Badlands by TINK Inc

The Badlands would be half as bad – were they not guarded by the elements of death. (Old folk saying)

  To the west the Badlands are cornered by ragged cliffs that seem to go deeper than even the darkest pits known on the surface of the whole of Urlurra, where the rock, that harbors the city of Uriturri, once broke itself out of the earth, due to irregularities in the magnetic field, that lies underneath this part of the continent. That was before the land was settled, when only few animals lived on Urlurra. Flotatiorite veins build a web surrounding the area and support a weirdly balanced magnetic field, keeping Uriturri in the Badlands and preventing the City on the Rock to float out into the sea or the wasteland that lies in the south. To the north and east the Badlands are surrounded by a stormy and salty sea. The sea does not provide seafood and inhabits only a few creatures, that thrive in this kind of electromagnetic field of salt and water. For Humanoids it is really unsave to swim in the waters near the shore since they are effected by the magnetic field kept up by the Flotatiorite veins surrounding the Badlands.

A faded blueish-green sea of grass flourishes in the Badlands by TINK Inc., blooming the smallest lavender flowers from sunrise until sunset. The sacred flowers are heavily guarded by TINK Inc. since they are equally medicinal and poisonous. Since Uriturri broke free, nothing higher than 20-30 cm was able to grow without being chopped down by the wandering city. Growing and Harvesting food is a dangerous endeavor since Uriturri is circling over all land.   Small rodents and insects feel at home in the Badlands by TINK Inc. They enjoy the flower’s nectar and roots, build themselves tunnels and homes out of grass and dirt. Small birds are also known to nest in the deep grass-sea.

The ground in the Badlands by TINK Inc. is generously veined with Flotatiorite, which keeps a delicate electromagnetic balance in place. Therefore it is forbidden to mine Flotatiorite in this area. Urlurra’s Magic is flowing powerfully in parts of the Badlands of TINK Inc. that shift with the movement of Uriturri. The wandering of Uriturri changes the magnetic field of the land slightly, so that the magic moves with it in a neverending dance.   Clay can be found in the south, where the badlands turn to molten rock and hot sand. The sand is rich in quartz.

The Badlands by TINK Inc are visited frequently by adventurers who want to train their skills. It is a place of adventure-tourism one could say. Not much to experience for people looking for a quiet time at the beach because of the electric pollution, not really a flower-picking place either. The city or Uriturri may be nice for a visit though, if one dares to travel to the Badlands through the deadly sea, steep mountain roads or flaming red desert.