Muru Desert

The Muru Desert is scorching hot, and lethal to unprepared explorers. The dunes are endless and shade is hard to come by. Avoiding the desert is recommended by local guides, but there exists one route through a large oasis.

Ndogo Oasis and Hill of Bones
Ndogo Oasis used to be home to a tribe of powerful large Ndogo gnolls. A great battle ended their rule. Their sundried brittle skeletons remind campers that the now still and quiet oasis was not always so.

Claw of Akkar
A great rock slammed into the earth here at an oblique angle leaving a crater with an exaggerated rim on one side. The rim has since eroded leaving broken jagged spires of rock that resemble claws. This is a common rest spot and none pay much interest to the pit.

Long ago, an archmage named Ketanevid entrapped a balor within a crystal arcanum in the center of the crater. The creatures brother, another balor, evaded capture until recently when another archmage complete the task. Bored, these devils, using telepathic mind control, lure small creatures from miles away to fall to their death in the crater.

Tower of Agon
Regional myths and legends refer to a tower that appears in the desert for small moments in history but no modern evidence confirms its existence.