Shala Desert

Origin

This desert that serves as a barrier to travel in northern Afroca is derived from the real-world Sahara Desert. The name comes from an Arabic word that means, well, 'The Desert'.

Appearances

• The fringes of the Shala Desert (サファル砂漠) are seen in Ys V.

Trivia

• The PC-88 manual for Ys I and the Ys Global Guide Book offer a different spelling of the Shala Desert, using (スハラ砂漠) instead.
• The Shala is referred to as the Deadly Shala (死の砂漠サファル) in Ys V and in the Ys V Proto Story which was published in the Perfect Data of Ys book.