LOCATION: Jade Desert

Location: Jade Desert

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Portion of land forming a peninsula just on the other side of the southern Meruyan territory, but isolated by cliffs on the eastern side. This is where the jade minerals have been crushed over millions of years, to form a sandlike desert, hot and difficult to live in.

And yet, civilization thrives. Nomads keep the Hyish who live here on the trade circuit, and they can be seen sunning themselves and enjoying their wild home.

“The Jade Desert could fool one into thinking they had reached green meadows, but it’s only an illusion. In this barren place, the only life that exists is hearty shrubs, a couple of insect species, and the ever-adaptable reptilian Hyish people, who subsist on those shrubs and bugs. But the abundant mineral jade found in the sand has been the true key to their sur- vival. The Jade Hyish trade it to Mayfee and her clan in exchange for vital resources. The Mayfee clan then resell to other Hyish clans along their trade route. And like all Hyish, they have acquired Warix wealth by selling their superior glass products, which is due to their ability to spit fire.” -Chapter 6, Flax’s notes.

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