The Mire

This land is a mix of bog and marshland interspersed with small bodies of water and a number of river tributaries.
There are small areas of raised drier land that are scattered throughout, however natural elevation rarely differs by more than 20ft, and the few trees that are found here rarely stand taller than 20ft and are often twisted/misshapen.
Bog land is soft mud topped by thin layer of plants, stepping into the bog often results in being sucked into the mud 1 or 2ft deep (small/light creatures may walk on the top without sinking too much, as do those adapted to spread their weight).
Marsh land is standing water with grass/reeds growing out from it, stepping here results in water covering most normal footwear. In some areas the grass and reeds recede leaving open areas of standing water – often only around 2ft deep but some do have deeper areas where all manner of things may hide/hunt. There are many such small water bodies.
The rivers are slow moving and quite shallow and are impossible to navigate by boat. 
Weather and Seasons Most regularly during the night and morning the Mire is covered in fog and mist, affecting both sight and sound, this tends to disappear before midday, but is normally replaced by a drizzle or rain which persists or clears up depending on the season. Late afternoon or early evening is the most likely time for clear weather.
During the spring and summer, the mist and rain doesn’t persist as long and often the whole afternoon is clear and there is even some sun. During the autumn and winter the mists and rain last longer – often the whole day, during the winter the temperature normally gets low enough that frost is common and some of the bodies of water may have thin layers of ice, but the rivers never freeze and snow rarely lasts for more than a day before turning to slush.
Travel Travel (except flying) is not easy unless one is experienced. If residents from Olmsvad and Slomvad go into the Mire they tend to use 4ft tall stilts to walk around in the bogs/marsh and shallow bodies of water. It is possible to use 1- or 2-man canoes/kayaks to navigate the rivers and bodies of water, but they will need to be dragged/carried across the bogs and more solid marshlands.
Moving through the area should be slow and hard going – the bogs trap boots and mess up gear with mud, two legged creatures get stuck quite often. The marsh land you are wading through water – often over boots so feet are constantly wet, there may be holes or sinks which are suddenly 10-15ft deep that its easy to fall into. Sometimes solid looking land is just grass floating on water.
It is possible to move through it avoiding most of this by skipping between the more solid raised areas. (Often when these occur naturally they have more diverse flora).

Flora and Fauna Most common flora are grasses and reeds, typically between 3-10ft tall, they form a raft that covers the underlying ground (Mud/Water). Sometimes they may support small characters but larger ones crash through. Sometimes they grow tall enough to block vision. There are many water plants that grow as well as unique plants that grow in the bogs and marshes that can provide nutrition if you recognise them – berries and water tubers being 2 regularly used by inhabitants.
The dead vegetation (and creatures) that make up this area does mean that there is a persistent smell, that is strong and smells of decay and death/rotting stuff. This smell can be taken by prevailing winds far outside the Mires borders by prevailing winds.
There are trees here, but not in large numbers or large size, many are small and twisted (reaching 10-20ft tall, although some are found on more solid ground, many are found within marshy or bog areas (and are beginning to die or already dead). They tend to grow in small copse’s.
Most common in the mire are ever present insects – continually buzzing around being an irritant they gather in massive numbers throughout the year (although they do decrease a lot during winter – up to you if you want to introduce insect born disease – or the fear of it 12). Next there are a lot of birds, fish and amphibians here (wading and small nesting birds) who all predate the insects (and each other).
Amphibians are quite common throughout the area, and there are a number of crocodiles too especially in the area nearer to the sea. There are few snakes here but its not unknown. Other than that the most common mammal are beavers and giant beavers (which are a delicacy for inhabitants), although deer and other game can be found here. There are many large dangerous predators found here also. There are no Yuan Ti here – they are typically found further south in Etroah Similar for Dinosaurs – but its not impossible.
Miriks tribe of Lizardfolk were the only one in the Mire

Type

Wetland / Swamp