Cimmeria Highlands

Rugged highland terrain on Cimmeria with trees near mine exterior.

The Cimmeria Highlands, a rugged expanse of highland terrain dotted with trees near the mine exterior on Cimmeria, emerge in the Red Rising Saga as a stark, untamed frontier amid the escalating conflicts of Dark Age. This location underscores the harsh environmental challenges faced by characters navigating Cimmeria's unforgiving landscape during wartime maneuvers. Though appearing only in the fifth book, it symbolizes the saga's progression into increasingly brutal, resource-scarce battlegrounds that test the limits of human endurance.