Mistmarsh
| Mistmarsh | |
|---|---|
 The Mistmarsh as depicted by Anna Meyer, 2019. | |
| General information | |
| Type: | Wetlands |
| Geopolitical | |
| Region: | Domain of Greyhawk |
| 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 at its narrowest point. It has no clear border, as it is surrounded by a fringe area of drier grassland. It is named for the harmless mist that lingers from two hours before sunrise to until midmorning, and again for several hours after sunset; the mist limits visibility and also seems to muffle sound.
The waterways are either too shallow for boats or too infested with crocodiles. Small ponds are common but never very deep. 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.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]
History
In the springs of both 584CY and 585CY there were unusally 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), in order to quell the expansion of the lizardfolk; Blackwall Keep and Marsh Keep.[3]
Geography
Resources
Hunting at the perimeter of the Mistmarsh is very common; small wild boar, deer and waterfowl —ducks, geese , and swans in vast numbers— are all relatively easy to stir up.
There's even one particular rare species of duck in the Mistmarsh that yields the sweetest and richest duck meat in all the Flanaess. Capturing a pair for breeding is incredibly valuable on the open market.[4]
Rumors & Legends
See Also
References
Citations
- ↑ Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. p153
- ↑ Reynolds, Sean K.. Dungeon#127, Encounter at Blackwall Keep, "Part Two: Into the Mistmarsh". p27
- ↑ Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- ↑ Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes: Campaign Book, Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, Inc, 1992, p19, 88-90
Bibliography
- Bailey, Robin Wayne. Nightwatch. 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
Zavoda Index Entry
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index page has a list of sources, abbreviations, and a link to the full index.
Mistmarsh [RVR]
COG:GOTF - 10,16,27,28,30,32
DRG#191 - 65
DRG#271 - 77
FTAA - 61
FTAC - 1,13,17-19,23,24,28,76,88-91
FTAR#14
LGG - 149,152,153
PGTG - 28,33,40,49,51
SLV - 7,47
TAB - 50,55,59,64
TAB:AM - 2,5,8,16
TD - IBC
TSC - 3
WGR1 - 16
Mistmarsh, Hermit of [NPC]
FTAC Pg# - 28,29
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 |