The Swamp Series

Maps

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  Boghaven

  Boghaven is a crooked, mist-draped town in Mirefen Hollow, some of which has been swallowed by the swamp. The air smells of damp earth, moss, and something sweet and rotten just below the surface. The natural ground is always soft and spongy underfoot or sticky with thick mud, so there are wooden walkways crisscrossing the muddier parts of town, so people don't have to think so much about where their feet are going. They creak with every step but are well-maintained and sturdy. Stilted houses lean slightly, their roofs heavy with moss and ivy, as if the swamp itself were slowly pulling them back into its embrace. The town is small, but vibrant in its own eerie way.

  Boghaven’s people are a wary, weathered bunch. Their clothes are patched, and some are colourful, often decorated with charms made of bones, feathers, and swamp blooms. They speak in hushed tones about the legends, but some claim the swamp’s magic is a gift, not a curse. At night, the windows glow faintly as the mist thickens, and the distant croaking often takes on a strange, rhythmic pattern.

  It’s the kind of town where you never quite know if the vines are moving with the wind or reaching for you.