These creatures are real, but are not found in the Empire. They are native to dry, arid regions and while there are stories of a few being found in the deserts

A rocky cliff-hewn coastline, a dry land where life clings to the cracked and coloured stone by its fingertips. Click for audio version The Golden Axe

clammy, and the skin on their hands and feet becomes wrinkled. Their mouth is dry, and their bowel movements are voluminous, watery, and clear. On the second

to shatter or bend while food quickly spoils if it is not kept clean and dry. Rust and rot are infections that will quickly spread if left unchecked. The

been settled for several generations. Those parts of the territory that were dry and fertile at this time were under the firm control of the orcs, but the

you use in-character is to provide good ankle support and keep your feet dry. Dark-coloured boots are always acceptable for use at Empire, but it's fine

the field, water flying from the leather as it spun. The day had started dry, perfect weather for foot-the-ball, but an hour before kick-off rain clouds

Empire, there is still a tradition of giving new parents gifts of grain, or dried fruit, or meat to help celebrate the birth. Twins are considered unlucky

Erigo urging them to settle in Segura. As a territory of rolling grass and dry plains, Segura offers them space, a luxury that was in short supply on the

rest of the Empire, within a week of the last downpour the plains were as dry as a bone; drier even than they had been before the storms. The National Assembly

invaders. The climate and geography themselves are unwelcoming; arid and dry. Yet at the same time the territory contains hidden wealth - the mines in

casualties, or simply ensuring that all those who fight for the army have dry boots, a weapon, and at least some token armour. The story of this ritual

that require more interpretation, descriptions of feelings rather than the dry facts and figures preferred by the Day realm. There are divination rituals

human farmer watched with interest as she stepped onto what she thought was dry land, and instantly sunk into it knee-deep, spluttering and staggering as

Sarcophan Delves to learn what they can about removing the blight spread by the Dry Patricians. Ashborn Trosk, on behalf of the Celestial Arch Representatives

is a well-prepared shelter stocked with enough a supply of firewood and dried food for a day or two. These can be used by any traveller in need of shelter

do so before time-in, but you can only leave the roads if the weather is dry and the ground is in good condition. Space is at a premium on site and the

they are, even if this leads to stagnation. Examples: Fallow Fields and Dried Meat and Mark the Flesh Incorruptible. Death and the bodies of the dead are

the Plenum saw fewer ships visiting the docks, until eventually the trade dried up completely following the Asavean declaration of war. During the Spring

Imperial charge with a charge of their own. The first clash of forces, in the dry plains below Serra Briante sees two great waves of soldiers crashing together