he walled settlement that is Greensprings Oasis is built around one of the rare water sources in the Dunes of Thakilran. Greensprings has long been coveted by King Anexander of Teron, further to the west, as a forward base or staging point if his ongoing conflict with the dwarves of Kardash ever wanes sufficiently to allow him to turn his malevolent attentions eastward. For the same reason, the oasis has become important to the rulers of far-off Nevrast and the other major powers further east: either to use as a western asset, or simply to deny it to belligerent Teron.

Greensprings is populated mostly by humans, though the occasional desert elf may be found staying there for a time before moving on. This makes it easy for the spies of both Nevrast and Teron to infiltrate the settlement and send reports back to their respective rulers.