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=== The Great Erosion === | === The Great Erosion === | ||
The emergence of Zanarak marked a new era in Adaris, one where the interplay between elements created new forms of life and landscapes. The relentless winds carved out the desert from the land once connected to | The emergence of Zanarak marked a new era in Adaris, one where the interplay between elements created new forms of life and landscapes. The relentless winds carved out the desert from the land once connected to Terasil, leaving behind a vast, arid expanse. Over time, the desert expanded, its dunes shifting unpredictably, swallowing settlements and reshaping itself continuously. | ||
=== Cultural Significance === | === Cultural Significance === | ||
Zanarakis is both a physical and a spiritual realm, where reality often blurs with illusion. The desert’s inhabitants—the Gilaari and Sunshifters—have adapted to its unpredictable nature, developing cultures based on survival, movement, and the mastery of illusion and transformation. | Zanarakis is both a physical and a spiritual realm, where reality often blurs with illusion. The desert’s inhabitants—the Gilaari and Sunshifters—have adapted to its unpredictable nature, developing cultures based on survival, movement, and the mastery of illusion and transformation. | ||
|Notable Settlments=* Mirajhar, the City of Shifting Sands – A mystical city that appears and disappears like a mirage, serving as a cultural and spiritual hub for the desert’s inhabitants. | |||
* Orundahl, the last major settlement before the Zanarak Desert, serving as a critical waypoint for travelers, merchants, and fortune-seekers. | |||
* Azirith, the shattered port of glass. | |||
* Arenam's Quarry, a harsh mining settlement carved from the fractured glass fields of Zanarak. | |||
|Geography=Zanarak is a land of extremes, featuring towering sand dunes, ancient glass formations, and relentless sandstorms. | |Geography=Zanarak is a land of extremes, featuring towering sand dunes, ancient glass formations, and relentless sandstorms. | ||
* Sand Dunes – The vast dunes of Zanarak are in constant motion, shifting with the desert winds. Some reach towering heights, making navigation perilous. | * Sand Dunes – The vast dunes of Zanarak are in constant motion, shifting with the desert winds. Some reach towering heights, making navigation perilous. | ||
* The Glass Fields of Zanarak – Intense heat from the nearby land of Tahr’Zul have created towering spires, jagged ridges, and smooth, reflective plains of glass | * The Glass Fields of Zanarak – Intense heat from the nearby land of Tahr’Zul have created towering spires, jagged ridges, and smooth, reflective plains of glass | ||
|Climate=Zanarak experiences scorching days and freezing nights, with unpredictable sandstorms and periods of extreme drought. | |Climate=Zanarak experiences scorching days and freezing nights, with unpredictable sandstorms and periods of extreme drought. | ||
|Flora and Fauna=Despite its harsh environment, Zanarak is home to unique desert flora and fauna, many of which have adapted to the shifting landscape. | |Flora and Fauna=Despite its harsh environment, Zanarak is home to unique desert flora and fauna, many of which have adapted to the shifting landscape. | ||
