Kazesato is in an extremely large country, bordered by Fire Country to the east and Grass Country to the north.



Kazesato is located in the center of a large, hot desert, giving it brutally extreme temperature ranges both on a seasonal and daily basis. During the hottest months of the summer, it can reach over 45° C (113° F) by mid-afternoon, and during the coldest months of the winter, can very easily dip below well below freezing temperatures at night. Regardless, the weather is too savage to be out for long during the day, especially unprotected, except in the colder months. Kazesato also has to deal with fierce, driving winds that can kick up sandstorms that last for minutes at best, days at worst--an unprepared traveler in such savage conditions could easily go blind, suffocate, or even have the skin flayed from their bones if the storm lasts long enough. Rain comes very infrequently, though when it does, it comes in quick and brutally hard thunderstorms, with terribly damaging winds and lightning, and pounding rain that can reshape or even crumble the desert's landmarks quite quickly, and cause small flash floods in low-lying areas.



Much like Tsuchisato, Kazesato is hemmed in on the northeast, from a mountain range that winds down along Fire Country. Though Wind Country has a coastline which is relatively fertile and temperate, with milder weather, Kazesato takes advantage of the harsh, arid terrain of the desert that gives it protection. A fair bit of the land is covered in sand seas and sand dunes, while other parts are more mountainous, with canyons, towering rock formations, plateaus, and exposed sections of bedrock and rocky, clay-rich soil. Oases are present, though rare, and generally far-flung. Vast as the country is, it has very few landmarks, with the exception of shrines and temples, and what landmarks there are tend to be altered drastically whenever weather that's too harsh rolls around; it's extremely easy to get lost and die of exposure, without an experienced guide to lead you, unless you are traveling along the coast, or the more fertile border of Fire Country.


Kazesato is a tough, hardy village built for superb defense and for protection against the elements, digging in and taking advantage of all their home has to offer. The village is built in the depths of a broad, deep crater, encircling the largest oasis in the country; this crater is surrounded entirely by extremely thick, extremely high fortress-walls, not only to be used as protection against invasion and assault, but as protection from the elements and erosion, and to make a cooler, more habitable living space in its depth and shade.

The village is extremely well organized, and builds on and into the slopes of the crater, allowing buildings to be arranged in concentric tiers approaching the bottom; most of the agricultural land in the village is there, as close as possible to the oasis; aside from this, houses are larger and nicer the closer to the bottom one gets, with the worst-off forced to live farther from the oasis and closer to the walls that shield the village from invasion and the full harshness of the desert.


Housing in Kazesato is generally built into the walls of the crater to provide the greatest insulation and temperature regulation, cave-like in some places and almost box or dome-like in others; rounded shapes tend to be favored here, architecturally, with curves, arches, and domes being popular. The nicer the home, the larger it tends to be, and the more ornately designed, with more windows for proper ventilation and natural light. In all of the homes in Kazesato, the construction is primarily stone, supplemented with clay; the buildings are carved out of the rock itself, with stout pillars used as support. Architecture tends towards the functional here, with beauty and decoration being secondary concerns; Kazesato has some fantastically skilled carvers and painters who provide impressive decorations for the home, with carved scenes--or more commonly, colorful murals--being popular. Other common decorations tend to be paintings on either tile or cloth, or woven tapestries and rugs to spread on the floor or hang on the walls to soften the bare stone. Furniture is also used in Kazesato, including proper beds and chairs, (though typically also stone, as wood is so scarce) and it also tends to be nicely decorated, and have cushions. Some homes also have alcoves carved into the walls for special ornaments or shrines.

A small room is set aside for the bathroom, holding a basin and large tub, plus a toilet; the latter is the only thing in the house with running water and working plumbing, and is fortunately fully functional. Aside from the toilets, any water needed will have to come from the oasis, located centrally in the village. Those who don't wish to bring in the water by hand can bathe in the communal bathing house, set right next to the oasis itself.

The bedroom--or rooms, if you're lucky enough to get a large house--in Kazesato is a bit unique, generally having a single, quite deep closet to store a character's personal belongings, and several changes of the clothes they came into Kannagara with. Kazesato's houses also have real furniture; the bedroom has a normal bed and bedding on it, and often curtains around the bed or in the doorway of the bedroom, to provide some sense of privacy and to help absorb the echoes from the hard stone construction. Small tables and chests (usually also stone, clay, or ceramic) are also often found here, both decorative and functional. Many houses have a main room that serve as a sitting area and dining room, (though the nicer houses have separate rooms for eating in) with real tables and chairs, and either a fire pit or hearth built into the stone, or portable braziers made of clay, ceramic, or metal; these are the main way of heating the house when needed, and also provide a fair amount of its light, plus a means for simple cooking. Homes tend to have holes cut in the stone, or sometimes pipe-chimneys made out of clay, to direct the smoke outside.

The kitchen is dominated in large part by a waist-high stove carved from the rock itself, with holes on top to place grilling surfaces or pots into, and holes along the front to control the fire that is built inside; as the stove is typically built into the wall itself, so too is its ventilation. A large basin and preparation surface take up the remainder of the space, and the walls are lined with shelves to store cooking and eating implements. A separate but connected room generally serves as a pantry and takes care of all food storage, a room generally built high and wide with rows upon rows of shelves and vases, provided with a ladder for most efficient use of space. There is no refrigeration, although food tends to last longer in an environment that is so dry, and especially in at night, when the chill and insulation help provide some minor natural refrigeration.