Raurin Dust Desert
Once a lush vale, the area now known as the Raurin Desert was the birthplace of the Imaskari Empire. The majority of surviving Imaskari structures can be found within this vast expanse of purple dust.
Purple sand dunes topped with white salt caps extend in all directions. The titanic blocks of hardened lava that jut out of the sandy waste serve as enduring reminders of the destructive forces unleashed by the god-kings and artificers during the battles preceding Imaskar’s fall. Untold numbers of forgotten Imaskari cities, strongholds, and tombs lie under the sands of Raurin, lost in memory to all but the citizens of Deep Imaskar.
The Dust Desert is home to a number of rogue efreet and djinn, most of which are the descendants of elementals enslaved by the Imaskari. Purple worms and dragons (primarily brown, blue, and copper) also dwell here, making their lairs under the dunes and in the ruins. In addition to the regular residents, Choun the Old (LN male human monk 5/Shou discipleRac 4), a wandering monk from Kara-Tur, roams the Raurin Desert in his personal quest for enlightenment. He knows the locations but not the names of various ruins, though he does not bother to explore them.
