The landscape of Relatta III, whilst simple at first glance, is incredibly diverse, and, despite numerous attempts by various local and system-wide governments over the centuries, seemingly immune to terraforming. Scientists, baffled by this peculiar makeup, are still trying to discover why this planet, made principally of a dense rock similar in structure to that of Meleenium, should prove so stubborn.

With vast lava flows at the south of the planet, the air temperature across the whole planet is maintained throughout the year at 34 degrees. At such temperatures, polar ice caps cannot form, and so little natural water is found on the planet. A vast mountain range runs from east to west across the surface of the planet, just north of the equator with one passage, in the northeast quadrant, nicknamed Jerts Pass, after the explorer that first discovered it.

The toxic atmosphere of Relatta III means that all the human workers have to wear bio-suits when not inside the safety of the cities, though immigrant races are often employed by the Commerce Guild, the company that oversees extraction and accounts for 96% of trade on Relatta III, as they do not have to fit them with expensive survival gear.