Rumedam Desert
Rumedam Desert
The Rumedam Desert is a vast desert of dunes, overbearing heat, and sandstorms. Travel through the desert is dangerous not only because of the extreme weather, but also the hungry creatures who live there. The desert is at least partly bordered by jungles.
Deserts make up approximately one-third of the overall land area of the continent of Marquet. The Panagrip Sands are considered a "sister desert" to the Rumedam.
Society
Many people live in the deserts of Marquet, but the hazards of that life are such that it is relatively common to meet people there who are missing limbs and other body parts. It is inadvisable to stop at a campfire in the desert, partly due to banditry; the Hand of Ord do not have the resources to patrol the entire desert and it can therefore be a lawless place.
The Duneburrow goblins are known to inhabit the Marquesian deserts, and frightening stories about them are told on the Menagerie Coast .
History
The land that is now the Marquesian desert was once the lush site of a prominent civilization from the Age of Arcanum. It fell to internal conflict during the Calamity, and the surrounding land was turned to desert in the ensuing battles.
Before maturing into an ancient dragon, Thordak had ruled and terrorized over half of Marquet for centuries from his base in the Scaldwind Sands. After he and his armies attacked the then-rising city of Ank'Harel , Thordak was gravely wounded and lost the battle. Most Marquesians believed he had died of his wounds.
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