The Sere
The Sere is the desert in the far south of the mainland, past the Rainwall. It is Corveth's older burn, the one that finished. Ambermouth is its one city, white on the Slake, the last river. Stonegate, Whitebrink, Deepwell and Dryford keep its roads, and Gullhithe its west coast. A dead king lies under the great pyramid at The Tombs, and the Sand Queen waits at The Sunken Court.
Getting there
Walk. The Isthmus Road runs from Solmara down the Horn Neck to Stonegate, and the High Track climbs from Aurelia's South Gate over the Rainwall Steps. Once you have the Magic for them, the Ambermouth and Gullhithe teleports take you there. No ferry sails to the Sere. See Travel for the skiff and the teleport network.
Cities
GullhithePalm shade round a warm lagoon behind Gullhithe Bight, on the west coast of the Sere. People come here to do nothing at all.
AmbermouthThe white city on the Slake's estuary, where the river runs out over its tide sill into Ambermouth Roads. Salt, dates and stone come down to its quay from all over the Sere.
Villages
Stonegate · Whitebrink · Deepwell · Dryford
Landmarks
- The Tombs A field of sandstone pyramids between Stonegate's pass and the Pan: one great pyramid with a sealed door and four lesser ones around it, each cut with a king's sign. A keeper lives in a tent at the end of the road.
- The Sunken Court A ring of old columns in a dry hollow south of the Ambermouth road, the floor half under the sand. The Sand Queen keeps it, and her brood with her.
Under the ground
What lives here
| Creature | Level | Nature |
|---|---|---|
 Rabbit | 1 | Passive |
 Sand Crab | 7 | Passive |
 Scorpion | 18 | Aggressive |
 Reef Snapper | 30 | Aggressive |
 Jackal | 36 | Aggressive |
 The King Crab boss | 40 | Always hostile |
 Mummy | 42 | Aggressive |
 Dune scorpion | 54 | Aggressive |
 Salt golem | 62 | Aggressive |
 Dune Stalker | 65 | Aggressive |
 The Sand Queen boss | 82 | Always hostile |
Category: Cities & places