Baajir

Baajir is a broad region of flat, predominantly marshy country lying on the northern edge of the Cesynian Plain. It is traditionally considered to form the boundary between those grasslands and the Great Plain of Tethas to the north. At its greatest extent it stretches over three hundred miles wide, from the vantagelands of the Suagir steppe in the west to foothills of Istrium's mountains in the east. The headwaters of the Ontos River arise in Baajir's wetlands, as do some of the tributaries which eventually feed north and east into the mighty Rhanna. 
The size of the Baajiri marshes is variable, both seasonally and over longer timespans. In the dry seasons the waters are low and travel across the region is easier. In the rainy season, the meandering creekbeds fill to become maze-like networks of sluggish waterways, and the scattered pools swell and join together into huge shallow lakes filled with islands of reeds. Some usable routes still run through the area even in these times, but they are often difficult to follow and confusing for outsiders. 
By far the most important settlement in Baajir is the large, fortified city of Bromokoray. It is well-positioned to control the most useful roads through the marshlands, an intertwined set of wide and relatively straightforward routes which remain passable even in the rainy seasons. Since Baajir creates a natural boundary between Phyridian-ruled Cesynia and the southwestern reaches of Kirdan-ruled Urem, it has long been contested as a frontier zone between the two empires. Bromokoray has thus changed hands several times over centuries of intermittent warfare; it has been under Kirdan control since 1195 CV and the conclusion of the XXXXXXXX War.