Triangle Marsh

Triangle Marsh is the name given to the wedge of land formed by the intersection of the River Marce and the River Murna north of Fair Isle in the city of Mordale, Coreune. When the city was newly settled, wetlands had overtaken whatever ruins remained. Standing on the Rock of the Point, one could see swamps and marshes spreading north to the horizon. But when Mordale's population continued to grow and the piers of Fair Isle became crowded, riverboat captains began dropping anchor by the Triangle. Enterprising merchants built taverns and flophouses to accommodate them, and the district grew from there. Engineers were hired to make the land dry enough to support buildings. There is not much left of the wetlands now aside from a little flooding in the cellars and the name of the district. The character of the Marsh, however, is a direct result of its frontier and lawless beginnings.
Crime rules the Marsh. Cutpurses and pickpockets ply their trade shamelessly upon whoever is unlucky enough to have their business take them there. Fights and duels are common amongst noble and peasant alike. Bodies bleeding from stab wounds to the chest or neck seemingly lay in every alley. Lord Hasse's red watchmen do not tread there willingly, and come under direct attack from rotten tomatoes or sodden cabbage when they do. The criminal guilds are all headquartered in the Marsh and they are the only organizations which provide any kind of order.
Category:Districts of Mordale