for some fish species. However many wolf packs do not consider that enough of a benefit to warrant moving there.
Type
Glacier
Inhabiting Species
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