Great Desert

From Stormravengaming

The unforgiving expanse of the Great Desert is the primary demesne of the Desert Kingdom. This arid sea of sand, occasionally punctuated by outcroppings of cruel, jagged rocks, covers hundreds of square miles. It is bordered on the east by the Alicorn Sea, on the west by the Barrier Mountains, and on the north by the great Alicorn River. To the south the desert gradually gives way to plains and eventual forest.

Despite its inhospitable nature, there are those who have made the Great Desert their home. The wandering Nanduin nomads, who would desire no other life, travel between the desert's rare oases and wells in search of precious water for their herds. The city of Kadish is here, too, founded to exploit the mineral wealth to be found under the shifting sands. Other, smaller communities dare the edges of the desert, eking their sustenance out of the grudging land.

Denizens

Lamias

Lamias are usually found in cooler deserts than the Great Desert, but small numbers of the half-lion, half-man hybrids have been found here. They are crafty folk, relying primarily on deception and their innate powers of illusion to bring the foolish and unwary under their claws. Lamias can be found in rocky areas, often lairing in caves carved out by wind and sand. They are known to hunt sapient creatures for food.

Scorpions

The scorpions of the Great Desert are known to attain great size, sometimes as much as fifteen feet from claws to tail. Swift and efficient predators, these creatures prowl the desert singly or in small numbers in search of food. Any meat, dead or alive, will serve as food to these terrible creatures.