Sandstorms

The Fog of Death

The dunes of the deserts are not still. They are restless. A landscape equally nomadic to the creatures and people which dwell within the oceans of sand. A sea just as prone to the deadly storms which fog leads many ships to a crude demise among the treacherous reefs.
These sandstorms are equally foreboding. Casting a thick blanket of sand and dust over the region which makes it impossible to see beyond a few feet ahead.
From deadly particles which make the air hard to breathe to the caustic elementals borne from a chaotic marriage between magic and earth. These storms of the sands can shape vast distances to the core through travel, expansion or dissipation.

Creatures within the Sands

When some of the more intense sandstorms hit, the dust filled winds may cross a magical tear, causing the elements of earth and wind to intertwine with magic.
This rare process is called Soulforging as the inherent elemental aspects melded with the pure arcane create a natural canister around the corrupted force. This force is not a soul but carries a trace of non sentient willpower and raw emotions which take physical shape from the arcane factor.
The results, a naturally formed false soul almost identical in function as the core of a golem.

Refuge

During the event of an incoming sandstorm, there is usually the telltale sign of strong winds starting to blow with small dust clouds appearing before the storms hit to their full extent. Should one find themselves caught in the beginning of such an event they are advised to immediately seek cover and wait out the raging elements.
Can no cover be found, it is best to get to high ground and lay down, while covering the entire body with a cloak.

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Created by Tonarus
Art generated with Midjourney