"Haven sits dead center in the middle of the Storm and Fire Desert. Haven is the only major stop along the Road of Thirst (which has just a few nomadic villages and scattered ruins along its path), and thus is extremely strategic for both merchants and armies alike. Haven is built on a desert oasis, whose water source apparently comes from a vast underground lake.

Haven is walled desert city, though its gates never close. The streets are dusty, and the buildings and homes small and built of sand bricks and stone. Wells, reaching down into the vast underground lake, are scattered through the town. In the center of Haven is the original oasis, a small, yet lush desert garden.

Haven has a substantial population, surprising for its remote location. It is a comforting relief for all travelers venturing through the hostile waste of the desert."

-The above was excerpted from "Lodoss War the RPG.

Karla watched from the shadows of the Sandviper Tavern as the being waring Spark's form strode passed her and into the inn. This servant of the 'Darke' had not destroyed nor attacked any of the towns along the Road of Thirst. Now that, began to intrigue her. She must learn more of this! She pulled her cloak closer around her and entered the inn.

Meanwhile...

Far away in the estate of the fallen Duke of Marmo, his lavender haired love sat vigil over her Duke. She also whispered instructions to the youthful mage Cecil.