There's a difference between not thinking ahead and sending us somewhere the problem wasn't major until we were present. [Klan hasn't been here long, but judging by what she's heard about the worlds other than Faerun, Astoria tends to target worlds in very immediate danger. Whatever this issue is, it's probably about to get a whole lot worse in their time here.]

I'd suggest trying to look for a timeframe, but if the locals won't speak up about it, then that's going to be hard.

[Unless anyone else here turns out to be deeply experienced in the area of ice architecture.]