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The stretch of land between the Larleton Mountains and the great Tarkas Mountain Range is a terrible and inhospitable place wroght with dangers. From its hundred mile stretches without water, to its lands peppered with Ankheg nests the land is unforgiving to those who venture in unprepared. Little salvation is found here, even when you do stumble upon any of the sparse settlements you cannot be sure you haven’t just signed your life away to the Sandkhegs (A group of Bandits known to raid in the wastes). Yet there is one place you can hope to find, the great jewel of the desert, the tent city of Asiris. The Great Wastes also contain a great amount of mystery and not many know if it was always as barren as it is today.
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The desert of the Great Wastes hold many treasures to behold, though the land is dangerous and often journies find peril along their path.
Far north of the city of Asiris lays a series of great cracks in the sandstone. Some of these cracks form giant canyons such as the Vain, while others gradually lead into caves. This location is rumored to be haunted as it is where those found to be suffering from Greyskin are sent to live out their remaining days. The Greyskin colonies, only take up a small portion of the Caverns and the rest is marvelous to behold if you don’t believe in ghost stories.
This ancient statue is lay topled in the sand half covered from the sandstorms that pass. On its breastplate is written a series of ancient versus that have not been able to be translated. The Origins of this statue are unknown and are said to date back to the first age of the world. The Statue is located on the eastern border of the Deserts and is a well used marker for caravans to begin their journey through the desert.
Also known as the flooded desert this land is abundant with oases, the trouble is it makes the land very hard to traverse. The land between these pools of water is snakey and a rather difficult maze to traverse. Getting lost is one of the worst things that can happen here, as while the traveled path has been cleared of most dangers wild and unknown things lurk in the unexplored pools.
This great canyon stretches nearly the entire width of the desert. At its deepest it plunges nearly 8,000 feet into the earth. Stretching over 300 miles, and reaching a width of 32 miles at some locations. The Vain proves to be one of the most difficult places to cross in the Great Wastes and greatly limits northern travel. There are however a few exceptions to this such as the bridge of the gods. The Vain is home to a very hardy city dug into its sides originally named Canyon City.
Constructed by the dwarves this bridge is used to connect their continental railroad. It passes over a location known as Godling Point. The Dwarves believe the first king of the dwarves a son of Tarkaz stood at this point and declared that their northern border (Now Minutia) would ever be able to cross this canyon. It is at this point that the canyon reaches its widest points at just over 32 miles across. The bridge took the dwarves nearly a century to finish an has only been operational for less than a decade. It is still quite the marvel to behold.
While towns and cities are very sparse in the Great Wastes. There are several small Oases towns, and wondering nomads. As for Major cities, only two exist in the kingdom.
Situated on the banks of the Asiris, the oasis for which the city was named, this expansive city stretches for miles around. There are only a handful of “permanent” streets while the rest of the city flows and contracts like a great ameba never retaining the same shape for long. The Leader of Asiris and the Great Wastes is ruled by a man known only as the Sultan Jamal Ra’Sol. However this is presumed to be a title as every leader of the Wastes has gone by this name. Some even doubt there is actually one leader of the Country as a leader has never been seen. The Seat of power in the city of the Spire of Life. A giant tower on an island in the center of the Asiris.
This city is situated on the walls of the Vain. Carved into its reddish stone, its streets snaking dangerously up on down. The city developed due to the rich deposits of rare materials that line the canyon and it makes a fortune from its many quarries. The city is also known for the great birds that seem to call the canyon their home, and for the fair amount of tourism from the explorers of the canyon.