Desert of the Desperate
Probably the hottest point of the upper World, and largly unpopulated. The desert covers a large area on the southeastern part of "Centrelia" in the territories of both "Polemis" and "Mercantis". While it can (for the most part) not be used for settlements nore for fields it is still a point of great strategic importance, as the desert proviedes a natural border between "Polemis" and "Mercantis" protecting the ladder for decades. Still some seem to be able to talerate the enomous amounts of heat and sand, specifically the people of "Siccorius" a small town near the "Dry Meridian".
Geography
Most of the desert is flat and empty land, with the exception of a few hills and mountains. Some locals describe a myth in which the heat melted away all but the people of Siccorius, and to a degree this local legend is true, as there are only a handfull of people (outside the locals) known to have crossed the desert and made it out alive.
The Dry Meridian
A imaginary line going across the desert from its western to its eastern most point. Temperatures in this area are the highest often exceeding 70 °C making it impossible to cross for regular people. On some some parts of the meridian people claim to have seen Sand turn to glass, altough this claim is highly contested. The merridian is at points over 10km wide, though this can vary wildly.
Ecosystem
Only few animals survive the heat, and most do so underground. Simillarly only a handfull of naitive plants can withstand the temperatures
Known animals:
- "Rare Sand Critter"
- "Noble Sword Fox"
- "Sandwater Bird"
- "Lone Salamander"
Known Plants:
- "Red Bird Bait"
- "Merchant Cactus"
- "Farmer Cactus"
- "Last grass"
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