Farafrah is a small town in the African Union where Dr. Erland had taken refuge. Linh Cinder, Wolf and Jacin all meet up with him and eventually Thorne and Cress reunite with them. It is the first Earthen location where Letumosis was contracted.
Lunar Connection[]
Farafrah is known for housing many Lunar residents (around 15% of the population). Although the government is not aware of Lunars in the area, the Earthens there have established a relationship with them that is benefiting to both sides as they live in peace with their Lunar neighbors. Most Lunars in Farafrah have escaped for different reasons and most of them oppose Queen Levana and support Princess Selene.
Farafrah is the first location where Letumosis was contracted on Earth. In order to spread the man-made disease to weaken Earth, Levana diagnosed escaping Lunars with Letumosis, which did not kill them since Lunars are immune to the original strain, but instead spread to the Earthens in Farafrah as well as the rest of Earth soon after.
A mutated form of the Letumosis virus began to appear and claim its first victims. It was possible for the Lunars to contract this virus and several citizens of this town were infected and killed by the disease.