Ganzu

The Ganzu people lived in the Hidden Valley, the most important oasis of the Burning Sands, halfway between the Rokugani city of Khanbulak and the capital of the Qamarist Caliphate, al-Zawira. The Hidden Valley was invisible from more than a dozen paces away in any direction, which allowed the place to remain hidden from enemies that passed by. For protection from the heat, the Ganzu built their homes half beneath the ground, and for defense from enemies, they kept even the spires of their temple below the level of the canyon walls.