Ikljord

Ikljord is a harsh, icy continent to the north of Middle-Earth in the Aeon of the Champion story series and the source of the Aurili, progenitors of the Winter Empire. It is also the seat of power of Auril and Dominus Frigidus, the malevolent goddess of cold and her Icesworn champion. The totality of the contient also includes the precarious Tundra Bay.

It was formerly part of Vigrith's landmass, but the Sundering of -5,000 tore it off of the top of the continent and sent it skittering closer to Niflheim. It was formerly a part of Azjol-Arach, the Arachni empire's northern extent, but this was crushed after the War of the Ancients when agents of Lady Auril - the Aurilians - entered the continent and promised the native populations immense power and relief from the predation of the Frostmaul jotnar in exchange for eternal servitude. This offer was accepted, and the the Aurili built a special artefact - the Eye of Niflheim - to summon Auril's presence into the world. Her entry into Middle-Earth caused a geological disaster which resulted in the continent being subject to a phenomenon similar to a nuclear winter, where snow and ice fell across its landmass. Vegetation swiftly died, all lakes froze over, and the Winter Empire was born. Auril, proclaiming herself Empress, promptly enslaved the mortal races of the planet and would rule over arachni, yetis, polar bears, ice trolls, humans settlers and the like for the next 5,000 years.