Kela

Alias: The Northern Polar Land
Affiliation: Geban Empire (Marginally Explored Region)

Kela is a vast northern landmass dominating Geba’s polar circle, located north of Ngorrhal and western Thazvaar. Known for its mineral-rich subterranean caverns and presence of devolved, once-sentient species, Kela remains one of the most hostile and under-explored frontiers in the empire’s history. Extreme temperatures, unstable underground systems, and persistent atmospheric minimalism make sustained exploration rare and perilous. Despite this, adapted polar fauna thrive, and Kela continues to symbolize the unclaimed limits of imperial reach—untouched, unexplained, and quietly alive.

Terrain

Expanses of flat permafrost plains conceal deep caverns rich in minerals and ancient life. The surface is glacial and featureless, while the underground ecosystems are teeming, layered, and dangerous. Remnants of prior sentience remain within the caves.

Elevation

Surface elevations remain low—rarely exceeding 100 meters—though underground rifts plunge several kilometers into the crust, forming vertical systems of hidden life and forgotten memory.

Climate

Subpolar to ultra-cold, with average temperatures ranging from –40°C to –10°C. Stellar minimalism results in perpetual dimness and extreme chill, but high mineral content fosters bioadaptation in both flora and fauna.

Weather

Ice storms and wind-blasted blizzards dominate the surface, driven by polar air currents and Izhara’s orbital drift. Cavern outgassing can cause sudden vapor blooms or localized thaws, but the region remains consistently frozen and difficult to navigate.

Historical Significance

While rich in minerals, Kela’s extreme conditions, devolved cave-dwelling species, and absence of return missions made it a marginal territory throughout imperial expansion. It served more as a symbolic frontier—Geba’s cold edge—than a conquest zone. The Empire made few efforts to colonize it, leaving it as a cold witness to an age before men.

Source Notes

  • "Landmass directly north of Ngorrhal and western Thazvaar, dominating most of the planet’s polar circle."
  • "Extreme cold, but adapted fauna makes life possible. Devolved pre-sentient species live in deep caverns. Rich in underground minerals."
  • "Climate: Ultra-cold. High-altitude wind tunnels. Minimal atmosphere across most of the surface."

About Vesselborn

Vesselborn is a continuity — The planetary saga of collapse, restructure, and existential endurance.

Forged in exile, carried by discipline, and structured through memory, Vesselborn is the living archive of The Geban Chronicle — a vast narrative that spans generations, cultures, and ideologies. It is a world, a story, a warning, and a weapon.

Founded by Christopher Jaepheth Cuby, Vesselborn reflects a simple belief: that legacy is not inherited — it is constructed.

To preserve what would otherwise be erased.

This is structured myth — rooted in consequence, shaped by sorrow, and held together by order.

This is not a product line.
It is not a pitch.
It is a sovereign structure — built to outlast trends, and perhaps even its maker.

Vesselborn exists in layers.

For the curious, it is a compelling world.
For the committed, it is a philosophy.
For the chosen, it is remembrance.

This is Geba.
It did not begin in fire.
It began in silence.
And it has not yet ended.