Ancient Basin

The Barren Basin is a large and desolate valley surrounded by deserts, the basin has a single large lake in the center that remains dry during the day but floods during the night. The slopes that surround the basin are dry and rocky and practically devoid of plant life save for the occasional hardy cacti and fungus. The foothills of the basin consist almost entirely of loose soil and sand particles that are shaped into dunes by the winds. Near the edge of the lake a sparse forest of Didiereaceae and other cacti trees grow and provide shade and food for the herbivore populations hardy enough to survive in this spiny forest.

Layout (WIP)

 * Base Camp: Set atop one of the summits of the basin with a background consisting of a large expansive desert with a raging sandstorm rolling through. There is a path next to a large boulder that leads to Zone 1.
 * Zone 1: This zone is on a downward facing slope and the terrain consists of loose rocky soil, many gathering points can be found here ranging from ore nodes to small cacti gathering spots. Very few monsters spawn here with the only ones to do so being either Vespoid, Noios or Konchu. Down near the lower edge of the slope is path that leads to Zone 2.
 * Zone 2: This zones terrain while still on the slope is flatter and more stable in comparison to Zone 1, this allows for some shrub growth in this zone to occur. The shrubs growth in this zone attracts small herbivorous monsters like Kestodon and Cynos which frequently inhabit this area. There are two separate paths in this zone one leading to zone 3 and another leading to zone 4.