Ranoera

Ranoera is an island named for the goddess Renul the Wandering Star, or Raneli as she's called in Zinaji. Much like the god it's named for, everything on the island wanders and changes location -- its shrubs are carried off by desert winds, its people migrate to follow the winds, and its ever-shifting sands mean that one could traverse the entire island, end up at the journey's beginning, and not know that it even is where the journey begun. Such is the nature of the eternally changing island.
The island is divided into two layers, it is said -- the top layer is where all wanderers must live out their days and be eventually buried along the paths they walked. Once buried, however, they will find the oasis of paradise deep within Ranoera's heart. To seek out paradise before death is forbidden, and though many have tried, they never return for their fellow travellers and simply disappear. Stories are told of where they are now; the more optimistic think they truly found paradise. Others think they were taken by a god, such as Aluvardi, for their pride and arrogance in defying the proper way of things. And others still believe that the missing are simply just wandering, lost for a time but to eventually be refound.
Sometimes, temporary settlements are constructed along popular migratory paths, but they are just that -- temporary. The reason for these settlements can vary; a member of the travelling band may have fallen ill or become injured, or they may simply be waiting out a particularly bad sandstorm. It's also possible that they have simply decided to take a break from their endless journey. Before long, though, the inhabitants will pack up and move on, guided by their hearts and the stars in the sky.
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