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}}A broad, shallow swamp teeming with reptile life, the '''Mistmarsh''' fills the lowlands west and south of the [[Cairn Hills]]. Lizardfolk claim certain areas of the deep marsh and wandering ghoul packs are a danger throughout. {{csb|LGG|153}} | }}A broad, shallow swamp teeming with reptile life, the '''Mistmarsh''' fills the lowlands west and south of the [[Cairn Hills]]. Lizardfolk claim certain areas of the deep marsh and wandering ghoul packs are a danger throughout. {{csb|LGG|153}} | ||
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{{quoted text|...the [[Ery River]] backwash [is] partially responsible for the existence of the Mist Marsh ... To the north and the east, and to the far southeast, the [[Cairn Hills]] [rise] to ominous heights, creating the huge bowl-shaped depression that, with time, had become the Mist Marsh."{{csb|Night Watch|198}} | {{quoted text|...the [[Ery River]] backwash [is] partially responsible for the existence of the Mist Marsh ... To the north and the east, and to the far southeast, the [[Cairn Hills]] [rise] to ominous heights, creating the huge bowl-shaped depression that, with time, had become the Mist Marsh."{{csb|Night Watch|198}}}} | ||
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There's even one particular rare species of duck in the Mistmarsh which yields the sweetest and richest duck meat in all the Flanaess. Capturing a pair for breeding is incredibly valuable on the open market.{{csb|FTA|19, 88-90|Campaign Book}} | There's even one particular rare species of duck in the Mistmarsh which yields the sweetest and richest duck meat in all the Flanaess. Capturing a pair for breeding is incredibly valuable on the open market.{{csb|FTA|19, 88-90|Campaign Book}} | ||
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| Mistmarsh | |
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 The Mistmarsh as depicted by Anna Meyer, 2019. | |
| General information | |
| Type: | Wetlands |
| Geopolitical | |
| Region: | Domain of Greyhawk |
| Geography | |
| Tributary of: | Ery River and Neen River |
| Demographics | |
| Races: | Lizardfolk |
A broad, shallow swamp teeming with reptile life, the Mistmarsh fills the lowlands west and south of the Cairn Hills. Lizardfolk claim certain areas of the deep marsh and wandering ghoul packs are a danger throughout. [1]
Description
The Mistmarsh is an area of wet ground, grassland, shallow streams, and strange hazards that rests in a bowl-shaped depression in the middle of the Cairn Hills. The marsh is over sixty miles across[2] at its narrowest point. It has no clear border, as it is surrounded by a fringe area of drier grassland.[2] It is named for the harmless mist that lingers from two hours before sunrise until midmorning, and again for several hours after sunset.[3] When there's rain or high humidity, the mist persists 24 hours a day.[3] The mist limits visibility and also seems to muffle sound.[2]
The waterways are either too shallow for boats[3] or too infested with crocodiles.[2][4] Small ponds are common but never very deep.[2] The drier parts are muddy (often calf-deep on a human) and occasional “islands” of mangaroo trees are really just great tangles of roots and branches that require climbing rather than walking.[2] These factors make travel slow in the Mistmarsh, limiting exploration to its fringes except for dedicated adventurers or those with magical means of bypassing its obstacles.[2]
Mosquitoes, gnats, and other insects are a near constant presence in the Mistmarsh.[3]
History
In the springs of both 584CY and 585CY there were unusually aggressive forays from the lizardfolk tribes of the Mistmarsh, striking against outlying farms and raiding for livestock. So much so, in fact, that two patrol keeps had to be built (one to the north, the other south), to quell the expansion of the lizardfolk; Blackwall Keep and Marsh Keep.[5]
In Night Watch, which is set in a possible future, the lizardfolk of the Mistmarsh all but disappeared and are almost urban legend and are believed to be extinct.[6]
Geography
"...the Ery River backwash [is] partially responsible for the existence of the Mist Marsh ... To the north and the east, and to the far southeast, the Cairn Hills [rise] to ominous heights, creating the huge bowl-shaped depression that, with time, had become the Mist Marsh."[7]"
Resources
Hunting at the perimeter of the Mistmarsh is quite common; small wild boar, deer, and waterfowl —ducks, geese, and swans in vast numbers— are all relatively easy to stir up.[3]
There's even one particular rare species of duck in the Mistmarsh which yields the sweetest and richest duck meat in all the Flanaess. Capturing a pair for breeding is incredibly valuable on the open market.[8]
Rumors and legends
See Also
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.153.
- ↑ a b c d e f g ""Part Two: Into the Mistmarsh"". Dungeon #126 (Sep 2005), p.27
- ↑ a b c d e The City of Greyhawk (1989), p.27, Gem of the Flanaess.
- ↑ COG, p.27, Gem of the Flanaess.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992).
- ↑ Night Watch (1990), p.202, "The last remains of that ancient and feared reptilian race had for centuries maintained its last known lair in the Mist Marsh. At one time, the entire swamp had been their preserve .... Slowly, though, they had retreated deeper and deeper into the marsh. Most people thought they had died out altogether.".
- ↑ Night Watch (1990), p.198.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.19, 88-90, Campaign Book.
Bibliography
- Bailey, Robin Wayne. Night Watch. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, Inc, TSR Books, 1990
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Reynolds, Sean K.. Dungeon#127, Encounter at Blackwall Keep. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005
- Sargent, Carl. City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds, and Factions. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, Inc, 1989
- ---- From the Ashes, Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, Inc, 1992
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Into the Mistmarsh | Adventure | Located in: Mistmarsh, | From the Ashes: References Card | |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess | 10, 16, 27, 28, 30, 32 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | Dragon magazine #191 | 65 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | Dragon magazine #271 | 77 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | Dragon magazine #359 | 76 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 61 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 1, 13, 17-19, 23, 24, 28, 76, 88-91 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | From the Ashes: References Card | #14 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 149, 152, 153 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | Oerth Journal #11 | 61,62,64 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | Oerth Journal #24 | 11 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | Oerth Journal #29 | 29,30 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 28, 33, 40, 49, 51 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 7, 47 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | The Adventure Begins | 50, 55, 59, 64 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | The Adventure Begins: Adventure Maps | 2, 5, 8, 16 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | LT3 The Doomgrinder | IBC |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | LT1 The Star Cairns | 3 |
| Mistmarsh | Geographical feature | Marsh, | WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins | 16 |
| Mistmarsh, Hermit of | Non-player character | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 28, 29 | |
| Sweet as the Mistmarsh | Verbal communication | Phrase, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 49 |
| The ruins of Mistmarsh | Adventure | Located in: Mistmarsh, | Oerth Journal #11 |