Thunderlands

Great Seresian Steppes
Ecology
Biome	Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Geography
Countries	Cedronia, Sertoria, Barcasia

"“I saw the endless steppes, which, although they appeared to be nothing but desert, were, in fact, full of life, full of creatures hidden in the low scrub. I saw the flat horizon, the vast empty space, heard the sound of horses’ hooves, the quiet wind, and then, all around us, nothing, absolutely nothing. It was as if the world had chosen this place to display, at once, its vastness, its simplicity, and its complexity. It was as if we could—and should—become like the steppes—empty, infinite, and, at the same time, full of life.” "

— First Lord Dusk

The Great Seresian Steppes, also called the Steppes, is a vast region of open grassland in central Seres extending to the east of the Gray Forest and to the west of the Boglands. Since ancient times, the Steppe Route has connected Western Seres, Eastern Seres, Central Seres, Tovakizar, and South Seres economically, politically, and culturally through overland trade routes. It has been home to nomadic empires and many large tribal confederations and ancient states throughout history, such as the Xiongnu, Scythia, Cimmeria, Sarmatia, Hunnic Empire, Chorasmia, Transoxiana, Sogdiana, Xianbei, Mongols, and Göktürk Khaganate.

The Steppes ecosystem is a tropical grassland with cool temperatures year-round, freezing cold winters, wet springs that bring floods during the spring and dry seasons that often lead to wildfires during the summer. The savanna is characterized by grasses and small or dispersed trees that do not form a closed canopy, allowing sunlight to reach the ground.