Ashuran Desert

The Ashuran Desert is a vast region that covers a huge portion of the Erúme, Sharla, and Malyan Provinces of the Aurlûnor Velande, a small portion of Ganeffstan, and some territories in Huitca as well. It is the largest desert in Syltör. A few oases exist in the region, the largest being the Sawiya Oasis. The desert serves as the home to the various Dune Elven tribes that dwell within its borders.

At one point the Ashuran Desert was green and lush, with much of it consising of lush forests, jungles and wetlands. The foundation of the Dominion of Ashura changed this, as they would build four obelisks to turn the area into a dry, desert land, suitable for habitation of the Dune Elves. Many extinct species' remains are buried in the sands, with evidence of marshes and jungles in fossils or debris. Most notably, the Sawiya Formation bears the bones of many famous dinosaurs, such as the eponymous Ashuratitan. The Ashuran Desert to date remains the largest man-made desert in the world, and is the first in history to have its climate changed by an evolved species. However, not all of the Ashuran Desert is a complete sandy wasteland, as some of the desert is irrigated by rivers and wadis, where there are acacia trees and abundant grasses.