El Ma'ra

El Ma'ra was an oasis and a settlement found in the Anauroch desert, It was home to the Qahtan tribe the Bedine people.

Geography
It was located on the eastern stretch of the Sword, just south of the Bowl of Loneliness.

Geographical Features
The oasis was located about away from Ma'ra Dat-ur Ojhogo, the sandstone mesa named after the spirit that lived within. The Bedine used the spire as a lookout post to better defend their home, and would sacrifice some of their water to the resident spirit.

History
In the, the oasis and nearly all of the Qahtari were wiped out by the Zhentarim during their expansion of conquest across Anauroch. There were only two survivors, the young warrior Kadumi and the spellcaster Ruha.

Notable Inhabitants
The spire was inhabited by a place spirit called El Ma'ra Dat Ur-Ojhogo, translated from Midani as "The tall god who lets men sit upon his head".

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Parched Sea