Isnali Dunes

Harsh, hot desert climate, the Isnali Dunes is home to the various reptilian races in Fynn, including Nagaji, Gorgon and Lizardfolk, as well as the Naga race. The dunes house large reptiles, insects and the most venomous creatures in all of Fynn. The common culture of eastern Isnali is one of Naga worship and cult-like rituals boarding superstition while the western half of the desert is dominated by a fiercely independent culture that has a history of aggressively (sometimes violently) resisting outside influence and control.

History
It is believed that all the reptile races originate from the region around the town of Isna. No records were written at the time of the founding of Isna, but it is safe to assume that it is by far the oldest settlement in the entire desert. At first, naga were accepted into the city, but as the naga began to covet power and wealth at the cost of the city's residence, many lizardfolk and gorgons rose up in defiance and forced many naga and their nagaji servants out of the ancient city. Some founded small villages elsewhere in the Isnali Dunes, and eventually lead to the naga controlled city of Fore-Etum. There, the naga began diplomatic and trade relations with the elves of Koban. As the cultures of the Isnali Desert and The Steppes began to blend, elves and dwarves began to develop a taste for the kind of unpaid laborer that slaves offered them.

As slavery became all the rage in the Free Cities culture, unsavory groups began to look at the other reptilians races as potential slaves. Nagaji were submissive but as lizardfolk and gorgon tribes began to be captured and enslaved across the Isnali Dunes, it sparked a revolt that lead to a full blown war between Isna and Fore-Etum (along with its allies). The fighting was long and fierce, but in the end, the naga sought parley, and an agreement was signed preventing most gorgons and lizardfolk not born into slavery from becoming slaves.

Ever since, the east and west cultures of the Isnali Dunes have been divided, with one side opposed to slavery and the other promoting it.

Geography and Environment
The Isnali Dunes has a pretty straight forward environment. Most of the region is extremely hot with rolling hills of sand. The exception is the few oasis and fresh water rivers that carve through the otherwise featureless landscape. These water heavy areas often resemble the jungles of the Tanglevine. In particular, Fore-Etum is located next to one of these scarce bodies of water, making the area around the city resemble a jungle.

Notable Locations
Isna - The oldest town in The desert. Birthplace of the Lizardfolk, Gorgon and Nagaji races.

Fore-Etum - A naga governed town that has been heavily influenced by the slave-loving elves of Koban.