Desert of Destitution

The Desert of Destitution was a vast sandy expanse in the eastern realms of Draphan. It was a mysterious and perilous place, where many wanderers were lost. What was most strange about the desert was its ever-shifting terrain. Rock formations could sprout out from the sand one day, and be gone the next. Traps of quicksand could appear beneath one's feet, and then instantly disappear. Many thought the desert was cursed by an ancient mage, or a punishment from Maelstrom, a demigod of nature's wrath.

Nearly all who wished to cross the desert did so by going the long route along the Tar-Halos mountain range, or by hiring a pathfinder from the city of Fortune's End, to lead a safe passage through the desert.