Buyuk Tekis

Lake Tepek is the only permanent body of water north of the Rift in central Zerith. Kept warm year-round by subterranean hot springs, it provides a welcome relief from the otherwise harsh winter of the northern Steppes. The rest of the region is hilly grassland suitable for only light grazing for the Akamkap herds of horses. Consequently, the clans travel in great circles that converge on the Lake Tepek region before the first snows every year. With the departure of snow though, the clans move out of the vicinity of the lake so that the grasslands can recover in time for the following winter.