[@Monkeypants] I know I certainly will be taking advantage of it :P. The Grogar will be fielding some strange beasts at their service :) Both local, and perhaps specifically designed from the Facility. (Of which I'm tempted to make it Area 51 :P)

[@Brink_] As for the implications of the Icecaps and all, yes, I'd like to leave it as a "Science as Plot Demands" as [@Jig] puts it. Allows players to determine what they want to put in place.