River Zaab

Zaab is a river in the southwestern reaches of the Subcontinent. Around twentyone mile long, the river served as the westernmost boundary of the Hadašhim Empire, and later as that of the semi-independent Tantorel. Upon its left bank the city of Ragod was built. Only one ford is known that can be passed with relative ease in the early spring. This is guarded by a strong garrison since 1041.

In the upper reaches several deep gorges present an impassable terrain, while in the lower parts the fast currents and whitewater rapids make it treacherous to cross. Even small boats can be caught up in the uncalculable drift, smashed to one of the many underwater rocks in the blink of an eye. The river ends in twenty yard high waterfall near the Southern Ocean. These properties make it an optimal border.

Despite the challanges, at certain historic periods tribes of westernlings were known to cross and raid the March, or even to try to establish themselves on the left bank. During the tenure of Meshuri Karamiš the March was refortified and remilitarised. From the 1040s it became usual that military expeditions penetrated the west to take slaves and destroy settlements.