The Badlands

== Location ==
The desert known as “the Badlands” is located centrally on the continent. It lies in the middle of Thorin, Akkoria, Rynith, Halgudar, Lindora and Palrim. (clockwise)
== Land ==
Near the outskirts of the Badlands there are many barren hills. Other than that, the only thing that the Badlands is known to contain is desert.
The land is marked by ever changing dunes and lack of any obvious vegetation.
== Common Races ==
None Known
Mutated creatures are said to be found on the borders of the Badlands but no sentient races.
== Resources ==
There are no resources in the Badlands.
==Past==
The Badlands have been a desert for as long as any living person can remember, but it is rumored that long ago it was a powerful kingdom. The king had offended the gods and they cursed it, destroying the entire realm.
The legend also says that within the desert, the Royal City Tarnaal, still exists, cursed to spend eternity lost in the desert that was once a lush and beautiful land.
It is also said that it was a stronghold of the Consortium and was destroyed by different gods they they attempted to create a dragon.
As no records have survived from the destruction of the city, no-one is certain which is the truth.
== Present ==
Today, roving desert brigands live somehow and somewhere within the Badlands. The heat and length of the desert makes it too difficult to use as a east-west route. The brigands only make it worse.
There are also rumors of dangerous desert creatures that destroy whole caravans. It is said that these creatures are part of the curse of the Royal City Tarnaal. Treasure hunters and madmen are said to attempt to locate the ruins of the cursed city in search of what riches may remain.
Large, unpredictable sand storms blow throughout the Badlands (some say magikal in nature). They are impossible to traverse and many caravans have been buried alive.
== Capital ==
There are no known cities. There are a few small towns near the borders of other countries. These towns are hidden in the scrub-hills outside the desert.
== Government ==
There is no Government in the Badlands. There is nothing to govern but sand. The few towns that exist inside the Badland’s borders are independent.
== Military ==
The Badlands has no military. It is believed that the nomad brigands protect and provide for the few towns that exist.
== Of Interest ==
It is said that without the magik which sustains all of Xaria, that the Badlands will spill across their borders and overrun the continent with barren destruction.
Category:Lands