1000-Eyes Desert

The 1000-Eyes Desert located on the northern reaches of the Central Continent. Though it is not very large, it is a very deadly place. Creates native to the desert, such as antlions, and flames, prowl the wasteland, looking for food and shelter. The people of al-Beduine, the sole city located within the desert, are often insular and agressive towards outsiders. In the center of the desert dedicated to the Egyptian pantheon, the deities of the al-Bed people, the Flame of the World. It is said that this fire is their window into this world, and if it ever went out, the entire pantheon would be shunted out as well.
The 1000-Eyes Desert gets it's name from Aganazzar, a very powerful Half-Demon Efreeti Lord, who had 1000 eyes beneath his turban, one for every world he conquered, so the stories tell. He was summoned into Okarth by nomads who happened to unlock and experiment with ancient caches of magic left behind by the Elven empire of Maaledraar. Aganazzar made no pretensions about his true motives, and quickly enslaved the fools who had summoned him. He then began organizing an army that would conquer the rest of the world for him, and began spreading his area of influence. In a short few months, Aganazzar had himself a growing empire. Due to his malign presence, the land itself began to wither and die, a detail that Aganazzar found to his liking. His growing area of influence expanded into the 1000-Eyes Desert.
Though Egyptian Planewalkers eventually slew Aganazzar's mortal form, his spirit remains locked in the desert to this day. Periodically, during solar eclipses, Aganazzar gains the ability to manifest himself in the Prime Material Plane, leading to short, but deadly sprees of destruction and violence, usually in the form of deadly fire and sand storms. These manifestations are known as 'Wrath of Aganazzar'.