Wasteland

The wasteland is the northernmost part of Merowe. It was once a vibrant jungle area, and the centre of the high elf empire. However, near the end of the first gawvanta invasion a tremendous magical explosion was set off in the area. Tough it was successful in stopping the invasion, it also turned the area into a desert wasteland with magical fallout. This fallout causes both short and long term health problems, and gets worse as the epicentre of the original blast is approached. Though this affects all living things, some of the most terrifying monsters live in the region.

Remarkably, tieflings are the only humanoids that have a resistance to the fallout. This allows them to live in the southernmost parts of the wasteland.

Geography
To the west of the wasteland lies the Great Ocean, and to the east the Serpents Ocean. The wasteland borders both the Itudia Empire and RAJ on their northern side. Though these borders are only loosely defined by the place where the steppe crosses into the desert. Time has forgotten what lies north of the wasteland, as it is too difficult to cross it.

The land is dominated by rocky hills and vast planes. Canyons lie where once rivers flowed, and forests have turned into fields of fossilised trees. In the centre of the wasteland lies Jiren Edhin, a mountain so tall that it is always present no matter where one is in the wasteland.

Though no occupied settlements exist within the wasteland, it is scattered with ruins from the ancient elven empire. In the dry climate of the wasteland, these ruins lie as if frozen in time. The largest of these ruins that has been reached in an exploration is Emadorei. Which was an elven city about four days travel from the northernmost part of RAJ.