 To the east of the lake is the Værkin Mire, which contains ruins of many cities built by the Thanorian empire before its fall.Tai-emer occupies the northeast portion of Emer, bounded by the Spine of Emer on the west (which separates it from Hæstra) while the Sea of Tears and the Bay of Arûl separate Tai-emer from the Silaarian peninsula, located to the east.It consists of flat steppes that tend to be windy, hot, and semi-arid, relieved by several river valleys in the north; and the Arul desert in the south.