Dragonwilds:Whispering Swamp

Template:Infobox Scenery The Whispering Swamp is a Dragonwilds:Power level 2 region in Dragonwilds:Ashenfall that serves as a natural buffer between the human territories of Dragonwilds:Brynmoor and the Garou domain of Dragonwilds:Ghornfell.Template:CiteJournal Named for the eerie whispers that bubble up from its fetid waters, the swamp holds memories of past conflicts in its murky depths.

Description

The region is said to be haunted, and thick fog hangs over it, limiting visibility. Those who wander it at night speak of whispers bubbling up from the fetid water, and of a coldness that reaches beneath warm clothing into bone and blood.Template:CiteJournal Ancient trees of spiteful nature wrap their roots around the bones of adventurers, villagers, and warriors alike, indifferent to goblin, human, or Garou.Template:CiteJournal journals tell of tiny stones that occasionally bubble to the surface, black as midnight and cold to the touch and an ancient horror walks the region.Template:CiteJournal Template:CiteJournal

Despite the dangers, the swamp is rich with resources for crafting. Globs of Dragonwilds:Swamp Tar collect in places, clay deposits are scattered throughout, and herbs such as Dragonwilds:Harralander and Dragonwilds:Marrentil grow. Dragonwilds:Swamp Weed gathered here can be processed into textile, and Dragonwilds:Bittercap Mushrooms grow sparsely across the region, with greater abundance found within the Dragonwilds:Druid's Cave and western cave. The murky water hinders movement, and Dragonwilds:Putrid Rats infest the shallows. Goblin hunters keep sentries on ruins throughout the region. The region only contains one lore scrap - the Dragonwilds:Torn Journal Page The region also houses a memorial candle for the Dragonwilds:Mirror, Mirror quest this item can be found in the eastern basin.

History

When war broke out between humans and garou, the swamps formed a natural boundary between the two factions. The muddy water was difficult to fight in, and neither side enjoyed the idea of drowning on the battlefield.Template:CiteJournal Now, the swamp retains the memories of that conflict in its murky depths.Template:CiteJournal

The necromancer Dragonwilds:Abraxus wandered the Whispering Swamps in his youth, drawn by the swamp's reputation as ancient and haunted and by a magic unlike any other part of Dragonwilds:Ashenfall. He sought forbidden secrets others dared not pursue, exploring its vaults and caves and battling goblins in the mists, yet never found the power he sought there.Template:CiteJournal

In the Sixth Age

Prior to the events of Dragonwilds:Dragon Slayer, the explorer Dragonwilds:Cathan sought a "blue-flamed door" within the swamp with the help of the goblin Dragonwilds:Spitfoot, believing it held the secret to General Dragonwilds:Velgar's destruction.Template:CiteJournal

Template:OccDurA garou druid steals one of two halves of a Dragonwilds:Bandosian Amulet containing a prophecy of Dragonwilds:Bandos, and flees to the swamps leaving the reliquary filled with fetid water and mud. Dragonwilds:Zanik, sensing a "strange presence in the swamps" near the ruins to the northeast,Template:CiteText identifies the amulet as one of the war god's safeguards and warns of darker powers, older than the gods, that might claim it now that Bandos is dead.Template:CiteText Template:CiteText

Template:OccDurThe spirit of Dragonwilds:Kay is encountered in the swamp beside a drifted boat. An adventurer who tried to row out at the lake near the temple at Dragonwilds:Bramblemead, she was killed by a dragon's tail; the boat carried her remains into the swamp on its own.Template:CiteText

Notable locations

Ruins - One of the first things that greets the player upon entry, there are several goblin sentries scattered about the stone structures as well as a chest on the second floor.
Dragonwilds:Druid's Cave - South-east of the bridge at the centre of the swamp; Hideaway for a garou druid involved in the Dragonwilds:Goblin Diplomacy quest.Template:CiteText
Dragonwilds:Vertentis Kara - A Dragonwilds:Dragonkin Vault in the eastern basin, this vault is visited during the Dragonwilds:Dragon Slayer quest.
Western cave - On the far west wall of the swamps north of where the abyssal demon is located, inside is a large abundance of bittercap mushrooms along with two chests.

Resources

Fish

Enemies

Journal

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Quests

Trivia

The tiny black stones described in the Dragonwilds:Whispering Cape journal, extremely cold to the touch and driving handlers to murderous madness with whispering share properties with black stone. This coincides with the whispering that gives the swamp its namesake.

References

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