Many citizens of both Qeynos and Freeport have been asking me lately about the Sinking Sands and various other locations in the Desert of Flames. As I am generally either journeying around with an agenda or have my nose stuck squarely in a book doing research, I had not heard anything about this mysterious land myself before it was discovered. So, I set out to divine the story behind the Desert of Flames, and have some findings to report at this time. ~ Professor R. Cogglesworth