Coombs Greenswell
Ancient Natural Disaster
The geography of the marshlands has remained as mysterious as its origins. Myths and legends surround the Reivers' homeland, and no one genuinely knows how the marshlands were created. With the rise of Groundcience as a discipline, some Circles have led explorations into the Marshlands to uncover their origins. It is generally acknowledged that the swamps resulted from a catastrophic natural disaster two millennia ago.
Coombs Greenswell (Clan Botterfyre) from the Circle of the Lapidians published a treatise a few years ago on what, he thought happened to this part of Lowside.
From his observations, Coombs found out that the ground became flooded very suddenly and stayed so for centuries. He assumed that the same cataclysm that created Loch Morgunt also created the swamps. He assumes that Loch Morgunt used to be a much smaller Loch and that water surged forth in a tidal wave to engulf the surrounding land and create the present coast.
As the water receded over the ensuing millennia, the swamplands and its ecosystem were created. Coombs also observed that the area's water does not continuously seep through the land. Due to the combination of the loch's tides and unknown barriers deep into the earth, the water contours change in unpredictable patterns, making the swamps very dangerous indeed.
Coombs has witnessed whirlpools forming out of nowhere, waters rising by several meters nearly instantly, and dry hillocks suddenly flooding. Happily, he had the help of Reivers' scouts in his exploration and study of the area and made it back safely to Highfort.
The geography of the marshlands has remained as mysterious as its origins. Myths and legends surround the Reivers' homeland, and no one genuinely knows how the marshlands were created. With the rise of Groundcience as a discipline, some Circles have led explorations into the Marshlands to uncover their origins. It is generally acknowledged that the swamps resulted from a catastrophic natural disaster two millennia ago.
Coombs Greenswell (Clan Botterfyre) from the Circle of the Lapidians published a treatise a few years ago on what, he thought happened to this part of Lowside.
From his observations, Coombs found out that the ground became flooded very suddenly and stayed so for centuries. He assumed that the same cataclysm that created Loch Morgunt also created the swamps. He assumes that Loch Morgunt used to be a much smaller Loch and that water surged forth in a tidal wave to engulf the surrounding land and create the present coast.
As the water receded over the ensuing millennia, the swamplands and its ecosystem were created. Coombs also observed that the area's water does not continuously seep through the land. Due to the combination of the loch's tides and unknown barriers deep into the earth, the water contours change in unpredictable patterns, making the swamps very dangerous indeed.
Coombs has witnessed whirlpools forming out of nowhere, waters rising by several meters nearly instantly, and dry hillocks suddenly flooding. Happily, he had the help of Reivers' scouts in his exploration and study of the area and made it back safely to Highfort.
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