Kermillian Channels

The Channels of Kermillian are a series of underground caverns carved by glacial floodwater and modified by High Penguin prisoners in the Khanzem era. They are a conspiracy theory, allegedly used by the government to transport classified items to and from the Big Fat Building of Archives in South Pole City.

Background
The Kermillian Channels were originally formed by glacial floodwater that spilled underground from pent-up lakes in the Trans-Antarctic Mountains. Over hundreds of years, the constant pounding of water melted away the permafrost and ice, forming a small network of underground caves. By the time of Khanzem, the cave system had extended to within a 350 mile radius of the South Pole.

Later on, High Penguin prisoners secretly carved extra tunnels into the pre-existing cavern system, and used them as escape routes to the border of the Grand ol' Land. Symbols etched into the icy walls of the canals were used as codes to warn escapees of dangers like flash floods and rockslides or avalanches.

When Khanzem ended, the caverns were abandoned and forgotten, and lay there for the next 86 years, continuously growing bit by bit.

Finally, in 2004, two plumbers were trying in vain to fix a mysterious flood in the South Pole City sewers when they noticed something -- a secret tunnel carved out of ice, leading out of the sewers. The plumbers decided to explore the tunnel and followed it until they arrived at a huge cavern with many different tunnels leading out. The plumbers went back the way they came in and reported their discovery to the city council. A team of explorers went inside the cave and navigated their way through the labyrinth until they emerged on the surface -- 20 miles from where they had started! The government saw a use for the cave system and, classifying the formation as Top Secret, began a two-year project to extend the caverns to an intercontinental network of passages, to be used to transport confidential and classified items. In 2006, the project was completed and the tunnels, named the Kermillian Channels, ready for use. Ever since, the government has been sneaking conspiracy-theory-related items right under the beaks of unsuspecting civilians -- literally!

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