The Blood Basin

The Blood Basin is an arid basin range created by Boriyas the Boar during the age of creation. It is known for its red color.
* And Boris snapped backward along the plate until he was many kilometers away.Again he struck at the plate, this time granting his body great heat, and the rock bent. Again he struck, and the forest now in the shadow and a newborn mountain bulged. Again he struck, and this time the bulge stretched and began to crack at the surface, falling away to form ranges and basins. Lifeblood acted on its own accord, sapping the moisture from the haggard forest. https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5090175
== Description ==
The Blood Basin is extremely arid and hot. There is practically no way for new water to enter the system leading to water being an incredibly valuable resource for all the life there. All animals have had to develop very particular strategies to survive such as the Morning Silk, which makes enormous, retractable webs that catches dew in the morning and pulls it into the bud at night. Other animals simply carry all their water with them or steal the water from other life. Because of the harsh conditions, no life bigger than a fox can live just on the surface.
However, the Blood Basin, being largely made of sandstone, has vast cave systems and tunnels weathered by wind in addition to its many dangerous canyons and crags. These tunnels are home to much more water and a thriving, bio-luminescent ecosystem that allows for larger life to grow, such as the Manunaki, or Desert Mantas, and the sapient natives of the Blood Basin, crafted by the Lifeblood, the Alminaki.
Seeing the cruelty her sun inflicted upon the desert, Oraelia made a change to the environment. Every year, for a period of thirty days, a storm covers the entirety of the Blood Basin, and it rains. This rain is but a trickle, as to not flood the environment with an excess of water.
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