The Keded (pronounced keh-DEAD) is a region of the Sangora Desolation to the southeast of the Final Retreat of the Stars. Though at first appearances this roughly forty thousand square mile patch of desert looks little different to much of the rest of the Sangora, those that travel these barren lands know it to be deceptively dangerous.
The rolling sand dunes of the Keded hide many dangers. The giant sandworms that can be found across the Sangora are especially common in the Keded, but they are by no means the sole threat. Undead remnants of a long-lost culture lie beneath the sands, humanoid and animal alike. Who these forgotten peoples were is an unanswered question, but the high prevalence of dwarves among the undead have led many to believe they are the remains of some dwarven precursor civilization. Many dunes in the Keded cover ancient ruins, which are revealed at times by the passage of the winds before being obscured once more. Some adventurers search the desert for these ruins in hopes of finding long-lost treasures, but nearly all whose journeys take them through the Keded stay away from these sites to the greatest degree possible.