Sonder

A desolate wasteland which emerged as a result of the Doom of Deepwater in 1428. It is also referred to as the Grey Wastes or simply 'Deepwater'. The ground has turned to ash, the trees to blackened stumps, and the water to poison. No one that survived the doom seemed to live more than a year afterwards and to this day, prolonged exposure to the atmosphere of Sonder is said to be lethal. 
The Gold Road which once ran through here has completely dried up and the only settlements which still remain are on the outskirts of the wastes: Ire, by the banks of Turokh's Eye, and Ylvanesh in the northern part of Skanesh.