Fertile Soils
In the two billion years since the traumatic Vredefort impact, the environment had slowly recovered and all was now well in the Dome.
New rocks continued to form, covering the crater structure in the south east. Erosion irrevocably wore down the jumbled rocks to form fertile soils.
The Vaal River cut its way through the granite uplift, flowing in a westerly direction towards the sea.
All in all, it was a lovely place with good water, lots of plant life and abundant game.
By David Fleminger
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