Deadlands

Before the Calamity:
Before the Destruction of the Crystal Forests (Deadlands) it was a Vast Forest of Crystal Trees these fruits they bear were used in powering many different Devices and Technology but with the minor Invasion by the Ouros Dynasty on wanting this Vast Resource of power it sparked a War against the Crystal Empire whom seen themselves as the Protectors of the Forests with the invasion they felt they were intruding and over harvesting the Forests as it was Limited.

The Crystal Wars
This was Started a few hundred years before the Calamity during the War the Ouros Dynasty had Fallen and Rose as the Scalect Dominion still continuing the War at near the end just before the Calamity the Scalect Dominion and the Nomdraceous Empire started losing the war due to the Azvarian Massacre then the Crystal Forests Ignited and Devastated Nerakov.

After the Calamity:
After the War ended with the Calamity the Crystal Empire disappeared supposedly The Scalect Dominion and the Nomdraceous Empire worked on Rebuiding the Vast losses all sides got from this strange explosion of Magic. A lot of the Villages and Tribes that were living in the Crystal Forests Unfortunately died but a lot of Scavengers and newer Tribals moved in and started forming new Camps and small Villages the Crystal Empire still keeps up with the Villages sending help when they need it as they are still under the protection of them being in the Former Crystal Forests.

Geography:
After the Calamity the Forests turned into a Crystal Sand Desert that Caused a lot of New Fauna and Mirages that caused many to go mad some over time became more resistant to the Effects of the Mirages some people still Visit and Roam the Deadlands in search of either new home away from the Scalect Dominion and the Nomdraceous Empire,