The Steam Flats are named as such because of the constant volcanic activity and plentiful water springs which, combined, produce vapours constantly. These can be noxious, as they are rich in sulphur and ashgas. The native life is resistant to their negative effects
They are composed of many flat mesas, plateaus and lakes, as well as salt flats. Geysers often erupt from the ground, releasing acid steam.
The biome lacks extensive vegetation cover, but cacti, bromeliads, scale trees and moss form small forested areas where the temperatures are milder and the soil ideal.
There are many lifeforms created to life in such an environment. Salamanders find their greatest diversity in such a place, where forms like diplocaulus, axolotl and prionosuchus exist. Arachnids such as scorpions are similarly prevalent. Overall, the protective exoskeleton of the sectents and the relative sparsity of other large animals allow them to grow to massive sizes.
Most herbivores are built to eat the cacti, since they have unsalted water in them. Thick-beaked ceratopsians and ornithopods or needle-beaked woodpeckers take the best from these. Jumping shrews, on the other hand, are better created to eating bromeliads and travelling great distances. Scale tree specialists include lizards and tree shrews. Finally, it is common to see tiny bugs munching on moss.
Prevalent mesopredators include the fennec, the coyote and giant scorpions. Heavy weight species are represented by dimetrodon and carnotaurus, while the apex predator is the infamous tyrannosaurus rex.