Etgirzis yrAetsid

Etgirzis yrAetsid (relifica for Obsidian Wastes) is an area bordering Akaal yrFahris, Fog Plateau, Fog Delta, the Ice-shard range and Qetiqera. It is a largely desolate rocky land with unique species of flora and fauna, transformed by the Observer. Akaal yrFahris is typically considered as belonging under the wider area of Etzirgis yrAetsid, but in most literature they are marked as separate for reasons of behaviour and various characteristics, both however share a main town, Xraza Fah'eslar.

History
The Obsidian Wastes were first mentioned alongside the Elder Ocean in texts left behind by the first Void cults, their original name being Cerschi (meaning the Cradle). Other mentions, dated roughly into the same era, include engravings in the Watcher's Peak and Fog's Edge. Throughout archei history, most mentions of the Obsidian Wastes are in the form of warnings and horror stories, which makes up the majority of the area's cultural heritage as well as in the eye of the average Arschei. This proves how often are Obsidian Wastes and the Elder Ocean grouped together and on occasion confused for one Entity.

Characteristics
Most of the land is covered in glass sand, rock and ash, but the little soil there is to be found is surprisingly fertile for some hardy species of plants, especially those native to the region. The area closer to the Elder Ocean and Ice-shard range consists of mostly cliff-like mountains of unnatural shape, described as "torn-off and broken shards" in the book Arschei Areas: From Rage to Sorrow. The merging being between it and the Fog Plateau and Fog Delta is substancially more even and calmer, with less vegetation, especially missing the Graybark forests.