The Desert Kingdom is an ancient land encircled by a golden sea of sand. Since the mythical age when gods walked among mortals, it has been the cradle of human civilization.
Rivers like the Nile and Euphrates once meandered here, nourishing a dazzling civilization.
Throughout three thousand springs and autumns, the changes of dynasties recorded in cuneiform and the golden ages celebrated in hieroglyphics have now been ground into fine sand by time.
The oasis cities once bustling with endless caravans now only leave behind wind-eroded fragments of pottery; the fertile fields where waves of grain once rolled have long been swallowed by drifting dunes.
Yet the temple columns built with red sandstone stubbornly stand amidst the yellow sands.
The fierce wind sweeps past the ruined colonnades of palaces, creating a wailing sound akin to an ancient harp, while fragments of murals inlaid with lapis lazuli still narrate the glory of the pharaohs and priests' reign.
