The Baltican Ruins

The Baltican Ruins   Location: Central Perished Marshes
Known For: Draconic stonework overtaken by swamp and fragmented relics of the Dragonborn War
Current Status: Unclaimed ruin, extremely hazardous
  Long before the Perished Marshes drowned the lowlands in rot and silence, the region was known as Baltica, a contested warzone between the Dragonborn colonies and mainland forces. What remains now are the Baltican Ruin, overgrown, half-drowned remnants of draconic architecture smothered in peat, black vines, and pools of still water.   Moss chokes the once-proud spires, and stone steps descend into flooded amphitheaters built in circular patterns sacred to dragonborn militaristic rites. The old stone is smooth to the touch but unnaturally warm, just like the Dragonborn likes them.   Much of the architecture is sunk into the muck or shattered, but certain features remain distinct:   Sunken Obelisks inscribed in the Draconic scripture, warning trespassers of fire, dominion, and oathbreaking   Molten Basins, which once held volatile arcane reagents, now bubble with sulfur and strange algae   A Fane of Silence, a ruined temple rumored to be the last place a major dragonborn general stood before being struck down by his own legion.   Though no true dragonborn have lived here in generations, the ruins are not empty. Shambling creatures with scaled faces and broken minds sometimes crawl from the flooded vaults. Locals who pass by the ruins speak of shadows moving in the night.   Some scholars believe the swamp is alive, shaped by old draconic magics that warped the land itself. Cartographers cannot agree on the ruin’s layout, as it seems to shift, especially after storms or tectonic shifts.   No expedition has returned with more than fragments, yet treasure-hunters, cultists, and desperate seekers still try. All are drawn by the whispers of buried draconic crowns, lost artifacts, and the promise that something ancient still breathes below.