Murkwood Swamp

Murkwood Swamp is a swampland south of The Desolate Basin. The expansive region is home to many deadly creatures, and once was host to the most mysterious organisation in the continent, The Black Coven.

Geography

The swamp is thick and mostly flooded. The water from the swamp tends to be around waist deep, but can grow to depths of over 20 meters. The land is mostly flat, few islands are more than grassy outcrops in the water.

Localized Phenomena

It is almost always overcast or raining in the Murkwood, a strange weather phenomenon which is unseen across the rest of the continent.

History

The Murkwood is the original home of the Yuan-ti, and they still live there in large numbers today. The human kingdom of the first age once tried to expand into the swamp, but were pushed back in a brutal war with the elves which led to divine intervention.
In modern times the swamp is one of the worst places to live on the continent, with danger around every corner and every day a fight against the misery of the swamp.

Alternative Name(s)

Witch Country, The Bog of Horrors

Type

Wetland / Swamp

Location under

Estellia

Included Locations

• Lurktow
• Misty Harbour
• Noita

Included Organizations

• Murkwood State
• Murkwood Thieves Guild
• The Black Coven

Owning Organization

Murkwood State

Characters in Location

• Mather Jones

Related Historical Events

• 1135 MA
  The Black Coven Are Finally Destroyed