Cijurian Desert

The Cijurian Desert was a large expanse of desert in northern Noite. It contained the city of Cijur, surrounding the Cijur Oasis, along with many other smaller oases.

History
The desert was the home to many tribes for thousands of years. These tribes competed for water and food, fighting many wars over these resources. Often, the tribes would control one or more oases and would defend them as territory in which they could grow food and build small towns. In the case of the Cijur Oasis, the oasis was so large that a whole city was built around it, requiring large defenses. There was no unity between all the tribes, although alliances between two or more tribes against another alliance of tribes were common, and sometimes these alliances could spread over the majority of the desert.

The area was one of the early regions to be taken by the Unkian Empire and the tribes were mostly left untouched. However, the city of Cijur was very much affected, becoming much more of a traditional Noitian city than it had been. The city also had great religious importance within the Empire.

Eventually, when the Unkian Empire fell, the governors of Cijur claimed much of the desert and formed the Protectorate of Cijur. Although this was soon replaced by the Kingdom of Cijur which ruled much more land along with the desert.

Ades and Xádé journeyed across the Cijurian Desert in 600 AFK to escape the Second Noitian Invasion. It was on this journey that Xádé began to deeply miss the luxury of her royal life.

Inhabitants
The major inhabitants were Noitian and Croan tribespeople, although many travellers of other ethnicities regularly used the desert as a trade route connecting Hynate, Croa and Noite.