Post by Trippy Hare on May 4, 2006 21:20:23 GMT -5
The name Gargassun is a blanket name for the various open fields and plains covering Eshathar, wherever the forest or the mountains do not. While much of Gargassun is fertile and lush, the region surrounding Failewyn consists mostly of scrublands and tundra. It is this region in particular that has come to be known as the Gargassun Steppes.
Although there is considerable plant and animal life in the frozen terrain, it is difficult to see unless someone knows exactly what to look for. Species that exist elsewhere in Eshathar have evolved in the Steppes separately, leading to specialzed adaptations like color-changing fur, or subterranean dens. The Steppes were once the home territories of the Lunis clan, though few now travel across the tundra.
Great care must be taken in crossing the Steppes. Much like the peaks of Doshor Irethe, the temperature, although a formidable challenge, is only the most visible threat this land poses. It is better to have a variety of cold-weather gear one does not use, than to pack light and need something one does not have. The natural flora and fauna are too small to use as sustenance, and high-speed winds coming down off the Doshor Irethe mountains make building structures or keeping fires nearly impossible.
Although there is considerable plant and animal life in the frozen terrain, it is difficult to see unless someone knows exactly what to look for. Species that exist elsewhere in Eshathar have evolved in the Steppes separately, leading to specialzed adaptations like color-changing fur, or subterranean dens. The Steppes were once the home territories of the Lunis clan, though few now travel across the tundra.
Great care must be taken in crossing the Steppes. Much like the peaks of Doshor Irethe, the temperature, although a formidable challenge, is only the most visible threat this land poses. It is better to have a variety of cold-weather gear one does not use, than to pack light and need something one does not have. The natural flora and fauna are too small to use as sustenance, and high-speed winds coming down off the Doshor Irethe mountains make building structures or keeping fires nearly impossible.