As in the west, exploration and trade becomes difficult after a certain Instead of geographically, however, it is due to the enormity of the Azraqi Princedoms and general disdain for Naxians therein. That said, over centuries, travelers, rogue traders, and daring explorers have produced a slow trickle of rumors of what lies beyond Azraq.     Past the Eastern Desert, explorers tell of great pains devoid of anything but grass and stone. The Azraqi claim it was once the seat of a great ancient empire, so old that its name is forever gone. Legend says that they angered their god with impiety, and the god blew a wind so strong that the entire empire was blown from the earth and into the void, and that the ancient forgotten god will still not allow any settlement of its lands.     Even further, is said to lie the land of Haeia; a land of masterful warriors who endlessly fight a war for supremacy after an ancient king died with no heir. It is also said ...