Grounders/Azgeda

The Azgeda, or Ice Nation, is a Grounder Clan led by King Roan, who succeeded his mother, Queen Nia, after she was killed by Commander Lexa of Trikru.

They are first mentioned in "Remember Me" when Lexa tells Clarke how the Queen of the Ice Nation killed her former lover, Costia, because she believed that she knew all of Lexa's secrets. In "Rubicon", Indra confirms the Trigedakru and Azgeda were at war with each other before the creation of the Coalition.

The Ice Nation stretches for thousands of miles. The Ice Nation border is at Sector 8, but the ice is farther to the north.

Appearance
Many Ice Nation grounders (such as Nia, Roan and Ontari appear to have facial scars. Roan went so much as to hiding them when he was on his mission to find Clarke and bring her to Lexa, indicating that these scars are often used to identify members of the Ice Nation.

It is also known that Ice Nation warriors wear white war paint.

Languages
The Ice Nation speak the native Grounder language, Trigedasleng. The warriors also speak American English, Gonasleng. This makes the Ice Nation warriors bilingual.

They are referred to as the "Azgeda" in Trigedasleng.

Notes and Trivia

 * Lexa forced them to join the Coalition.
 * Atohl was the first Azgeda introduced when he arrived in Tondc with the Ice Nation's war chief. The war chief died when Mount Weather blew up Tondc with the missile.
 * Farm Station crashed in Ice Nation Territory.
 * Only 63 people from three times as many survived the four months isolated from the rest of the Ark.