Punysta Desert

The Punysta desert is a large, barren wasteland that several different nations use to punish those who do them wrong. Unwanted criminals from Antiris and the smaller nations in the mainland are sent there, as well as from Belrast and Sordius. As a result, the desert is now sparsely populated by tiny little shithole hamlets inhabited by former criminals and undesirables. Many of these chose to stay by the coast, because it's easier to survive there than it is in the middle of the desert.