Shamsi Desert

Also known as the Radiant Dunes or just Shamsi, this is a harsh and unforgiving landscape. Dangerous sunlight showers these arid dunes and vacuous regs, leaving it one of the most punishing landscapes to traverse in Emynea. Only those with solar magic are able to perceive its most dangerous feature: ionizing radiation! Invisible pockets of intense radiation are interspersed throughout the desert especially in its deepest reaches, a silent killer most Emyneans refer to as radiant poisoning. Even at night the sunlight persists, miniature suns set between dunes or even beneath the sand, giving off an ethereal glow after sunset. Only those with elemental protection or the right gear can hope to survive the pervasive influence from Rithaldis.

Many nomadic clans of Imaziɣen and Toubou have evaded the Kingdom of Accia's influence thanks to these dangers, native to Shamsi and inheriting powerful solar magic. Most if not all inhabitants of Shamsi have some kind of solar magic but they have also had to adapt to the intensely arid and seemingly barren sands. Yet Shamsi holds many surprises. Creatures one would never guess to live in a desert call Shamsi home such as the Shab'lul Snail, Agru Frog or Anji Shrimp! Unique and astonishingly hardy plants, animals and peoples cluster together anywhere there is water, the lifeblood of any desert settlement.