Endless Expanse

On the Continent of Zanfear there is a massive desert that is almost totally devoid of life, those who have studied the Expanse have found that there is a low level Arcane residue and is said to sparkle in the sight of those with detect magic, which is said to hinder the growth of plant life. The dunes shift and move often making it very difficult to navigate within desert. The Qasoinae call the desert home but can only really achieve this by constantly moving from place to place and digging holes for water and insect species. To the north west of the expanse is an area of tundra which is a bit more habitable but still isn't a lush area the belief is that somewhere here is the source of the river Gi-Jak, the west coast of the expanse is considered safer to travel but is longer when trying to travel to the Sothern three countries but the western coast is shorter but has less natural resources to provide respite during the journey.

The most common animals within the expanse are a species of termite like creatures called Cerbrailes known to build small rock hard mounds over deep nests that draw water up from below to supply a colony of fungus that live within the nest. These creatures have a sharp bite and a spray that stinks and are know to viciously swarm anything that breaks their mounds making it a viable option to gather nutriment but a task that shouldn't be carried out lightly. There are also a species of large lizard called Orcritors that are large enough to ride, they have long tounges and thick tightly interlocking scales, they are commonly rather slow moving but can dash short distances, they mainly stroll from Cerbrailes nest to nest feeding on them. The Qasoinae have tamed a number of these Orcritors and use them as mounts and pack animals.

The only well documented structure within the expanse is the Akariean ruins called The Silent City which is a massive sprawling metropolis lying in utter ruin strangely unburied by the shifting sands, there are even less plant and animal activity in the vicinity of the city. The other much younger ruins within the expanse are often only found by chance and luck since the shifting sands hide and reveal them at different times and then the lack of landmarks makes them hard to find a second time. Treasure hunters and explorers travel to Carthorka to hunt for what might be hidden out there, officially Carthorka claims to own anything that resides within the expanxe but at the same time quietly promote the idea of people finding riches in the sand, but will claim anything big found unless it is smuggled out to Tanalier.

To the north of the Endless Expanse is the country of Carthorka who claim that the expanse is part of their territory and the Qasoinae are trespassing, but the Qasoinae claim that it belongs to no one and that they live free of the constraints of countries and rulership, thus anyone traveling though the expanse have no right to be there anymore than anyone else and thus are simply resources to gather. most the Qasoinae tribes will leave people they loot with enough food and water to escape the expense as long as they are sparing and travel due north/ south depending on which is the shorter ay out. To the south there are three countries called Rexthen, Cad'Lear and Zilcan and other than individuals and the groups who are able to barter for safe passage across the expanse.