Desert
Hot, dry sand with the odd palm.
| Warmth | 22 °C at sea level before the seasons and the weather; colder higher up |
| Tree cover | 1% of the ground |
| Hiding | Takes none of an army’s sight |
| Fertility | 0.05 (how well it feeds a settlement, 0 to 1) |
| Going on the map | 1 on open ground; trees and slopes slow you |
Fields
Section titled “Fields”Land like this sows, by how often:
| Sowing | Crops |
|---|---|
| Winter corn | barley 3, wheat 2, rye 1 |
| Spring corn | barley 4, beans 2 |
See Harvest.
Flora and fauna
Section titled “Flora and fauna”- Very rarely a dragon’s blood tree.
- At the oases, by water: date palms.
- Within 150 m of the sea: windswept coconut palms, leaning inland.
See Trees.
Plants
Section titled “Plants”A few dry shrubs and stones.
See Flora.
Animals
Section titled “Animals”No wild herds live here.
Flocks of geese cross over in long Vs, north in spring and south in autumn.
See Fauna.