Katebolo (pronounced kah-teh-BOH-loh) is a port city on the Serpent, a large island east of Kea Racha. By far the largest settlement on the island, Katebolo's inhabitants are primarily Kintakan in origin, though it remains officially separate and independent from the nation to the west. Still, the port long enjoyed certain privileges during the reign of the Eternal Suzerain, as it was commonly used as a stopover when transporting soldiers of the Empire from Kea Racha to the colonies around the Gulf of Timakal.
Though located in a region of the Serpent that is markedly more temperate than the dry interior of the island, the city still sees little rain, and is therefore heavily reliant on very deep wells for drinking water and for agriculture. Several of these wells have been forced to shut down in recent years after hostile earth elementals began emerging from them.