Hela is perhaps the most inhospitable planet in the Phare System with the exception of Loki. It is a completely lifeless and barren planetoid in a close orbit to Odin. Consequently, it has the look of Hell itself. The surface of the planet is baked to a hard crust with almost no geologic activity and a thin, stagnant searing atmosphere. However, below the surface, Imperial colonists have created a small mining colony to extract some of the richest mineral and metal ore deposits in the entire system.
There is no indigenous life on Hela since the planet surface is at temperatures high enough to boil water. In fact, there is no free standing water on the planet, having been long ago evaporated. Much of the planet remains unvisited by Humans as they tend to restrict their operations to the essential mining activities. There are occasional dust storms which sweep the flat landscape of the equatorial regions in which the winds reportedly exceed 700 kph. It should be noted that Humans can not survive unprotected in the Hela atmosphere for more than 1-2 minutes before their bodily fluids begin to boil in the dry, searing atmosphere.
All Human life on the planet is confined within a large atmospheric domed colony (called Haven) located at the southern polar region of the planet. Here, the temperatures are a relatively cool 80 °C, making this area the "vacation spot" of the planet. The miners and corporate workers stationed here have a distinct distaste for their assignment. Although Hela is rich in resources, it is not meant for Human occupation. However, Haven has been very successful (and profitable!) and with their automated mining operations, are beginning to produce an incredible volume of raw metal ores for the Fleet.