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Elornanwetlands
Elornaswamps

Elorna wass a generally low land, much of it covered by salty tidal wetlands. While a haven for migratory birds, its bogs and fens were hardly suited to farming or proper settlement.

The awful Eloman Swamp was situated along the lower Onpu Mispír, a half day's ride east of Mispír. Choked with vines, twisted trees, ponds of scum, and a maze of lily-filled streams, it was a small but formidable obstacle. Here, the density of foliage made passage exceptionally difficult, and penetration into the deeper areas required unending patience and a huge supply of sharp cutting blades. It was hardly surprising that there was no habitation in this choking wilderness. The only sizable animal life seemed to be the hardy crocodiles and lizards, for no indigenous birds or mammals had been observed in the area. While the swamp's countless varieties of insects would seem to present appetizing treats for flying beasts, they were too numerous, too poisonous, and too vicious to invite predators. Even Men and Elves shied away from this haunt.

Local legends recalled a creature known as Xarbanisan of the Swamp, a strange witchlike woman that stalked the foul fen on darker nights.

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