Al'Khari Desert

The Al'Khari is a vast desert that takes up much of Drazzk, the Eastern-most continent of the first layer. The landscape is comprised primarily of sand dunes and red stone cliffs.

Ancient cities riddle the land, abandoned long ago by the desert's slow creep across the continent.

Most of the population of the Al'Khari is clustered around the shore of the Korvezstraza Sea, and the Hattar river which cuts through the desert from a mysterious source deep within the desert.

Culture
The desert culture of the Al'Khari is almost strictly matrilineal, with elder females often leading the cities and tribes.

Transport
The Hattar river is perhaps the most important thing in the Al'Khari desert. Not only is An'Hattar located at its mouth, but many of the cities are built around it and it's tributaries. As such, much of the official transportation in the desert is done by boat.

Crossing the desert, requires you to walk for which you have many different mounts available to you, from the common camel to the more esoteric Ashworm.

Airships too are not entirely uncommon in An'Hattar, although they are not native.

An'Hattar
The largest city in the Al'Khari, situated at the mouth of the Hattar river. It is said that as long as you know the right people, you can get anything here.

Soltat
A small village built into the rocky cliffs of Horim's Way, it is the last piece of shelter offered before travelers must travel through the heat of the desert for the final two days of the journey to An'Hattar.

Horim's Way
A long path cut through the Cliff of Fangs with magic in ages long past. This route is the most direct land-based path to An'Hattar. Although it spares travelers from the harsher aspects of the wastes, many monsters have come to dwell along the path to pick off unlucky caravans.

Saret
The ruins of Saret lie under a large outcropping about an hour off the path from Soltat to An'Hattar. According to rumor, the city was deserted several decades ago.