Shandal

 is a small oasis village south of Ank’Harel.

Most notably the village was the childhood home of Shaun Gilmore - sorcerer, merchant and ally to Vox Machina - and his parents, Opesa and Soren Geddmore who still live in his childhood home. After Vox Machina asked for his aid inreaching Marquet to track down a Vestige, Shaun teleported them to Shandal using an old teleportation circle he had placed in his childhood bedroom wardrobe.

Village Description
When Vox Machina asked Gilmore what it was like back home, he responded with, "Hot." His description was quickly confirmed upon their arrival where the sun is bright and the heat is a drastic change from Tal'Dorei.

Immediately after appearing in Gilmore's bedroom, Percy peeked out the window to get a sense of where they were. Under the open window there was sand gathered in a small pile from the wind blowing it inside the house. Outside, the street is simple and the houses are made of fine wood. Nothing is described as being very extravegant. A few palm-like trees grow from the sandy ground among the houses that bear an unknown large fruit. Also placed along two of the buildings are locked troughs of water that could be either from rain or gatherers.

Citizens
Not much is known of the citizens of Shandal, however we know that Shaun Gilmore grew up here and while he doesn't seem to have a negative perception of the village, he doesn't feel the need to return.

Description
The general citizen population wear long fullbody robes, sometimes with scarves around their neck. None of them appear to be overly wealthy but they aren't overly poor either. The time in the sun is apparent by their darker skin.