Kîrm Lesra was located to the north of the lower reaches of the Sîresha river, near the southwestern shore of the Bay of Ormal. It comprised one of the lands of Sîrayn, or "Greater Harad." Arid and hilly, it was known for its light, porous, and often alkaline soil. Few, save the hardiest of plants, enjoyed any hope of surviving in this unforgiving domain. It was not surprising that virtually all of Kîrm Lesra’s Apysaic-speaking residents lived on its southern fringes, in the northern Sîresha Valley. Those that resided elsewhere lived near the deep wells of the area's few oases.
The area was comprised of two dissimilar, but equally desolate, areas, the Dalad Kîrn and the Kîrmlesran Hills. The least hospitable tracts of Sîrayn, their waterless and barren expanses made journeys through Kîrm Lesra treacherous. Only Orcs of the desert and animals suited to this type of infertile wasteland flourished. The rain patterns of Sirayn provided little regular moisture to the area, although winter thunderstorms dropped 2-3 inches of rain in a few hours and caused dangerous flash floods. The Sîresha River divided the stark hills and Desert of Kîrmlesra from the more arable lands to the south. Looking north from the riverbanks, beyond the immediate strip of irrigated land, only barren mesas or uninterrupted plains met the eye. The inhospitable lands of Kîrm Lesra merged into the shifting sands of the Haradwaith that stretched for many leagues to Umbar in the north and to the Rây and the sea in the west.
Places of Note:[]
Ayn Bál Charnesra Kîrm Kûyu Akrep Kûyu Mavi Póan Tûl Harar Tûr Kîrimar
Regions:[]
Badlands of Kırmlesra Dalad Kîrn Desert of Kîrmlesra Kîrmlesran Hills Sîresha river Vales
Notes[]
- Original form in MERP: Kirmlesra
References:[]
- the Wild Lands South and East, Gazetteer by Pete Fenlon