Border Zone
The Border Zone is a wild, unforgiving frontier located between the more established regions of Kenshi. It serves as the boundary between the oppressive authority of the Holy Nation to the north and the arid deserts of the Southern United Cities and Shek Kingdom. As a neutral, lawless expanse, the Border Zone is a magnet for outcasts, criminals, escaped slaves, and those simply seeking to live free from the strict rules of the major powers.
Landscape
A barren expanse of dust and stone, the Border Zone stretches across cracked earth and sun-baked ridges where little life dares endure. Wind howls through canyons of fractured rock, carrying with it the sting of grit and the echo of ruin. Sparse thickets of dry brush claw at the soil, their roots sunk deep in search of what little water remains. When the storms come, and they always do, they scour the land bare. Revealing the bones of forgotten empires only to bury them once more beneath the shifting dust.
History of Conflict
As long back as anyone can remember the Border Zone has been home to endless war and conflict. In recent years the attentions of the great powers of Kenshi have been turned elsewhere leaving the Border zone to a state of lawlessness. Over the years the Holy Nation, Shek Kingdom and United Cities have all had there turn at holding dominion over this realm but all were short lived, the Holy Nation even now claims the region to be cursed by Narko.
Type
Canyon
Contested By
Inhabiting Species
Local Flora
Sugarcap - Found in caves and other dark, damp spaces.
Gleamcap - Found in caves and other dark, damp spaces.
Ember Thistle - Found emerging from the cracked dirt in full sun.
Fireroot - Found completely or partially submerged in loose sands.
Ashbulb Root - Found near or under long forgotten campfires.
Ironleaf - Found sprouting from rusted metal.
Local Fauna
Bonedog - Found scavenging the wastes in large packs or solitary hunters.
Bonegoat - Found grazing the hills and grassy river banks.
River Raptor - Found wandering the streams and stomping through grassy banks.
Local Resources
Iron Ore - Found deep within mines.
Stone - Found commonly all over the region.
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