Rootgarden Marsh

Rootgarden Marsh

The shallows of the Mooren Lake leak into the tender soil, spreading westward to create the cold and desolate Rootgarden Marsh. Tall, thin trees lift five or more feet above the muck by stilt-like roots, their sparse placement resembling a field of scattered, wooden huts. The fresh water mingles with the salt here, leaving only adapted vegetation. The smell of moss and rot fills the air, while strange, feral creatures leap from tree to tree, or patiently wait from within their dome-like tree root dens to snatch wary travelers. An organized group of gnoll marauders called the Moonsteeth keep their cavern, striking out at easy targets outside of Drynna and Mooren Lake.
  Since the region is populated almost entirely by monsters and monstrous folk, most humanoids avoid it whenever possible. Those few who explore the deadly marsh do so only out of necessity, either because they need to unlock Rootgarden's many secrets, or because "civilization" is even more dangerous to them than the primal dangers found within.

Type

Wetland / Swamp