Valenth

It is said that the first people-- if they were people at all-- to land in Hel looked at the sparse, frozen northern landscape and wondered if they had found the nether-realms after a lost bet.

One of the coldest regions of the world, Hel is inhabited by an extremely small number of living people-- all of whom serve the vampire nobles who in effect rule the land. There is no fire or brimstone to be found; just an alarming number of undead, elementals, and native beasts in a world of white.

Perhaps unexpectedly for a place inhabited largely by the undead and demonic viadante, its ecosystem is flourishing. Particularly adventurous mortal travelers sometimes come to see it despite the obvious risks.