The Desert is a dangerous place under normal conditions, and is no safer when its inhabitants suffer mutation and derangement as a result of radiation poisoning. While even the wildlife has become more aggressive and threatening, the greatest risk in the Burning Sands is from mutants found in the region; Irradiates congregate along the rocky crags and outcroppings in large numbers, while a significant number of mutated PRIMUS soldiers operate out of a bunker in the southeast.