Ignis Aeterna
Geography
This great desert lies in the northern part of Teran and seperates the North Star from the rest of Teran. On its southern border are the Simerian Grasslands and the Trunian Borderlands.
It is one of Teran's biggest regions with a size over 10 million km2 and is mostly uncharted. Currently there are only two charted routes into the desert and both lead to the city-state Trakaris. From there is another route that leads to Krucifax in North Star. Smaller parts around Trakaris and the southern border are currently being explored and there were many old ruins found beneath the sands.
Most of the desert is vomposed of endless sands that lay often up to 100 meters high above the massive sandstone foundations beneath it. There are various natural formations like sandstone pillars and canyons that sometimes vary the surroundings but one can walk for days and weeks before encountering them.
Places of interest
- The city-state Trakaris (see also this)
- The many layers of the Mines of Trakaris
- The Chasm of the Dead
Wildlife
Apart from various variations of normal animals that adapted to the abnormal environment of the desert like sandhares and desertowls, there are several unqique creatures that cannot be found anywhere else:
- Screeching Terror: Deformed vultures that attack everything they think is weaker.
- Desert Worms & Burrowring Horrors rule the undergound of the desert nearly uncontested.
- Magare Entrae are a rare mutated form of wolves that live in packs in desert vales.
- Tanil Rave can be closest described as desert turtles and usually wander the desert in pairs.
Rare plants
- Desert Crown
- Sand Seed
- Grey Dream
- Drifting Shadow
- Explorers Hope
Civilization Records
The sands of the desert harbour many ruins from various time periods and only a few of them have been discovered at this point. The oldest that was found up till now is estimated to be around 5000 years old while some artifacts found in the belly of Trakaris are suspected to be remnants of the First Civilization.
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