The Swamp

Continuing your activities till mid afternoon you then retrace you steps and return to the base. Tire, and dirty, but with a decent collection, a fraction of which Baun drops off at the Shamans house, not bad for your first day.

Story continues at the Base Tavern

A stroll into the Swamps
Please stay on the path at all times unless you wish to donate body parts to the local ecosystem. The expedition takes no responsibility for any discomfort, injury, or loss of limb, liberty, time, or sould. Have a nice day!!!! :)

Heading west you move through a grass field just outside the expedition camp walls. After a short walk down the well worn road you reach the beginning of the mashes and soon the swamp itself. Ahead you see a guard tower. A couple of guards lounge at the base with another couple up in the lookout.

The guards warn you that though there is a road and it is much safer than before the swamp is still a dangerous place. They point out the waters and thick vegetation hide a variety of local wildlife. These threats range from large alligators, swarms of fish that will strip you to the bones in seconds, poisonous snakes, and the ever-present flies.

To the Shaman Mound
The guards inform you that foot traffic can bypass a loop of the trail that heads south, passing near to the mound where you can find Gulfis. Gulfis is the grippli, frog people, shaman. She is well known and respected by the adventurers and other common base workers for her inexpensive and effective remedies.

If you take the southern loop it meanders south then west before a side track splits to the south again. You can see a pontoon bridge at the end of the southern spur and were told this leads to the shamans hut. About 20 feet tall and about 60 feet wide the mound resembles a low hill save the doorway cutting into it and several small "window" holes along with a hole atop the hill out of which rises a thin wisp of smoke.