RS052 It’s not uncommon for those braving the wasteland to come upon the remains of fellow travelers. Between the ash, sun, and rarity of places to rest, death is virtually assured for but the heartiest and most efficiently-prepared solo adventurers.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RS053 For all its ubiquity, ash remains somewhat of a mystery. Sylph can rarely breathe it, and though erjans can, all bets are off in sickness or injury, and few understand quite why. The telltale iridescent ‘ash rot’ is a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RS054 Male xihra, commonly referred to as ‘whippets’ in the West, only socialize with one another, ignoring females entirely unless they’re in heat. Like the female, male xihra will eat and can digest just about anything. However, due to their violent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RS055 The wasteland may provide little food of substance for male xihra, but at the same time, little in the way of natural predators. In addition, owing to the fact that most females of the species are domesticated, xihra are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RS056 Even Nulspire’s most knowledgeable researchers cannot reach a consensus as to the purpose of the male xihra’s brightly-coloured frills and stripes. Some have suggested the display is to attract the attention of females, though the near-total lack of them[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RS057 With little exception, the Erjan landscape is composed of various qualities of desert. However, although windswept sand and rock dominate an overwhelming majority of Erj’s real estate, other biomes do exist. The Southern mountains are perhaps the most famous[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RS058 That mires are as dangerous as they are hardly stops intrepid sportsmen from braving them for trophies. The massive cephalopods that dwell in the liquid sand are considered a test of one’s courage and tactical skill, and teams of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RS059 The mountainous clouds that tower over the Erjan horizon by day are seldom seen at night, appearing almost to follow the sun as it sinks from view. This phenomenon is not entirely understood, but it does offer a nightly,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RS060 The stars offer few long-term navigation solutions for travelers, by foot or by ship—each new star that appears in the West will vanish permanently below the Eastern horizon in a matter of months. A record of these ‘dead’ stars[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RS061 The sylph believe the moon to have once been their home, and that its destruction was a punishment from Ybris, casting them from their celestial paradise to survive in the ash-eaten waste of Erj. The nature of the sylph’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…