Alexi Leo Desert

The Alexi Leo desert is a vast region in the land of Marquesus that comprises most of the mid western region of the continent. The mysterious place is the ancestral home of the first settlers who later became known as modern-day Levonians, as well as the heartland of the most esoteric elements of the tyrant Mwatuangi's heritage.

Many different societies have inhabited the Alexi-Leo, including the Tshaw race, but the realm is mostly uninhabited now save for the ruins of these ancient societies. Of interest as of late has been the rise in findings regarding the predecessors of the Virginicans who have turned up remnants in the deepest parts of the desert, suggesting that even it once teemed with water.

Notable places of interest are the ancient living volcano known as Mt. Karnin, which has held a small cult worshiping an ancient djinn for millennia, thought to be one of the first sprites after the first opening of the Ark to arrive in Ombs and establish their own worshipers.

Also found within the Alexi Leo are enormous caverns and labyrinthine valleys that teem with nearly inhospitable heat due to their positioning above a volcanic faultline. Some of the caverns have caves that would seem like places of refuge from the elements outside until a traveler succumbs to the sweltering heat inside due to open "springs" where lava spews forth. The areas are paradoxically rich in minerals and other resources that are otherwise extremely profitable or valuable for cultural reasons, but few are brave enough to dare these perilous and tricky chasms.

Any wildlife found in the Alexi Leo Desert - especially the most dangerous zones - survives through unique biological functions that allow them to retain moisture in ways humanoid races could never imagine, such as through their lack of sweating entirely, a trait found among many of the larger mammals. Arthropods and other organisms, especially peculiar species with the ability to dissolve minerals with acidic processes for personal consumption, have found their own ways to thrive.