Lands: Gartur Barrens

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Location: Proclaimed Centre of the universe by most. Exact Location Unknown.
Other names: Gartur Plains; Hall of Mirrors;
Description:

"Gartur Barrens exists in no Realm but its own, in no worlds but one itself, serving as a passage between portals, that links to all and none." - Book of Prophecies

Such a contradictory statement as stated above, once confused many before this very land was found which opened the path to Elemental Realm and Watcher's Guild and many beyond, unexplored.
The Book of Prophecies said it serves as a passage between portals, that links to all yet at the same time none. Some feel that, the Gartur Barrens links to all but there come a time when it will fail its purpose. Other says that Gartur Barrens links to all who can find the passage and none to those who can't.
Whatever theory we may have, that statement still remains a mystery which is perhaps why few people venture out into the Gartur Barrens and travel beyond the horizon.
You can't really blame them, there really isn't enough profit to gain from such an journey. To travel to the Elemental Realms alone, one must be prepared to be lost several times even with a guide and map due to its devious nature of Gartur; and upon reaching Elemental Realm, you will not be welcomed as the people of the Elemental Realm do not like people who interferes with its affairs. Yes, even trade.
And who would want to journey into Hell, there simply nothing to gain there except death.
Ah, yes you may want to argue that for fame since if you do find some unknown land. But be warned, few return from the travels and even few travelled beyond the land we already know.
Perhaps, if you're brave, go and find something useful in that wasteland...

Rumours:
Aye, you read right. Rumours. Such a mysterious land would be strange indeed if they weren't any rumours about it.
Some say that Gartur Barrens is named so because it is a magic-barren land, meaning that whoever is inside it cannot be affected by magic nor cast magic. This claim cannot be really verified as tests gave strange results such as sometimes magic could be cast, and sometimes it could not. Creatures spawned from magic doesn't seem affected by it though. Magical Items are also reported to malfunction occasionally.
Another claims that Gartur Barrens play with one's mind and therefore often cause people to be lost, seeing different things on the map and even to compasses. Some even report that they see impossible images while in Gartur Barrens. However, seeing different things on the map may be due to the user mis-reading the map or even not in top condition, causing hallucination. Compasses could be due to the gravitational differences in that land. The images conjured could have been mirages though the images saw were...disturbing...

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Map:

As of Year 2008[ETF]