Suren's Desert

Suren's Desert is the name given to what is known in some cultures as the Central Desert; this is the large expanse of rock and sand in the central north of the continent. It is inhabited mostly by Halarbians, Barcunians, Kajas and Parsanians.
== History ==
The desert was named after Suren, the leader of the Parsanian contingent and a famous war hero from 1st Century BC Parthia. He was raised up to a godlike status by the Parsanians following his dynamic and massive contribution to the Tyrant's War, adding to his already over-inflated ego. 
When the Halcyonian Flotilla arrived in Tairghol, he declared that he would settle in a place that reminded him of home. This home he described is said to have been the Zagros Mountains in modern Iran, because he settled at the foot of the only mountain in the only desert in Tairghol. Both the settlement and the desert were named after him, and while the city's name bastardised over time to Soran, the desert has managed to maintain its name thus far.
== Geography ==
Suren's Desert lies in the heart of northern Tairghol. In terms of elevation it is a raised plateau, averaging around three hundred metres above sea level. It is bordered by several river valleys - the Flentia River valley in the east and Spurnian River in the northwest are the two largest.
To the north the desert fades into temperate forest and grassland as the climate is affected by the Mountainfolk realm, and the same happens to the west with the Trade Lake basin which, shielded from Suren's Desert by the Dale Hills, has its own climate. In the south, there is no such shielding, and the desert gives way to steppes and plains as the elevation slowly decreases. The southern border of Suren's Desert has historically coincided with the southern limit of human kingdoms in the area.Category:Geography