The Mud Plains

Many scholars have concluded and have agreed that centuries ago, the desolate landscape that makes up the Mud Plains was entirely covered by water. Over time the land mass of the central continent rose from the see, and the low lying plain, encompassed by the Rusted Peaks, became the Mud Plains.

The moist soil of the Mud Plains causes any plants to grow withered or stunted, and the animals that have evolved to live off them do so very sparingly. The beasts that slowly wander the Mud Plains require little food, and survive off of one bushel of mud grass for weeks. The limited resources here have caused little settlement to occur, though one race does thrive here: the Orcs. The wandering tribes of the Orcs wander the Mud Plains, and with them bring a stampede of herded mud cows. These tribes are extremely violent and fight among themselves constantly. Besides the interpersonal conflicts, most Orc tribes have taken to sending raiding parties out of the Mud Plains to the more populated lands to the south, bringing back caravans of looted weapons and food, along with some captured slaves.