Ortake

Sector 154
Planitia System (System 61064)
Ortake (Grid 353): Planitia System, a gift from Temujin, Protector of the South West Empire and a gift to the Aeronii in 7322 CE.
The frozen planet of Ortake is one of the major factories for the Eastern Provinces of Aeronii Space, mainly supplying the Eastern Province Capital world of Lemis. Ortake has an elliptical orbit around the star Planitia, which warms the planet just enough to melt the ice and create shallow seas at two points in its 1,192.4-day revolution, for about 23 days on each pass.

Ortake's capital is the tiered city of Grassi. Powered by geothermal generators, Ortake's population lives in a single archology that overlooks the Valley of Taras which becomes the Sea of Taras two a year.
Site of the major spaceport, the city is closed to starships for about 150 days of its 1192.4-day year, due to the rough weather. Ships that ignore this warning or are forced to land risk dangerous crosswinds, and if the ships crash on the surface, death can occur within minutes for crews who emerge on the surface.
Despite the issues with weather and cold, the Grassians enjoy a rich, if isolated, cultural life. Theatre and music are

Ortake's waystation during planetary storms or ships not designed to fly in cold weather is Jaer Shaenis (Iceberg) Starbase, which orbits directly above Grassi. A significant portion of the station's population has never set foot on Ortake.

The city of Ghaen Staenin is centered on a pennisula overlooking the Sea of Ren Onuphrae.

The entire mining city of Draeshdan is subterranean as it lies just south of the Arctic Circle. Only a communications station and the entrance to the docking bay are exposed on the surface. The city is situated on one of the richest veins of iridium ore in the Eastern Provinces. Nearly a 250,000 miners and their families live underground, heated by fusion and geothermal power generators.
Capital: Grassi