Scuttle Valley

Scuttle Valley is a haunted location in the Westerlands of Soi also called the Buggerlands by some of the 
less polite peoples. It is rarely visited and often avoided, helped by this are the crumbling remains of pre war walls and fortifications that surround the forests around the valley itself. Stories of monsters roaming the lands and attacking passersby are not entirely without merit. 
* Other locations similar to Scuttle Valley have been noted to exist in the Southern and Eastern regions of Soi as well 
== Geography ==
The land is a dense forest gaining a heavy amount of year long rainfall. Dotted throughout the land are dozens of large ravines. Volcanic vents in the area give it an unusually high heat for Soi combined with the heavy rainfall give the forest a perpetual shroud of mist. 
== Atmosphere ==
The atmosphere of the valley is damp, warm, and unusually highly oxygenated according to Technocracy researchers. 
* Human beings upon entering this atmosphere have been noted to have greatly improved stamina while in this atmosphere, capable of superhuman feats of endurance. However spending any meaningful amount of time in the forest causes shortness of breath for days after exiting. 
== Unique flora and fauna ==
Due to its high oxygen content, the ravines and forests of the area are home to a large population of giant invertebrate insects that would normally not be able to exist outside of this region. Ants the size of rats, enormous spiders, worms, and other insects/arachnids roam the area in its own unique and mostly closed off ecosystem. 
These creatures appear to be unable to survive outside of the valley's environment for more than a few days, eventually suffocating in the more nitrogen rich atmosphere of Soi. 
* These creatures have been known to attack those that get too close
* Some underground variants of these creatures are able to travel outside of the quarantined area for years at a time, often arriving unexpectedly in different parts of Soi. 
* Thier chitinous exoskeletons are used as armor, sold as trinkets, made into medicine, or kept as trophies. 
== Ruins ==
The outside of the forest is ringed in a massive crumbling wall and abandoned towns dot the outside edge. Broken roads lead deeper into the valley, suggesting more ruins inside. Historical records indicate some sort of massive bio temple compound located within, however few will risk the local denizens to discover what lies in the unexplored ruins.