Begin Rod of Seven Parts Again
Alzar casts Mount and gives himself a Griffon, and then teleports them over. He flies over the desert and finds a Caravanserai. These road stops are sort of like a roadside inn, gated off and protected, with multiple rooms, buildings, stables, guards, merchants, and more.
Sometimes these can be pretty small and minor and Spartan:
And other times they are very opulent.
Alzar did a little research on this one before heading out. It’s in a rocky valley alongside a major trade route, with multiple waystations along the route, each one day from the next. This valley is actually pretty lush and green and a stark contrast to the nearby area. The desert isn’t one of those shapeless Arabian deserts loaded with sand, but more like the Mexican one, with plants and more habitable.
