Zulmar

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Saankorja are ancient desert trees whose roots drink from hidden Cronux deep beneath the sands of Zulmar, giving their wood a dark turquoise hue. Beneath one of these trees Maava first discovered Cronux and carved her mask from its wood.

The Zulmari call them Saankorja “deep-water”, from saank (deep) and orja (water), for roots that reach into the unseen.

 Feinnaee grow as low thorned bushes across the dunes, bearing dark crimson berries. The thorns draw blood before the fruit is reached. When a berry breaks it releases a thick red sap  an iron smell that clings to skin for days.

In harvest season, entire settlements run dark red.The Zulmari call them Feinnaee, "the blood that cannot be hidden", from feinn (blood) and naee (hidden).

Sassasooba are low desert plants whose black root-veins spread through the sand like dark webs, binding the dunes and creating rare patches of stable ground. Only the oldest plants raise flowering stalks above the sands.

The Zulmari call them Sassasooba “sand-shield”, from sassa (sand) and sooba (shield).

Taooka are buried predators whose dark blooms rise above the dunes as lures. What appear to be harmless black flowers are the bait of a creature waiting beneath the sand. The Zulmari call them Taooka, meaning "the dark trap", from ta (trap) and ooka (darkness)

 Saopoa are large desert herbivores that wander the dunes in slow herds. Their wide antlers sing when wind passes through them deep resonant tones that carry across the desert. When threatened, the herd turns as one. Every antler aligns with the wind. What was song becomes warning.

The Zulmari call them Saopoa, "the massive sound", from sao (sound) and poa (massive).

Ookaassy dwell beneath the shifting dunes, revealing only long sensing limbs above the sand. These appendages feel the vibrations of passing creatures before the hidden body strikes.

The Zulmari call them Ookaassy “stillness of the dark”, from ooka (darkness) and assy (still).