The Ururaki Desert (West Highlands region)

"Do not make noise,

the desert is sentient

Do not move predicatbly,

the desert is sentient

Do not shed blood

the desert is sentient

And whatever you do, do not stop moving

the desert is sentient."

The Ururaki Desert (also known as the sentient desert to locals or Slynvaeth, meaning "god almighty" in the local tounge) is an area we first meet in book 3, when Cevriks Tragsuva was returning to Dliharia. Locals believe these sand dunes to truly be sentient, and worship them as an entity, a diety, a god. Their prayers are not rooted in love or appreciation as many prayers to the Old Gods are, but rather out of fear and respect; a way of survival.

Most travelers do not make it through the Ururaki desert. Not many know the true horrors of these high dunes except for a few sages from the local villages, but these sages will not utter a word, not even to Cevriks.

The only warning Cevriks gets before travelling through the sands is a scroll he finds on the mutilated corpse of a soldier, buried under the sands. It seems to be some form of instructions on how to get through the desert.

The contents of the scroll:

"Do not make noise,

the desert is sentient

Do not move predicatbly,

the desert is sentient

Do not shed blood

the desert is sentient

And whatever you do, do not stop moving

the desert is sentient."