User:Zone Descriptions Project/The Wastes of Tarhyl

The Wastes of Tarhyl are a searing hot desert in the eastern half of the Old World. There is rarely any rain, and the only place with any notable vegetation is the oasis of the Dawn Tribe.

Not much wildlife can be found here, except for a few giant scorpions, pumas and snakes. The only humanoids who dare living in this hostile region are orcs, who are split into the peaceful Dawn Tribe, skilled negotiators and traders, and the aggressive Darksun Tribe, savages who attack anyone on sight. Those two tribes are constantly feuding each other, for reasons only known to themselves.

Another threat for the inattentive traveler are the restless dead that roam the desert, remnants of the time when Iksar armies attacked and razed the old world.

Lately the Dawn Tribe has reported sightings of strange Iksars that established a bridgehead of some sorts, who raid the Darksun for slaves.