A large, barren area which lies squarely between the Badlands and the Dunan region to the north, and the Kunan region and the heart of Toran to the south. Once, it was considered an important bulwark of defense against invasion from the City-State of Jowston, but the focus has now been shifted towards defense against possible incursion from the south, where the armies of the Tinto Republic continue to muster.