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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 2158245" data-attributes="member: 13966"><p>Northeast of Eyros, east of Saagersberg, lies the Barren Plains where Eyros keeps a constant vigil over, though it is only nominally claimed by House Zhal.  The Barren Plains are steadfastly defended against raids from Kwlloch, but the land has nothing of value.  It's a scrubland with only scattered grasses and bushes, not very arable, and somewhat unstable because of seismic activity in the area, so neither Eyros nor Kwlloch has bothered to build any settlements or outposts on the Barren Plains.  The only Eyrian outpost there collapsed two thousand years ago, a mere decade after its construction, and after that they realized it was pointless to try maintaining anything there.  Kwlloch goblins and bugbears have tried living in the area previously, but couldn't eke out a living on the Plains and lost some of their folk to fissures during a mighty earthquake.  Scattered across the Barren Plains are a few steam vents and geysers of sulfur-tainted water; many goblins and bugbears died after trying to drink from these water sources.  Rainfall is infrequent on the Barren Plains.</p></blockquote><p></p>