Djordin Delta
The Djordin Delta is all that remains of the old Skenar River before it was magically reshaped about 200 years before Guildfall, at the height of the Eal Empire's power. Tall towers and forts dot both the rivers and the banks here. Their foundations are dug deep into the bedrock, but over time they have not proven to be waterproof, so the shifting paths of waters in the delta will engulf any building here if given enough time.
The effort of building such forts in defiance of nature is not just a matter of Imperial pride. They give critical intelligence on the local wildlife, which is the closest thing to a genuine security threat the southern Empire has. They help keep the larger beasts in check before they can plunder the relatively fertile rice farms on the floodplains to the north.
The monsters of the delta are truly horrific. Wyverns and green dragon welplings are common, as are crockalysks of truly gargantuan scale. Wyrms and other beasts tunnel through the soft mud with ease. Even the insects, arachnids and mudcrabs of the region are known to grow to sizes that would be deemed unnatural anywhere else in Estoria, except perhaps Jence.
See also:
- Ore's Guild report - 0.2.9 agf - Shadows of the Bog
- Ore's Guild report - 0.2.23 agf - A Rare New Addition to the Collection
- Fillias's Guild report - 0.6.8 agf - Escort Quest or Babysitting?
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