Desert Elements



Element | Icon | Description | Sub-Elements | ||
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Abandoned Town | ![]() | b | Why was it abandoned? | Explore | |
Ancient Ruins | ![]() | b | Simplified | From what civilization and how long have they stood? | Explore |
Ancient Tomb | ![]() | b | Simplified | Who does this belong to? | Explore |
Archaeological Dig Site | ![]() | b | Simplified | What do they search for? | Explore |
Arroyo | ![]() | a | Simplified | A dry streambed that will fill during rains or floods | |
Badlands | ![]() | a | Simplified | An area of dry eroded land with little vegetation | Explore |
Bazaar | ![]() | b | A street market | Explore | |
Bedesten | ![]() | b | A covered market building | Explore | |
Boulder | ![]() | a | A large rock | ||
Cacti | ![]() | s | Simplified | A single cactus | |
Caravanserai | ![]() | b | Simplified | A roadside inn where caravans may stop and rest | |
Cave | ![]() | a | Simplified | How extensive are the caverns? | Explore |
Cliff | ![]() | a | A steep rock face | Explore | |
Desert Flowers | ![]() | s | Simplified | What color? | |
Desert Shrub | ![]() | s | They scratch at the skin | ||
Desert Town | ![]() | b | How large is this town? | Explore | |
Dry Lake | ![]() | a | A basin formerly containing a body of water | ||
Dry Thunder | ![]() | e | It rumbles in the distance | ||
Dunes | ![]() | a, s | Simplified | Hills composed of loose sand | |
Dust Devil | ![]() | e | A small vortex of dust | ||
Endorheic Basin | ![]() | a | A large drainage basin with no river inflow or outflow | ||
Erg | ![]() | a | A vast sea of sand dunes | ||
Flash Flood | ![]() | e | Simplified | A flood that arises unusually quickly | |
Fossils | ![]() | a, s | Of what type of creature? | ||
Guelta | ![]() | a | A pocket of water in the desert formed in basins or wadis during floods | ||
Hamada | ![]() | a | A rocky desert with little sand | ||
High Winds | ![]() | e | How strong? | ||
Hoodoo | ![]() | a | A thin spire of rock rising vertically from the landscape and capped by a hard stone to resemble a slender mushroom | ||
Mesa | ![]() | a | Simplified | An isolated flat topped hill with steep sides, larger than a butte but smaller than a plateau | Explore |
Mine | ![]() | b | Is it still in use? | Explore | |
Needle | ![]() | a | A tall, thin, spire of rock | ||
Oasis | ![]() | a | Simplified | A fertile area with water amidst the sands | Explore |
Oil Well | ![]() | b | Is it producing? | ||
Playa | ![]() | a | The flat of a desert basin that may flood during rainfall | ||
Pyramid | ![]() | b | How many chambers are hidden in its' depths? | ||
River | ![]() | a | Simplified | A source of life in the desert | |
Sand Sea | ![]() | a | See 'Erg' | ||
Sandstorm | ![]() | e | Simplified | How intense is the storm? | Explore |
Trade Route | ![]() | b, a | Does it cross the desert seas? | Explore | |
Wadi | ![]() | a | A dry gully that floods during rain | ||
Walled City | ![]() | b | Simplified | What do these walls protect from? | |
Well | ![]() | b | Is it full or dry | Explore |