Alias: The Frozen Reach, The Still North
Location: Northwest of Ngorrhal
Ukhaalstaag is the frozen, cliff-riven frontier northwest of Ngorrhal, its ice-split ridgelines and glacial plains concealing ruins of a non-human civilization that collapsed under its own ambition. No doors, no records—only instinct remains in the Ukhaal Walkers, devolved guardians of the cliffs. The Geban Empire maintains scattered research outposts, but colonization is brutally difficult. Temperatures lock between –60°C and –25°C under dim haze, broken by sudden blizzards and wind-torn silence. During auroral phases, glowing orbs—rumored avatars of the Velcrith or Seraveth—appear even to non-Vessels, unconfirmed. In the Warlord Eras, fugitives fled here for sanctuary; most vanished. Families are offered generational wealth to settle and stay, yet few accept after hearing the stories of Ukhaal Walkers. Manufacturers like the Jeyrhan Bio-Engineering Consortium, Joxi Industrial Holdings, Sentinel Division, Solarn Legacy Engineering, Haavu Family, and Zhikhan Manufacturing Collective regularly send engineers and contractors to lift relays and place anchors. They have not failed, but progress is glacial. Ukhaalstaag is the Empire’s silent edge—where intelligence failed.