In the southeast reaches of Mulhorand lies the Lake of Salt, a shallow, highly salinated body of water drained by the River of Swords. During the hot season, significant portions of Azulduth dry up to form salt flats for months at a time. By a quirk in the ancient treaty between Mulhorand and Unther, the Lake of Salt was claimed by neither empire. Even today, despite the fact that Mulhorand now rules much of Unther, the Old Empires display little formal interest in Azulduth. However, numerous powerful wizards and other Mulan have come south to investigate the Lake of Salt, particularly the ruins scattered about its shores. Evidence suggests that most of these ancient stones are the remains of a civilization built by a sauroid race more than thirty thousand years ago.
Today, a couple of small communities sit on the shores of the lake (or on the edges of the salt flats, during the dry, season). The citizens of Azun and Buldamar make their livings mining the salt and fishing the lake. When caravans moving between the Golden Water and Council Hills pass their way, they barter whatever fish and salt they haven't consumed for other trade goods. From time to time, adventurers come to explore the ruins, causing the local economy to pick up slightly.
Besides the fish that live in the lake, Azulduth is home to a wide variety of crocodiles and snakes, whose presence makes the already harsh environment even more dangerous. Indeed, the reptile population around the lake has increased significantly in recent years, leading some to speculate that perhaps the ancient sauroid empire is on the rise again. Certainly, most locals point to the belief that more ruins lie beneath the surface of the lake as "evidence" of their theories. (For more information on Azulduth, see Okoth.)