Outlands

The Outlands refers to the eastern side of Aleph, which is largely uncivilized. Though several countries have claimed sections of the Outlands, they lack the means to consistently apply their power in those regions. In addition to being separated from the main body of civilization by the Barren Strip, making travel on foot difficult, the Outlands are filled with large, hard-to-hunt megafauna that regularly destroy untended structures, preventing the construction of railroads. Thus, the Outlands are largely ungoverned, except by the authorities of each individual town.

The Outlands have a temperate climate, and are filled with extremely tall elf-weed and patches of forest. When first discovered, it was thought that the Outlands were extremely fertile and would make for excellent farmland. Unfortunately, the biological structure of most vegetation there is extremely difficult for mammals to digest and easily choke out shorter plants.

The wildlife of the Outlands is almost entirely reptilian, primarily large dinosaurs. Both herbivores and Carnivores tend to avoid humanoid settlements, as they lack sufficient food for the large creatures. However, raptors can be a nuisance, attacking livestock, and occasionally travelers.

more of a threat to travelers are the highwaymen, taking advantage of the cover provided by the elf-weed to ambush unprotected travelers.