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

During the The Age of Arcanum, the land that is now the Rumedam Desert was the lush site of a prominent elvish and orcish civilization, referred to by modern scholars as Cael Morrow. The city was destroyed by Gruumsh the Ruiner in an attempt to wipe out the entire continent. At the last moment, the hero Alyxian blocked the orc god's smiting blow with his own body. As a result, Marquet survived, although much of the jungle became desert.
Before maturing into an ancient dragon, Thordak 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. Until the rise of the Chroma Conclave in 810 PD, most Marquesians believed he had died of his wounds

Type

Desert

Location under

Marquet

Included Locations

• Ank'Harel
• Juradad
• Shammel