Coolridge Expanse
The Coolridge Expanse is located at the western edge of the Lawless Frontier. This side of the Greenlime Mountains is exposed to the harsh desert winds of the Sahamptha Desert, with very few towns or settlements established in this area. The Washoe River flows through the Expanse, snaking back and forth across the landscape, through the basin and range landscape of canyons and valleys. The region is mostly arid, with little rainfall. Glacial meltwater high in the Greenlimes fuels many flowing rivers and streams that make their way downstream into The Range and the Lawless Flats. The western edge of the Coolridge Expanse is made up of the Goron Oil Sands, a large deposits of extremely heavy crude oil. The Lordanian company Imperial Oil operates mining and drilling in the area, with the Goron Pipeline funneling black gold to the city of Lawless and the Tersten Gasworks. Naturally, this has been a point of protest and contention, with mass protests taking place against proposals for a mega-pipeline connecting Lawless and Tersten City. At the extreme north end of the Coolridge Expanse is the Las Gueras Pass, one of the few trails through the Greenlime Mountains. It connects up with the region of Manzavalos in Mora County.
Geography
Much of the northern reaches of the Expanse is mountainous terrain, with few roads carving their way up towards Las Gueras Pass. The city of Coolridge lies in the south, at the foothills of the Greenlime Mountains, on the banks of the Washoe River.
The Goron Oil Sands are located far to the west. This marks the westernmost point of the larger Lawless Frontier, where the great Sahamptha Desert provides a major barrier to passing. The Goron Pipeline runs from the Oil Sands all the way to Lawless in the east, and is protected by guards from the Imperial Oil Company.
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