Bloodwater Caves

The bloodwater caves, located in the southeast of the DSRRed, are a system of caves in the ice covering the area. The caves contain a spring of subglacial saltwater containing high amounts of ferric oxide, which gives the water a red, blood-like colour. Within the water is an almost alien ecosystem of microbial life, causing researchers to believe that the water has only surfaced in the last million years or so, and that the water itself was frozen over hundreds of millions of years ago. This makes the water something of a time capsule that can be used to learn about the life of Flairia in the distant past.
However, it is rare for a sample of the water to be collected for study, as the people of the Blood tribe view the area and its waters as sacred, and only allow small amounts of the water to be taken on the condition that it is returned within two weeks of its harvest. The Blood tribe claims the water to be “the first blood”, and holy rituals are done with its use. People from miles away come to see its shimmering red waters. Vampires in particular are drawn to the caves, and some go inside for days or even weeks at a time, searching for enlightenment.
It is unknown what causes the vampires to seek out the bloodwater caves. Some say the water works to strengthen them if they drink it. Some say it allows them to experience life as a human again. Some even say it is an extension of the Blood God itself, allowing the vampires to speak with it directly. Whatever the case, the vampires never reveal what occurs in the caves, and will not guide humans into the caves. As every attempted human expedition into the caves thus far has failed to return, the inside has never been fully mapped, and may never be.
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