The Desolate Basin
The Desolate Basin is a large area of land in the centre of the Estellian continent. It lies in the centre of a set of three mountain ranges and contains vast planes of grassy fields and small woods. However since the death of Margot, the land has been cursed and dead.
Geography
Wide and empty plains fill these lands, a river and large lake splitting the two halves of land. It is surrounded on three sides by large mountain ranges, the land gradually building in height and roughness as you approach them. There are patches of woods and small ponds around the whole area.
Ecosystem
Very little life exists here anymore, the only life that does exist on masse is the cursed creatures created after the death of Margot.
History
In the first age, this was the Basin of Wealth, a land where the elves made their home and built the greatest cities in the world. The dwarf lords built their halls into the mountains surrounding the basin, and this land reaped the rewards of bountiful resources it lay upon. After the death of Truth, the societies collapsed, and with the leylines of magic becoming weaker the bounties dried up. The cities were destroyed in the battles of the end of the first age, or they were simply abandoned to decay.
In modern history it was used by Margot to become his own land to build upon. He re-vitalised the land and created the beating heart of his empire here. The Emperor's country renovated a few of the elvish cities, and used the dwarven halls as garrisons and keeps. In the end however, this land fell to the Curse of Margot and became scarred and rotted.
Alternative Name(s)
The Emperor's Country
Type
Plain
Location under
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Owner/Ruler
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