"For a place so full of life, that marsh will bring you nothing but death. Go in at your own peril."
- Amara Frostspire Herbalist
The Träsk Marsh is a treacherous bog, full of sudden sink holes, hidden roots and grasping reeds. Most who enter the Träsk Marsh never return. The swamp itself is made even more dangerous by the presence of the Träskine. The feral plant creatures attack most that enter their realm and some look no different from the natural flora of the area, meaning they are unnoticeable until they are tearing you limb from limb. Humans have attempted to map the Marsh and those who have returned never come back with the same map as the last. It is thought that maybe the Träskine are still cultivating the swamp and changing its structure in some way. If there are any ruined structures of the Träskine in the swamp, they have never been found. It is widely considered that they did not ever build physical structures.
A relatively flat area, full of snaking streams that lead to the salt marsh. The river which carries sediment from far inland lays it to bare at the wide delta forming this swamp. The swamp is teeming with all sorts of flora and fauna, including the The Träskine, which seem to want to keep the swamp the way it is, thwarting all attempts of change both naturally and not.
The Träskine act like keeper to the swamp, keeping it in a somewhat state of stasis. As such the swamp never grows or receeds and the flora, however any fauna the The Träskine come across is usually attacked on sight. All manner of fish live within the swamp, as well as a number of large reptiles like crocodiles, iguanas and skinks ('winged' lizards which glide from trunk to trunk catching insects) The most common creature to find are the mosquitoes which congregate in swarms in places and feast on most creatures in the swamp. The plant life is innumerable. From large mangroves to reeds to blooming flowers, all manner of plants grow in the Träsk swamp, as long as they can survive the salt content in the water. The Träskine see to the plants survival.
Medicinal herbs could be gathered in great number from the Träsk Marsh, however the task is fraught with danger and only the most dedicated healer or desperate soul would brave the swamp to gather them.
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