====== Black Lands ======

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| The [[Location: Black Lands]] are located in various areas around [[Location:Vuronu]].\\ \\ Slowly seeping though the lands like a disease, the back lands are sparse and hardly alive at all. Nothing can survive save for a few slow-growing species of plant, most of them carnivorous to make up for the lack of nutrients in the soil around them. For example, black lands near sea level are deadly swamp-like areas, guarded by ancient groves of [[:Poison Swamp Willows]]. These trees survive by filling the water around them with corrosive acids, then absorbing what remains of anything trying to approach them. Although the back lands are devoid of much life, they are home to [[Monster:Rogue Elementals]] and [[Monster:Vengeful Spirits]], making them even more dangerous.
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==== Common Features ====

==== Biomes ====

=== Woodland ===



=== Carnivorous Swamps ===

Most of the Black Lands are near sea level, which is where this biome is predominate. These swamps are flooded areas, often extremely humid. They mark the last breath of life of the sort found in the [[Location: Grey Lands]], and introduce new methods for surviving off what little nutrients are offered.

=== Desert ===

The deepest and oldest areas of the Black Lands are completely barren and arid; having no resources to offer, they support no life. The growth of these areas has been unnaturally fast, as the Low Chromatic draw heavily on the island's resources for their purposes. With little or no magic or life to speak of, these areas can and do hold a great deal of spiritual forces. 

==== Flora & Fauna ====

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==== Landmarks ====

In the heart of the Black Lands lies [[Location: Suvayu]], an ancient city built with the [[Location: Obsidian Gate]] and it's center.