Amoŋot Desert
The Amoŋot Desert, or Úmilaðir-Amoŋot, also known as the Monoð Desert, or Úmilaðir-Monoð, is a large expanse that constitutes the Western half of the Blýfónic Valley. It makes up about 40% of the Valley as a whole, being bordered on the east by the Ðýmóš Plains and the Volain Forest. Its dryness, characterized by the whitish sediments that dot the landscape, are caused by its location, being surrounded by three of the four Wozalfisó-Blýfon (Guardians of the Blýfonic Valley): Arbin Watershed on the west, the Ýhasin Mountain Range to the north, and the Nuzowli Mountain Range to the south. These ranges also serve to block the vast majority of winds from affecting the region, resulting in a featureless, barren land in the northern Amoŋot Desert. However, in the southern Amoŋot Desert, a line of exposed coastline between the Nuzowli and Arbin Mountain Ranges funnels winds through it, resulting in exposed cliffs, sharp terrain changes, and a near-constant barrage of precipitation.
History
The Amoŋot Desert holds significance as the first area outside the Ïlýrhonid stronghold explored and thoroughly settled by the Ibrófeneð species, most notably in the Hayïdic and Wýðúric Expeditions, which established the two main groups of settlements (Hýyó-Hayïd and Hýyo-Wýðúr) in the Desert. Making up the tribe of Varhoŋïð, these two groups were mainly situated in the southern and northern parts of the desert, respectively, and their cultures were shaped by the climate of the specific region. Those in the Hýyó-Hayïd were battered by the harsh conditions, and had to rely on each other for resources, especially nutrients, while those in the Hýyó-Wýðúr organized themselves into isolated Öšdúu, or city-states, who did not have substantial interaction with their neighbors until the time of the Ýmor-Yarmurïŋ.
The 25019 AYM establishment of the tribe of Varhoŋïð-Khalúš, whose territory occupied a thin strip of land between the Desert and the Volain Forest, greatly impacted both the Hýyó-Hayïd and Hýyó-Wýðúr. The Khalúšians occupied the cities nearest to the Forest, including Güðün and Óm-hayïd, provoking frustration among the Hýyó-Hayïd. Coerced by the Ïlýrhonid-supported Úrïsic Expedition, this escalated in the establishment of the raiding group Maðúšýï among the Hýyó-Hayïd, which conducted frequent raids against the Khalúšians' southern cities. Although this was done as an easy way to obtain resources, the Ïlýrhonidians also benefited from this as a reliable distraction in the larger First Ýlëntukian War, giving them valuable time to organize armies and coordinate movements against the Khalúšians.
This was the start of the Ýmor-Maðúšýï, lasting from 24019 to 24910 AYM, during which the Maðúšýï operated against Varhoŋïð-Khalúš and the Hýyó-Wýðúr, preventing the coagulation of the Öšdúu and the military operations of the Varhoŋïð-Khalúš. Thus, the geopolitical situation in the Desert remained relatively constant during this period until the Matousian Civil War and the subsequent establishment of the Ðú-Üdarr, who, using a more rapid and destructive version of the Maðúšýïan raiding strategy, was able to inherit the latter's domination over the Desert until 24720 AYM in what is called the Ýmor-Yarmurïŋ. This period also saw the coalescing of the Hýyó-Wýðúr and the transformation of the Maðúšýï into the tribe of Týmðúr, and ended when the Ðú-Üdarr was defeated in the Second Varonian War and split into the tribes of Rottol and Sachelu.
These two tribes dominated the Desert until 20076 AYM, when a period of extreme weather and geological events, including several earthquakes, floods, and extreme winds, forced the Ardunioz and Tiamthur tribes out of the Valley, leaving it deserted until 19950 AYM, when Blivon, a country native to the Tayzem Region, migrated across the Arbin Mountain Range.
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