Gitch Muotch (/Giʧ/ /Muoʧ/)

The Gitch Muotch is a vast swampy area on the Big Basin delta. The whole region is avoided even during conflicts as in some areas can be very deep. In these areas, it still can be seen lances of whole buildings under the stinky waters which give the area its name. In Ogdmish its name literally means “Stinky plain”. Many superstitions were built about who lived, or in some version would be still living on those submerged constructions. Tales about armies who tried to cross it and were never seen again, or raiders who run towards it to flee from authorities and then were never seen again thicken the cloak of the myths about it. On the other hand, several fishermen take their sustenance from the swamp and weirdly never told any strange tales that happened to them, just with non-identifiable others. Some say the small communities living on the small dry land mounds in the swamp prefer this way. As long as it is known as a dangerous and low valuable region, it will remain peaceful. None of the two belligerent kingdoms who dispute the supremacy over the delta tried to occupy it. There was never raids or punitive expeditions against the local communities. It makes it perfectly understandable that they will try as much as possible to stay out of the greedy sight of both kingdoms. Guides hired for military purposes usually put so many dangers and hindrances in the way of any troops trying to move there that even the most daring commanders prefer to avoid it entirely. But not only on land, as the fear is spread, also the navies dread its dark and smelly waters, as more than once an unaware captain sank after colliding with a sunk building. The same for sailors thrown overboard by those impacts and that never resurfaced again.

Type

Wetland / Swamp