The Cracked Fort is a now-abandoned fortress within the Uxtamazata Desert, built long ago by forgotten clan or tribe. The fort gained its current name from its distinctive appearance, with the dramatic split through its largest and most central structure as if an axe had cleaved it in two. Aside from this, and the gradual decay of its outward-sloping exterior walls down the hill upon which it is perched, the fort is in otherwise relatively intact condition. It continues to be inhabited for short periods by outcast desert raiders, who use it as a place of relative sanctuary in the hostile desert.