Meinen Isthmus
Cracked and Fuming with Toxicity
Despite the smell and the neverending bursts of toxic gas, the Wastes are surprisingly lovely this time of the year.
The Meinen Isthmus is a swath of land that stretches from lake Courage to Patience. The land there is cracked. The grass and shrubs all dead, with the exception a few sturdier plants. From these gaps, poisonous fumes burst every few minutes, making the land inhospitable for most creatures. Even when they aren't bursting fumes, the lingering gas can still kill or debilitate.
Impassable Wastes
Every so often, the ground near some of the seemingly endless cracks will begin to rumble and roar. Around a few seconds up to a minute later, a burst of reddish-brown gas will erupt from the gaps. After the burst, the gas will quickly settle in low-lying areas. These clouds themselves are seemingly odourless, but the holes from which they come are repulsive. Those curious or foolish enough to travel to the isthmus have described it as the smell of a thousand rotting bodies, all covered in fermented rotting fish.Despite all that is wrong with the area, travellers who are near the lakes occasionally gaze upon the isthmus from a distance. During the sunset, the whole area looks as if it were inside of a large bright red cloud. A few prominent painters have even visited the area to create masterpieces using the scene as a reference.
The Effects of the Gas
Potatoes by Marco Antonio Victorino
Those who have attempted to drink the water from the lakes have suffered from nausea and vomiting. The long-term health effects are still mostly unknown as most have died quickly. The only known sign that is known is that the victims will suffer from lung problems for the rest of their life. No advancements have been made in curing such problems.
Alternative Name(s)
The Wastes
Type
Isthmus
Hi it's the feedback wizard again here to send you some positive vibes this Summer Camp {insert time of day here}. First, love the potato placeholder (and the pumpkin placeholder over on your other articles). I've never considered the idea of a placeholder image so that I can control the way the BBCode appears on a page before! I am definitely thinking about a placeholder image for my world right now...hmmm... One question I'd love to see answered is: are the lakes alkaline by any chance? I read the part about what happens to exposed skin around the lakes and immediately remembered high school chemistry. Otherwise, have a good day/night, and I'll pop over to another article of yours in a moment.
Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad you like the placeholders. I'll try to find proper pictures at the end of the month when I'm done with all the prompts. I tried basing the gas after bromine. The symptoms are what I had quickly looked up for the effects of bromine.
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