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Delrasu is the name given to the volcanic plains region of Ranil'inas. It is also the name of the Resa Sarhi that calls this area home. Delras is the Roshya hero that is said to have been born here.

Delrasu embodies the stereotypical image of Ranil’inas. It is a land of fire and ash with little else to supplement life. Any water that exists is typically close to boiling away and rivers of lava replace most of them. Under the constant, unrelenting heat of the sun, the land has adopted a texture similar to glass. The earth is cracked, fragile, and sharp, leaving little hope for conventional farming.

Yet, Raiken and others call this unforgiving wasteland home. Fauna and flora are particularly hardy, adopting a much rockier texture than most other creatures on the planet. Other than the glasslike plains that cover much of the landscape, geyser fields and steam valleys are also extremely common.

A wasteland with little to offer, Delrasu features sprawling glass plains, lava rivers and lakes, steaming valleys, and poisonous geyser fields, all under the harsh glare of Crias’roshya.

These rocky plains have been blasted by the sun for an eternity, leaving the earth baked and glass-like. These glass plains cover much of Delrasu, leaving much of the landscape barren, as very little prospers here. On the hottest days, the glasslike stone reflects most of light from the sun, blinding those who gaze upon it. Many footsteps mark these lands, forever preserved.

Raiken do not inhabit these plains, nor do many fauna. Like Slevexa’s deserts or Ormroth’s mountains, the glass plains serve as barriers.

What little water remains in Delrasu is usually home to massive steam valleys, where lakes and river produce billowing clouds of thick steam from the heat. These valleys are incredibly hot and humid, but are still better suited for life than most other places. Small grasses are able to survive here, as well as fauna specialized for the area.

Raiken typically avoid the hottest of these steam valleys, but some are more welcoming than others, and almost all of them are more hospitable than the geyser fields or the glass plains.

Poisonous geyser fields dot the landscape of Delrasu, belching ash and sulfur into the air, as well as drawing magma from the earth below. These fields are typically avoided by most and only microbes thrive here, feeding on the rich sulfuric geysers.

In earlier years, the Alliance undertook an initiative to clean up many of these geyser fields, as they were pumping pollution into the atmosphere. Some of these fields have been destroyed or otherwise filtered in order to slow the decay of the air.

Rivers and lakes of water are few and far between. Instead, rivers and lakes of lava fill much of Delrasu. These bubbling pools offer little in terms of habitability or sustenance. Instead, they separate and divide those who live here.

These scattered havens of liquid water and life are more valuable than any metal or treasure to those who live in Delrasu. Even more valuable than the oasis’ in Slevexa, these scattered oasis have long been places of conflict between Raiken clans, as well as the predators that dwell here.

With access to untainted water, some life is allowed to flourish here, even under the glare of the sun. Hardy plants and hardier fauna are always near these oasis’, many thriving alongside the Raiken who have found ways to invigorate these waters, at least the ones they haven’t dried up.

The plains of Delrasu is home to many wonders, both natural and constructed, like any other region of Ranil’inas. Legends and tales accompany them, some of them true, all of them believed.

Rari Atha is the name given to the immense lava fall near Daramai Delrasu, across the Sea of Fire. At its widest and tallest, the falls spans over a kilometer and drops just over 50 meters, although several smaller falls complement Rari Atha, as the Sea of Fire is a basin for many smaller rivers. Rari Atha flows extremely slow, despite the size of the falls.

Rocks jut out from the falls, as well as the Sea of Fire, adding some character to the bubbling pool of lava. A handful of small islands, little more than large boulders, dot the surface of the Sea of Fire. One of these is home to a large statue of Delras doing battle with a lava worm, securing Daramai Delrasu.

To survive in Delrasu requires unique adaptations, which the flora and fauna have most certainly acquired over millenia. With little water, excessively high temperatures, and harsh terrain, the wastes certainly aren’t welcoming.

Despite the rough terrain of Ormroth, infrastructure has been built up, at least, as well as the Raiken allow it to be. The most important mountain passes have been secured, highways across the valleys and the mountain chain themselves have been paved, and the Alliance has set up outposts and fortresses within the mountains.

Due to the environmentalist nature of the Raiken, highways are still few in number. They generally lead to either major Raiken keeps or allow transport across the mountains themselves.

Airfields are strategically placed, as the mountains provide a logistical challenge for pilots. Most are attached to mountains or situated on the flattest areas in the valleys.

Delrasu’s plains and unrelenting heat shape the culture of those who live within them, like any other region.