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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.

Winter Run Road: The northern trade road which passes through the mountains near the Logging camp Furu is located just off the western side of Katen Lake.

Kantar Pass: The South Trade Road extend into the desert a dangerous stretch of road that is used almost exclusively by mining caravans as there are few settlements to the south of Arim’s Well.

Shemdar Road: The East Trade Road cuts away from Arim’s Well in a somewhat northern fashion and eventually passes through Astoria’s territory before taking a southern turn.

Nephgrim’s Way: The West Trade Road extends to the west all the way out to the coast. About halfway to the coast if one turns south they will find Nimbus Oasis or death in the desert.