Editing Category:Tel Zohar

Tel Zohar is a land of two regions, the south an aired desert with little water and less shade. Its
sandy landscape is dotted with scraggly low trees and raged brush mixed with proud cactus.
Rises of craggy hills break up the otherwise flat monotony of the land and offer the best options
for travelers looking for relief from the unforgiving sun. Somehow among this harsh and
unforgiving land the people have found ways to thrive, their art and clothing bright with color
and adorned with elegant stones and precious metals.
The desert’s summer storms are sudden and violent winds whip up the sand into great billowing
waves of darkness, these storms are sometimes accompanied by lightning and thunder and
preceded or followed by short torrential downpours of muddy rain. Those who do not seek
refuge in the mountains or foot hills hunker down for the summer staying close to protective
structures, shuttering windows and doors when the sky takes on the color of sand and riding out
the violent outbursts that make travel even more dangerous than the blistering sun and scarce
water.

To the north the desert slowly gives up its hold to the mountains, cactus replaced by sparse
evergreens that fill in as the elevation rises until forming a respectable forest. Rivers and lakes
add lushness and draw various game animals to their banks. Many of the people are a mix of
desert dwelling folk and immigrants from the north seeking the bounty of fur and logging trade
in the area. The summertime migration of animals and people feeling the summer storm bring a
yearly influx of trade and help bolster the northern peoples for their snow bound winters.