Post by engelbert on Jan 11, 2008 23:58:27 GMT
Separated from the deserts to the East by a huge range of mountains, the marsh receives a lot of rain and damp weather. The marsh is also often covered in dense fogs and mists which make it incredibly hard to navigate. This can prove a problem as many rare medicinal herbs can be found in its murky waters. There is one factor that rolls in the favour of any herbalist and that is that this thriving marsh is the home of the Frog People.
The Frog People have no fixed area of residense in the Marsh as they regularly migrate in search of food. Because of this, there are no buildings or huts in the Marsh. Nor are there any paths except those caused by particularly strong riverlets in the marsh clearing away plant debris.
The marsh itself is full of wildgrasses, lily pads, waterweeds and a variety of insect-life and small fish. There is also the occasional treeline where the land is a little firmer. It is difficult terrain to travel through as it is too dense with plants to row even small boats successfully through it. It must therefore be travelled by foot as equine mounts refuse to walk through such aqueous terrain. The waters of the marsh reach roughly the height of a man's waist but they are thankfully quite warm waters.
Herbalists have been known to travel into the marsh dressed in leather smothered with animal fats. This is very waterproof and stops them from getting quite so wet. Unfortunately these are usually the more adventurous herbalists and they usually end up being led out of the marsh cold and shivering by the kindly Frog People.
The Frog People have no fixed area of residense in the Marsh as they regularly migrate in search of food. Because of this, there are no buildings or huts in the Marsh. Nor are there any paths except those caused by particularly strong riverlets in the marsh clearing away plant debris.
The marsh itself is full of wildgrasses, lily pads, waterweeds and a variety of insect-life and small fish. There is also the occasional treeline where the land is a little firmer. It is difficult terrain to travel through as it is too dense with plants to row even small boats successfully through it. It must therefore be travelled by foot as equine mounts refuse to walk through such aqueous terrain. The waters of the marsh reach roughly the height of a man's waist but they are thankfully quite warm waters.
Herbalists have been known to travel into the marsh dressed in leather smothered with animal fats. This is very waterproof and stops them from getting quite so wet. Unfortunately these are usually the more adventurous herbalists and they usually end up being led out of the marsh cold and shivering by the kindly Frog People.
