Tsewa Oasis
The Tsewa Oasis is an urban oasis in Nioa between the Gypsum Forest and the Quicksand Seas in the Marrow Desert. Tsewa is the largest permanent settlement in the Marrow Desert and one of the most isolated, populated mostly by Marrowmen and Qartagonian settlers. It is the seat of the Emirate of Tsewa, a protectorate of the Qartagonian Emirates and the staging grounds for most of the Qartagonian's raids into the Pilgrim-controlled Mashiq.
Geography
Two rock outcrops provide the sites of the old walled settlement of Tsewa, which act as veritable fortresses protecting the town. The oasis is inhabited by Qartagonian-speaking Marrowmen who live in mud-brick houses at the foot of their former strongholds. The oasis itself has five major pools of fresh water and several more smaller oases beyond them and dozens of salt ponds that form an exterior of the formation. The Tsewa Oasis is extremely fertile and supports thousands of date palms and olive trees. The export of dates and olive oil provide the chief source of income, supplemented by basketry.
Fauna & Flora
The Tsewa Oasis is extremely fertile and supports thousands of date palms and olive trees. In fact the word, tsewa may derive from an Old Temekanian word for "place of the palms."
Many animals come from across the desert to drink at these pools, though they avoid conflict with the mortal settlers. Lions, hyenas, vipers, vultures, hyrax, fennec foxes, gazelle, oryx, camels, sidewinders, Dewback, sand seals and even monstrous creatures such as almiraj and hyenadons have been spotted around the oasis.
Natural Resources
The export of dates and olive oil provide the chief source of income in Tsewa, supplemented by basketry and salt mining at the outer salt water pools. The oasis is also filled with fish and the abundance of animal life nearby makes for easy hunting and herding.
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