Marsh of Dead Men

The Marsh of Dead Men is a large saltwater swamp on the coast of the Tranquil Sea in the Forsaken Hills due north of Axehedge.

The marsh is full of life, with all kinds of flora and fauna making it home. In some areas, water is deep enough to be navigated by flat-bottomed boat and in other areas, the ground is soft and spongy with mud and peat but solid enough to be walked upon. Because very few sentient beings make the Marsh of Dead Men their home, paths through it are limited and generally are little more than muddy trails.

The reason that the marsh is sparsely inhabited, and why it got its evocative name in the first place, is because it is filled with many hazards. Carnivorous plants not found anywhere else make the marsh their home. Assorted mammals, reptiles, insects, birds, and fish live in the marsh, many of which can be deadly. Noxious clouds of gases, dense fogs that are difficult to navigate, patches of quicksand and bogs that suck down the unwary down, and other environmental hazards dot the landscape.

In addition to these natural hazards, the men and women who do make the swamp their home are generally ne’re-do-wells. Tribes of Forsaken are known to live in the swamp, such as the Cottonmouth Tribe who make their home near the Tree of Woe. Bandits and rogues looking to pray on travelers straying too far from the Golden Road sometimes lair on the edges of the swamp.