Sedge Troll

Swamps are common terrain for a troll to make its home in, as a swamp is often isolated from other creatures, and provides abundant food for the creature’s scavenging lifestyle. But over many generations of isolation, sedge trolls have adapted themselves perfectly to life in a swamp, rarely leaving except to forage for supplies in times of crisis.   Lurking Danger The sedge troll is uniquely adapted to thrive in swampy conditions, growing shaggy brown fur which allows them to blend with the moss and offal of swamp water, which also holds tightly the smell of the swamp once they leave. This smell is so natural to a sedge troll that they become capable of tracking anything which moves through the swamp which doesn’t carry the same smell, including traveling merchants and adventurers. These they often observe for a time unnoticed, having adapted to hold their breath for extended periods while lurking just below the surface of dank ponds and on the edge of riverbanks. On a sedge troll does finally attack, fending one off can prove to be incredibly deadly. Not only are they gifted with the same regenerative powers found in all trolls, but they are occasionally able to recover immediately from what would otherwise be devastating injuries. But for those experienced in combat with trolls, the usual tricks of acid and fire will prevent this regeneration entirely, allowing them to be killed quickly before loss of life can grow out of hand.