The Plains of Dust are located east of Thorbardin, north of Icewall Glacier, and southwest of Silvanesti. The lands are nothing more than desolate deserts, plains, and badlands now, that are very harsh to all who try to cross it. The center of the Plains of Dust has a blood-red clay that forms a sort of sea of rock.
Due to Beryllinthranox and Onysablet changing the landscape, the lands are commonly of tough grasses, indomitable shurbs, & cold-hardy cacti. The Plains of Dust is known to have fierce warriors, having many centaur tribes in the north and plainsmen in the east.
Created in the aftermath of the Cataclysm, the Plains of Dust is a vast expanse of at wasteland covering much of southern Ansalon. So named for the fine sands that cover the region, the Plains of Dust begin at the edge of the Kharolis Mountains in the west, spreading east across the continent and south to Icewall Glacier.
Travelers should be prepared to encounter varying sorts of unpredictable weather when venturing into the plains. Summers here last only two months. Even in the summer time, the days are barely temperate, and the nights are extremely cold. Harsh winds sweep over the region year round. Summers are dry and dusty. Strong winds swirl the ne dusts and blast dust storms across the land. The winters are bitterly cold with heavy snowfall that hardens to early in the season. The winds continue through the winter months, feeding blizzards and whipping snow. Adventurers may be forced to seek shelter more than once before they’re journey ends, or risk death from exposure to the elements.
The temperature on the Plains is likely only to be of concern to anyone at night, when it plunges below freezing and the wind chill causes surfaces to ice over. Sparse vegetation dots the plains. Lucky travelers may find some wild game, including rodents and the large, flightless birds peculiar to this region. Travelers should be wary of the large cats that hunt the plains wildlife. The plains are also populated by stinging scorpions and venomous snakes. Plains fruit grows out of the brush. This bush bears fruit that is said to provide the nutrition needed for an entire daythough it rots quickly once picked, giving off a pungent odor.
Although some nomadic peoples, both human and centaur, manage to eke out a meager existence here, the Plains of Dust are mostly uninhabited. Those individuals that people may meet on the Plains are refugees, nomads, or patrols from the White or Blue Dragonarmies. The onslaught of the Dragonarmies has brought disaster to the remote settlements that dot the landscape.
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