Katze Plains

Katze Plains (カッツェ平野) is a large plain that is considered a barren land that spawns numerous undead.

Background
Surrounded by a permanent foggy atmosphere, the Katze Plains were once a large open plain inhabited by people, but eventually it became a battle ground where the armies of Re-Estize Kingdom and Baharuth Empire are known to be fighting at. Now it is nothing more than a large empty plain surrounded by a permanent fog that blankets the whole area. The Katze Plains consists of a few old buildings scattered around and in ruin which were caused by the numerous past fights between these two nations scarring it in the process.

At the same time, a notable feature of this place is that due to high amount of casualties sustained by both sides every year in their annual war, the place has become a hot spot for undead creatures to spawn. This ranges from Zombies to skeleton warriors and even Skeletal Dragons. Another particular trait is that the fog that surrounds the plains registers as a form of lifeforms. As a result, detection magic against undead is useless to use in this area and many people fell prey to ambushes from the undead spawn as a result. There is also an infamous Elder Lich who haunts the plains on a Ghost Ship that sails the mists that forms frequently in that area. Because of all this undead activity taking place, individuals like Fluder were sent to the Katze Plains to deal with the problem and combat them.

Meanwhile, there was the tendency among Adventurers to station themselves in E-Rantel due to the benefits revolving around the Katze Plains. This is due to the fact that it is treated as a valuable location and source of income where adventurers go to do their missions at. Particularly, adventurers who are tasked with the job of killing undead in the Katze Plains. The endless amount of undead continuing to spawn every now and then even after clearing out a wave of them is what makes it worth earning money from. The adventurers could always revisit the Katze Plains and hunt down the monsters again and again for money without ever running out was how they make profit in the long-term. Not only that, there have been expeditions to actually fetch certain undead monsters from time to time, so they will later be sold afterwards to fight in the Empire's Grand Arena.

The Invaders of the Large Tomb Arc
About five years prior to the current events, scouts from the Baharuth Empire patrolling the area discovered a new form of undead that has never been encountered in this place before and many soldiers were sent to deal with it, but most ended up being killed by it. Fluder Paradyne and his disciples were sent in to deal with the problem and managed to weaken it enough for it to be captured. The undead was transported to the capital of the Empire, imprisoned deep within the vaults of Fluder's magic academy for further research.

The Magic Caster of Destroy Arc
It was here yet again that the Re-Estize Kingdom and the Baharuth Empire usually engaged in one of their annual wars. However, forces of Nazarick, under the direct command of Ainz Ooal Gown, will also be participating in the war effort as a fellow ally to the Empire. As a result, the outcome of their battle against the Kingdom ends up being a decisive victory for their alliance. The aftermath and casualties of the war was the complete decimation of the Royal Army, including the loss of their strongest warrior, Gazef Stronoff.

The Ruler of Conspiracy Arc
Ainz had plans to bring the Katze Plains under his dominion in the near future. One particular note which piqued Ainz's interest were the rumors of a Ghost Ship that cruised along the land.

Once the war came to an end, the full results of the aftermath of the battle were finally made clear, as the Re-Estize Kingdom lost over 180,000 of their 260,000 men who were in the militia. While there are some who survived the massacre, most of the remaining survivors though later suffer from a mental breakdown due to the horrors they saw during the war. Even worse, the Kingdom's Crown Prince Barbro was missing along with the other 5,000 soldiers that were sent to escort him during their investigation of Carne Village.

Additionally, the Baharuth Empire suffered losses of their own during the battle as 143 men lost their lives during the stampede from running away from the Dark Young. Also, nearly 4000 men decided to leave the Knight Corps and at least 200 of them had suffered mental illness in the aftermath of the war. Which meant that over 6% of the 60,000 men sent to the plains were removed from service without actually doing anything in their part.

Layout
The Katze Plains is encompassed by a thick, dense fog. The fog blankets the plains all year round. For some reason, whenever the two countries come to fight, the fog lifts up as if to welcome them for the new dead to arrive. The Katze Plains is also registers as a life form by magic casters who analyze it, implying the fog to be some form of sentient entity in and of itself.

Known Inhabitants
The Katze Plains is a haunted place better known as the Death Ground for many old and new forms of undead monsters to appear, such as the recent Death Knight encounter by soldiers from the Baharuth Empire five years ago. In other words, these types of various monsters that are known to have spawn or at least inhabit this area or some part of it like the mention of a Ghost Ship so far would include:
 * Elder Lich
 * Death Knight
 * Skeleton
 * Skeleton Warrior
 * Skeletal Dragon
 * Soul Eater
 * Squire Zombie
 * Zombie
 * Ghost Ship

Trivia

 * The many undead that spawned at the Katze Plains would be cleared for the annual war between the Baharuth Empire and the Re-Estize Kingdom.
 * The Plains in the past were once habitable and had various settlements, but the constant warfare and spawning of undead forced everyone to abandon it.
 * During their annual war, the Baharuth Empire would deploy forty-thousand troops on the plains while the Re-Estize Kingdom would likewise deploy two-hundred thousand troops.
 * A division of undead spilled over during the first two months that the adventurer group, Darkness established themselves in E-Rantel. They were wiped out by said group not long after.