The Red Cliffs are a recently created geological feature in the Himar region, an after-effect of the strange device known as the Boomer, dropped on Elamoore by Babelite terrorists. As witnesses attest, Elamoore and its surrounding region simply vanished, replaced by a large chunk of red earth and rock. Trees, houses and other objects at the rim of this "replaced" area have been cleanly sliced right at the border, resulting in such phenomena as houses that have been halfway replaced by rock. The Red Cliffs form a high plateau that is nearly impossible to scale by most land-bound creatures without the assistance of airships. (Winged creatures, of course, have a distinct advantage.) Rumor has it that the top of the plateau is littered with huge chunks of ruined metal machinery, making this area a target of treasure-hunters from all over the globe. Rumor also has it that magic is suppressed or even nonexistent here, and that this may be a new Forbidden Zone.
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