Great Desert

The Great Desert is a dry expanse of land located in the northwestern peninsula of the Strange Continent.

Location
The Great Desert can be found on the northwestern peninsula of the Strange Continent. [image coming soon]

The Rocky Coast
This region of the Great Desert is located around the borders fo the innermost regions of the desert. It is home to small animals, shrubs, cacti, and the occasional date palm. Tall rocks and caves dominate the area, and rarely, a freshwater spring will turn a dry alcove into a lush oasis.

The Pillars
Moving inwards from the Rocky Coast region, the The Pillars are a rather beautiful and magnificent region of the Great Desert. It is named after the tall, pillar-like rocks that dot the sandy desert floor. Theses pillars are shaped by hundreds of thousands of years of wind erosion, making some unstable. Arches, slides, and other strange rock formations are also found here.

The Dustlands


The Dustlands is where all of the dust and sand blows in from the Deep Desert. Here, it is quite common to come across dust vortices and larger, sand storms, whose powerful winds and rough sands are capable of ripping the flesh clean off of a person's skin. People native to the desert know that this is one of the more dangerous regions to travel though, and they usually find ways to avoid the Dustlands.

The Deep Desert


The Deep Desert consists largely of sand dunes. Temperatures here can reach approximately 130-140 degrees on a normal day, and water is scarce.

People
Those who are native to the Great Desert, called Zrinians by some, are skilled in navigation and the ways of desert survival. Water is one of their most prized resources. Many natives compare life in the desert to a life at sea, as they recognize that both the ocean and the desert house hidden dangers in their depths. They sometimes even consider themselves Sand Sailors.

Most desert natives live in permanent settlements, most primarily, the city of Sandscape. Although, it is rare to see an individual house out in the open of the desert.