The Labrynth

According to the Book:

A massive scar mars the otherwise flat plains that stretch beyond the Shadowcrags. Like wounds gouged out of the earth by fierce talons of gigantic size, the twists and turns of the canyons and depressions form a barrier separating the Shadowcrags from the western plains. This is the Labyrinth, where the Dragon Below meets the Dragon Between in a land of ruin and desolation.
This vast network of canyons and mesas forms a natural maze of stone. The wind in the canyons sounds like the keening of hundreds of ancient banshees, and sometimes the air inexplicably fi lls with the smell of fresh blood or the bitter tang of sulfur. Rockfalls and flash floods can make short work of unwary travelers, and it is all too easy to get lost in the twisting channels of these badlands. In addition, cracks and crevices sometimes open that drop into the very heart of Khyber itself, and fi ery rivers of molten lava flow haphazardly within the winding depressions. Fiends and other foul creatures wander the canyons, engaged in activities that most sane minds would rather not examine too closely.
The canyons are also home to the dedicated members of the Ghaash’kala clans. These orcs, humans, and half-orcs patrol the Labyrinth and fight to the death to keep anyone from entering or exiting the Wastes. They maintain a number of small settlements that resemble fortresses built into and around secure caves in the canyon walls. The largest, most permanent of these are Ghaash Dar in the northern canyons and Maruk Dar in the south. As the roc flies, the Labyrinth is approximately two hundred fifty miles wide and over seven hundred miles long. On foot, a typical journey covers roughly twice that distance (assuming the travelers avoid getting lost). A few more direct routes are known to the Ghaash’kala and the Lords of Dust, but they usually can’t be persuaded to share such information.

Type

Canyon