Volcanic Wastes - Competition

A volcanic badland on the plateau north of Gavonar.
The Volcanic Wastes experience regular deposits of volcanic ash from Gavonar to the south, which have left the topsoil sandy and unsuitable for the dense grasses found in most of the Demon Realm. Instead, it has sparse, short varieties with some patches of needle grasses. Rainfall is often concentrated over Gavonar itself, but the Wastes only experience infrequent bouts of extremely heavy rainfall. Due to the erosion brought on by this ash-cloud rainfall, the Wastes have a craggy and pitted appearance - with the addition of steam vents across the landscape giving the entirety a foggy appearance. The heat nearest the vents can distort the air, causing heat mirages.
The topsoil is a dark gray-black due to the amount of volcanic ash, but the clay beneath is the characteristic red common to the Demon Realm. This can cause the land to appear to have great red gashes upon is when the top soil is disturbed.
The Wastes are always hot - steam vents pouring out hot air from the volcanic activity beneath the surface and the near constant cloud-cover from the ash trapping that heat in place.   When storms do hit the Wastes, they are always intense thunderstorms with frequent ground strikes. These also tend to cause dust storms in the srrounding area.
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