Dessicated Crevice

Within the Darkshadow Hills, a narrow canyon winds between two tall cliffs. The air within the canyon is strangely still, compared to the winds that blow through the hills, but it is also bone dry - lips become chapped, and eyes sting as the moisture seems to be actively drawn out of your tissues.
Deep within the canyon, a crack in the stone cliffs leads to the east. Inside lies the heart of a creature of twisted malevolence, who claims the desert hills as its own and hungrily seeks the life of any who tread the dunes.