Nowhere is comprised mainly of two deserts, the Drasian (a rocky wasteland, mainly flat) and the T'ruis (a huge expanse of sand dunes).
Nowhere is comprised mainly of two deserts, the Drasian (a rocky wasteland, mainly flat) and the T'ruis (a huge expanse of sand dunes). The T'ruis Sands are known for their extremely large dunes, some almost 100 feet in height. Since there is so little wind in the lower atmosphere, one would think these dunes do not ever change in shape or size. This is not so, however. The sands shift often, and for unknown reasons (it has been explained away as magma displacements beneath the shallow crust). Both of these landscapes are grey and bland of any color. The two deserts are separated by a belt of mountains. Known by names such as "The Razors" and "The Screamer's Teeth," it is every bit as merciless as the rest of the planet. It is said that the rocks are so sharp that scaling the mountains is nigh impossible, and not many passes exist. A crashed Vau ship is rumored to be hidden in these mountains. Numerous ruins dot the landscape, some hidden Second Republic Psi Clinics are thought to be here, far from the Church's Inquisitive eyes.
The atmosphere is extremely thin, and breathing units must be worn most of the time. Nowhere has very little wind in the lower atmosphere, often causing an eerie silence. Conversely, the winds in the upper atmosphere are extremely intense, causing the clouds to move very rapidly, almost like in a bad horror movie when Mephistopheles is about to show up. The temperatures on Nowhere are fairly low, rising to around an average of 50 degrees near the equator. The night skies of Nowhere are lit by 4 moons, at least one of which is always at least partially lit. Strange things happen when all four moons are dark, though this is not a common occurence.
A volcanic region in the northern hemisphere known as The Furnace has recently become active again. Numerous volcanoes suddenly arose one day, around the city of Kangel'sk. Some believe the city still stands, surrounded by a protective wall of volcanic activity. This region is expanding, slowly moving southward, though no one knows of this.
The only body of water/ice on the planet worth mentioning is a phenomenon known as the Crawling Sea. As the name mentions, the "sea" often freezes, moves like a glacier, and then defrosts again, moving in a random direction anywhere from a few inches to 5 miles in a year. The strange magma displacements mentioned earlier are believed to be involved in its movement, since the "sea" has remained relatively in one piece, never losing much in its defrosting.
The only two known cities left on the planet are the starport at Ulaanbataar and the capital of Zyanne. Both support a small contingent of Stigmata guards, and hold around 100,000 citizens each. There are uncounted numbers of nomads wandering the wastes, however, not allowed into these cities, forever exiled to the cold wastes, scavenging food from forgotten caches and run-down hydroponic farms.
The famous Screamer of Nowhere stands 6 days journey to the west of Ulaanbataar, in the Drasian desert. This seems to be the planet's only redeeming quality, and its only source of economic income.