The Waste of Ilregard

Ilregard is a large, arid region, which occupies most of the continent south of The Empire of Centralia.

The Waste
The Waste of Ilregard itself is a vast desert, larger than the entire Central Region combined. The desert is home to scattered tribes, and various magical and dangerous beasts. Dragons are a surprisingly common sight, soaring above the thermals of the desert.

The Waste is an impossibility by the usual rules of geography, an arid desert surrounded on all sides by lush vegetation. Ilregard's bizarre state is due to a high presence of Pure Magic in the area, a leftover from an ancient civilisation in the region. This civilisation, the First Sorcerers, overused the Pure Magic and destroyed all of Ilregard, cursing it into its desert state.

The Sheikdom
Hidden at the centre of the Waste, behind impossibly powerful illusions known as the Walls of Mirage, is the Sheikdom of Ilregard. Comprising the last 'civilised' remnants of the First Sorcerers, the Sheikdom is a hidden paradise deep in the inhospitable wastes.

The Sheikdom is one of the many states that pays tribute to the Empire, in this case due to a personal debt between the Sheikh and the current Emperor.

The Shiekdom's capital, a city known as Anagrom Ataf, is one of the largest cities in the world. Built on top of a huge underground lake, the water flows as freely as the magic in Ataf. No outsider may bring weapons into the city.