[ although still in the middle of sun-blasted nowhere, julistar's shortcut leads them through far from typical desert terrain. the deep shadowy trenches beneath the walls of sand are called the Underdunes by locals, canyon-like ridges formed by competing clans of nomadic air and sand elementals during the storm seasons. ] This should cut the trip in half, but we do have to beware sandslides. [ his camel trots along unperturbed by the hazards however, while the mustachioed man who has now been introduced as scepter, and the half-orc, hrokon the assailant, ride along behind him, the latter looking particularly comical on his steed. ] Scepter can steer us a safe course. [ the group can either leave the survival checks to avoid potential sandslides up to scepter, or make their own as they travel. ]
across the desert