the steppe

to the immediate south of the Wastelands lies the first of three lands that make up the Strip, a series of lands wherein nomads live and horses from the Dawnlands and the Wastelands come now and then to meet. the Steppe is a large and slightly raised plain made up of grasses and some low-lying trees and shrubbery that make for fair eating during the spring and summer months. however, the Steppe is prone to queer weather indeed; winter sees blizzards and snow, spring and fall see violent thunderstorms, and the summer months tend to threaten a true terror: fire. despite this, the Steppe is considered one of the safest of the realms and tends to be where nomads can most often be located.