Apparently the Wastes were once a vast, shallow sea, cradled between the Western Elfpasses, the north-south Dragonspasses and the Western edge of the Sunshield Range. Now it is an area pocketed with stagnant marshes which are supplied only by underground streams. Between the Fens are areas of baked mud and lakes of quicksand. There is water in the Wastes, but it does not flow and it never rains, meaning their can be SaltDesert between QuicksandLake and ReekingFen, and that there is simply NO potable water in the area.. The main attraction of the Wastes are the fossilized bones of huge Monsters, juting up from the landspace like weird forests, and dead CoralCastles. Adventurers often come here, seeking valuable Ingredients and deposits of Cinnibrium. Unfortunately for them, many very hungry monster make the Wastes home - but none of the Sentient Races live there permanently.