In generations past, Shurima was a sprawling empire—a land of golden palaces and prosperity. But millennia have gone by since the empire's fall, and now Shurima consists of numerous cities spread throughout the desert. Within these assorted cities, diverse in culture and custom, trade and artisanship thrive. But move beyond the ports and cities, and the Shuriman desert holds endless, trecherous plains. But the badlands teem with evidence of a bygone empire, calling to explorers and mercenaries alike, who may find rumors of the great Shurima rising once more.