The+Swamp

The Swamp sits to the south of Triskelion, and is about 10 miles wide and 20 miles long. The population is made up mostly of Orcs, and Cyclopses. These two races are considered lower on the scale by the Fae and when they come to live in Triskelion are often "Convinced" to make there homes in the swamp. In return the Fae almost never enter that area. The swamp is very much wild and untamed it is filled with large creatures almost all of which are dangerous. The beasts that live in the swamp are giant rats, giant spiders, iron boar, swamp wolves, crocodiles, hydras, giant anacondas, and megalodons. The geography is much like early Venice in the way of it is several islands split apart by hundreds of deep saltwater and fresh water rivers most of the soil is very filled with clay and there is little precious land for farming. This leads to much conflict between clans of Orcs and Cyclopses leaving many to split up into individual villages around there pieces of farming soil and creating aggressive gangs for protection. Over recent years the water has begun to recede a bit this leaves some pools of shallow water good for swimming, fishing, or gathering clams. Some pools have dried up completely leaving marshes where the population can quarry salt and trade it in Triskelion and with more dry land farming soils have begun to expand lessening warfare between the clans. This is good for the surface but living in the depths of the swamps many rivers are societies of Merfolk. The water receding is beginning to spark concern for the people living under water for many surface predators are coming closer and closer to there settlements. Also there has been small skirmishes between Merfolk and surface clans because for many years the surface has lived in hardship struggling by while the aquatic societies flourished under plentiful resources but now with some of the settlements that are closer to the surface being within reach the Surface Clans using different magics have managed to raid the fruitful and little defended villages and make off with easy goods. Yet even with things taking a turn for the better on the surface it is still a hard life. Work is difficult those who are not farmers often quarry salt, fish, hunt, build on unstable land, or work in the blacksmith shops in the villages. For those that cannot find work in the swamp inside there Clans they join the gangs and fight against others under command of the Chief. When there is no war they go into town and fight in the underground fighting tournaments. Yet warfare is common between clans, and Chiefs will do anything to win these wars for losses are usually disastrous. Ending with the defeated clan in slaved, wiped out and all killed, or even worse losing there farming land and forced to starve and suffer.