Kantar Pass

The Kantar Pass serves as the southern trade road from Arim’s Well, cutting directly into the blistering sands of the southern Surmad desert. Treacherous and ill-maintained, it is rarely traveled by the common folk and instead used almost exclusively by mining caravans and smugglers, who seek the rare minerals hidden deep beneath the desert's surface. Settlements along this path are few and far between, often no more than sun-bleached ruins or outlaw hideouts. Travelers are warned to carry ample water, strong magic, or both—those unprepared are often lost to the heat or the sand-dwelling predators that roam just beneath the surface.