Scorch

The Scorch is a desolate and dry rocky desert that lies north and west of the Cloud Dividers. Two major caravan routes cross the waste. The first runs more or less east to west and connects Eastgate and the ruins of Hismir to Ironhold. The second runs southwest to northeast between Eastgate and Hillfast.

Scorch Hazards

The usual desert hazards, heat and lack of water, plague everyone who crosses the Scorch. But there are other threats to deal with too.

• Kobolds live beneath the Scorch in hidden caves and sometimes venture forth to attack weak caravans crossing the waste.
• Walking Corpses don't care about heat or dryness and are a regular threat in the Scorch. They usually appear at night.
• Strange creatures brought to Mendia by the Outsiders and Glaudrim still wander the desert. Some are harmless, some are aggressive.
• Chimerics are bizarre hybrid monsters created by Outsider breeding programs. They are amalgam creatures that incorporate the features of many creatures. Most have multiple heads.
• Elementals. The Outsiders and Glaudrim were masters of elemental magic. When they were destroyed, their summoned minions were freed from their magical constraints.
• Craul are insect-like creatures with segmented bodies covered in thick exoskeletons. Their many limbs (10 or more), end in clusters of curved claws.
• Dire Beasts - No one knows the origins of the Dire Beasts, natural animals imbued with ferocity, size, and strength. Some believe they were experiments carried out by the Outsiders. Others think the weapons used in the final battles between the Glaudrim and the Outsiders created them.