Swamps and Mirelands

🜁 CHAPTER VI — SWAMPS & MIRELANDS

🜂 THE FETID LOWLANDS OF TALLANON

The swamps of Tallanon are where the world rots slowly.

Here:

The ground is never solid
The air is thick with decay
The water hides more than it reveals
And the creatures that thrive do so through poison, ambush, and hunger

The mire is a place of slow death — where the living sink, the dead rise, and the swamp itself seems to breathe.

Travelers say:

“The swamp does not kill you quickly.
It waits for you to stop struggling.”

🜃 GM GUIDANCE — RUNNING SWAMP ENCOUNTERS

Swamp encounters emphasize:

Difficult terrain (movement penalties)
Poison & disease (Endurance tests)
Ambush predators (from water or reeds)
Rot & decay (Magic Resistance tests)
Low visibility (fog, reeds, murk)

Use:

Awareness for spotting danger
Endurance for resisting disease
Agility for avoiding sinking
Magic for dealing with curses and swamp spirits

Swamps should feel claustrophobic, wet, and dangerous.

🜄 SWAMPS & MIRELANDS — ENCOUNTER TABLE (d12)

d12

Encounter

Bog Leech Cluster swarms around ankles

Rot‑Back Toad croaks a warning

Mire Lurker Croc bursts from the water

Reed‑Stalker Serpent coils silently

Dreadmire Hag muttering curses

Corpse‑Bloom Shambler rises from muck

Plague‑Mist Wraith drifts through fog

Blackwater Hydra emerges from a pool

Fetid Bog Titan shifts beneath the mire

Swamp gas ignites — Agility test

Whispering reeds — something watches

The Swamp That Walks awakens

🜅 THE TEN CREATURES OF THE SWAMPS & MIRELANDS

Below are all 10 creatures, fully statted using your templates.

🜆 1. Bog Leech Cluster

Dozens of blood‑drinking leeches.
Rank: Novice • Role: Swarm • Block: Mini

Speed: 5 (water), 3 (land)
HP: 1d6+1
Offense: Might+1
Defense: 0

Key Skills: Awareness 2, Agility 2, Dark Sight 2

Attack — Blood Drain: Offense = Might+1, damage 1d3.
Fail Endurance (2) → lose 1 HP/round for 1d3 rounds.

Traits:
• Swarm Body — immune to knockdown
• Blood Scent — +1 Offense vs wounded targets

Loot: 1–6 nothing

🜆 2. Rot‑Back Toad

Large toad with rotting fungal growths.
Rank: Novice • Role: Lurker • Block: Mini

Speed: 5
HP: 2d6+2
Offense: Might+1
Defense: 1

Key Skills: Awareness 2, Agility 2, Magic Resistance 2

Attack — Tongue Lash: Offense = Might+1, damage 1d6.

Traits:
• Rot Spores — adjacent foes Endurance (2) or take 1d3 poison
• Swamp Camouflage — Awareness (3) to detect

Loot: 1–4 toad skin, 5–6 rot‑spore sac

🜆 3. Mire Lurker Croc

Ambush predator lurking beneath the surface.
Rank: Skilled • Role: Brute • Block: Mini

Speed: Swim 8, Land 5
HP: 3d6+3
Offense: Might+2
Defense: 2

Key Skills: Awareness 3, Agility 3, Brawl 3

Attack — Crushing Bite: Offense = Might+2, damage 1d6+2.

Traits:
• Death Roll — if bite hits, target Agility (4) or knocked Prone
• Ambush Predator — +1 Offense when attacking from water

Loot: 1–3 hide, 4–5 tooth, 6 croc‑heart

🜆 4. Reed‑Stalker Serpent

Long serpent that moves silently through reeds.
Rank: Skilled • Role: Ambusher • Block: Mini

Speed: 7
HP: 3d6+3
Offense: Might+2
Defense: 2

Key Skills: Awareness 4, Agility 4, Dark Sight 3

Attack — Venom Bite: Offense = Might+2, damage 1d6.
Fail Endurance (3) → 1d3 poison.

Traits:
• Silent Glide — Awareness (4) to detect
• Constrict — Offense = Might+1; target Agility (4) or Restrained

Loot: 1–4 scales, 5 fang, 6 venom sac

🜇 5. Dreadmire Hag

Swamp witch steeped in rot magic.
Rank: Elite • Role: Controller • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: 6
HP: 6d6+6
Offense: Magic+3
Defense: 3
Size: Medium

SKILLS

Awareness 6, Agility 4, Might 3, Endurance 6, Charm 5, Roguery 3, Wilderness Lore 5, Folk Lore 6,
Brawl 2, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 1, Dark Sight 4, Healing 3, Magic 8, Magic Resistance 5

TRAITS

• Rot Hex: Offense = Magic+3; target Endurance (5) or −1 to all tests
• Swamp Step: Move through water as normal terrain
• Witch’s Curse: Charm (5) or suffer 1d3 psychic

ATTACKS

Primary — Rot Bolt: Offense = Magic+3, damage 2d6
Special — Mire Grasp: 3‑square radius; Agility (5) or Immobilised

LOOT

1–3 herbs, 4 hag hair, 5 rot‑charm, 6 hag‑heart

🜇 6. Corpse‑Bloom Shambler

Plant‑infested corpse animated by fungus.
Rank: Elite • Role: Brute • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: 5
HP: 7d6+7
Offense: Might+3
Defense: 3
Size: Medium

SKILLS

Awareness 3, Agility 2, Might 7, Endurance 7, Charm 0, Roguery 0, Wilderness Lore 3, Folk Lore 2,
Brawl 6, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 0, Dark Sight 3, Healing 0, Magic 2, Magic Resistance 4

TRAITS

• Fungal Burst: When hit, adjacent foes Endurance (4) or take 1d3 poison
• Rotting Slam: Offense = Might+3; damage 2d6; target Endurance (4) or Diseased
• Undead Resilience: Immune to poison

ATTACKS

Primary — Slam: Offense = Might+3, damage 2d6
Special — Spore Cloud: 3‑square radius; 2d6 poison; Endurance (4) halves

LOOT

1–3 fungus, 4 corpse‑bloom, 5 rot‑core, 6 fungal heart

🜇 7. Plague‑Mist Wraith

Spirit of disease drifting through the fog.
Rank: Veteran • Role: Controller • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: 7, Fly 7
HP: 8d6+8
Offense: Magic+3
Defense: 4
Size: Medium

SKILLS

Awareness 6, Agility 5, Might 2, Endurance 8, Charm 0, Roguery 3, Wilderness Lore 3, Folk Lore 5,
Brawl 2, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 0, Dark Sight 6, Healing 0, Magic 9, Magic Resistance 6

TRAITS

• Plague Breath: 3‑square cone; 3d6 poison; Endurance (6) halves
• Mist Form: Half damage from physical attacks
• Disease Aura: Adjacent foes Endurance (5) or Diseased

ATTACKS

Primary — Rot Touch: Offense = Magic+3, damage 2d6
Special — Plague Burst: 4‑square radius; 3d6 poison

LOOT

1–3 mist residue, 4 wraith shard, 5 plague rune, 6 wraith‑heart

🜇 8. Blackwater Hydra

Hydra mutated by swamp rot.
Rank: Veteran • Role: Brute • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: 6
HP: 9d6+9
Offense: Might+4
Defense: 4
Size: Huge

SKILLS

Awareness 6, Agility 4, Might 10, Endurance 9, Charm 0, Roguery 1, Wilderness Lore 5, Folk Lore 3,
Brawl 9, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 0, Dark Sight 4, Healing 3, Magic 0, Magic Resistance 4

TRAITS

• Multiple Heads: Two attacks per round
• Blackwater Breath: 3‑square cone; 3d6 poison; Endurance (5) halves
• Regeneration: 1d6 HP/round unless fire used

ATTACKS

Primary — Hydra Bite: Offense = Might+4, damage 2d6+2
Secondary — Tail Smash: Offense = Might+3, damage 2d6

LOOT

1–3 rot‑flesh, 4 hydra scale, 5 hydra tooth, 6 hydra‑heart

🜇 9. Fetid Bog Titan

Massive swamp giant dripping with rot.
Rank: Legendary • Role: Brute • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: 6
HP: 12d6+12
Offense: Might+5
Defense: 6
Size: Huge

SKILLS

Awareness 6, Agility 4, Might 12, Endurance 12, Charm 1, Roguery 0, Wilderness Lore 6, Folk Lore 4,
Brawl 11, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 1, Dark Sight 4, Healing 2, Magic 3, Magic Resistance 6

TRAITS

• Rot Slam: Offense = Might+5; damage 3d6; Endurance (6) or Diseased
• Bog Stomp: 3‑square radius; 3d6; Agility (5) halves
• Swamp Regeneration: 1d6 HP/round in water

ATTACKS

Primary — Titan Fist: Offense = Might+5, damage 3d6
Special — Rot Hurl: Ranged 8; Offense = Might+3; damage 2d6+2

LOOT

1–3 bog mud, 4 titan hair, 5 rot‑shard, 6 titan‑heart

🜇 10. The Swamp That Walks

A living mass of mud, roots, and ancient hunger.
Rank: Mythic • Role: Titan / Controller • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: 5
HP: 16d6+16
Offense: Might+6
Defense: 8
Size: Titanic

SKILLS

Awareness 10, Agility 4, Might 14, Endurance 16, Charm 4, Roguery 0, Wilderness Lore 10, Folk Lore 7,
Brawl 12, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 0, Dark Sight 5, Healing 4, Magic 12, Magic Resistance 10

TRAITS

• Swamp Maw: Offense = Might+6; damage 4d6; Agility (6) or swallowed
• Root Snare: 4‑square radius; Agility (6) or Restrained
• Mythic Regeneration: Regains 2d6 HP/round
• Living Mire: Terrain within 6 squares becomes difficult

ATTACKS

Primary — Titanic Limb: Offense = Might+6, damage 4d6
Mythic — Mire Cataclysm: 6‑square radius; 5d6; Endurance (6) halves

LOOT

1–2 mud
3–4 roots
5 swamp‑heart shard
6 mythic mire‑core

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