Salt Marsh

This is a **Beach** exploration event. It can occur multiple times per play through and offers the chance to obtain  Salt,  Seaweed, Constitution and Harvesting experience. A successful Intelligence check will give the participating survivor the positive trait Smooth Skin permanently.

## Inspect

Exploring the shore, you find several small pools of light blue water, all lined with irregular white heaps. The shimmer of the sun on the water is magnificent. It produces a myriad of colored shimmering lights. Shades of green and blue dance on the water surface. The pools furthest from the shore add some nice brown and red to the shimmering palette.

## Examine the Green Shimmers (x1)

Relevant Skills:  **Constitution**

You approach a pool with green shimmering lights on the water surface. It is big enough for you to sit down inside.

* **Relax in the Water. (Constitution)**

Failure
You dip one foot into the water to test it. It's rather cool but it feels good. Satisfied, you decide to enter the pool. Your second foor slips a bit and you end up stepping on a sharp stone. It's only a small cut so no big deal, isn't it? Not quite... A few seconds later, as salt enters your wound, it BURNS. You can't stay there: it's too painful!

+  Injury

Success
You dip one foot into the water to test it. It's rather cool but it feels good. Satisfied, you decide to enter the pool. You sit in the natural cavity. Your muscles relax under the effect of the minerals in the seawater. You close your eye and enjoy the sensation. You get out of the water when your skin starts to crease. You feel refreshed.

+ Constitution experience.
-  Injury  Fatigue  Depression

* **Drink the Water.**

You cup your hands and get some water. Ick... SO SALTY! Your mouth is all pasty now... You need food to make the taste go away. Apart from the bad taste, you reckon your belly feels a bit lighter.

+  Hunger
-  Sickness

## Examine the Blue Shimmers (x1)

Relevant Skills: **Intelligence**

You approach a pool with blue shimmering lights on the water surface. You can't see the bottom. Is it very deep? Or is it because of the shimmers?

* **Try to Reach the Bottom**  (**Intelligence**)

Failure
You extend your hand to probe the water. It's deeper. No choice, you will have to lean inside. You take a deep breath and proceed. Instead of aimlessly wiggling your hands in search of anything useful, you opt for a more proactive approach and open your eyes. That was NOT a good idea. The high salt concentration burns your eyes. You get your head out of the water. Your vision is all blurry now. That wasn't a smart move...

+  Injury  Sickness
The participating survivor gains the negative trait Blinded for a few days.

Success
You extend your hand to probe the water. It's deeper. No choice, you will have to lean inside. You take a deep breath and proceed. Opening your eyes in such salted water would be a bad idea so you will have to search blindly. You wiggle your arms in search of anything useful. You find nothing of interest besides algae. When you get out of the water, you realise your skin is as smooth as a baby's. Not quite what you expected but you enjoy the feeling on your skin.

-  Depression
+  Seaweed
The participating survivor gains the positive trait Smooth Skin permanently.

* **Drink the water**

You cup your hands and get some water. Ick... SO SALTY! Your mouth is all pasty now... You need food to make the taste go away.

+  Hunger
You don't know if it's the heavy salted taste or the brine itself but you do feel more awake now.

-  Fatigue
## Examine the Red Shimmers (x1)

Relevant Skills: **Courage**

You approach a pool with red shimmering lights on the water surface. A lot of salt crystals are clustered on the rim of the cavity.

* **Get into the water.** (**Courage**)

Failure
You dip one foot into the water to test it. You feel some resistance and a soft burning feeling on your skin. That's odd... You don't want to risk it. You remove your foot.

Success
You dip one foot into the water to test it. You feel some resistance and a soft burning feeling on your skin. That's odd... You still decide to risk sitting in the water. Try is the keyword. You end up tumbling backwards. You... float on your back. You try to swim but you just tread water. It's actually pretty fun. Whatever you do, you float. You're having a blast!

-  Depression
At some point you decide to get out of the water. it's a bit of a hassle because of the water resistance but it was worth the trouble.

+  Fatigue

* **Drink the water.**

You cup your hands and get some water. Or rather try to. You take a sip and... Ick... It's PURE SALT, the saltiest water ever. You need food to make the taste go away. It was just one sip, but the unexpected saltiness of the water was too much. You empty your stomach on the shore.

+  Hunger
## Check for Salt (x2)

Relevant Skills:  **Harvesting**

You search the salt marshes for their white gold. The further from the sea you walk, the smaller salt crystal clusters you find.

* **Collect salt.** (**Harvesting**)

Failure
You decide to get the salt that is already clustered in small piles. The pile is quite hard and firmly stuck into the rim of the pool. It looks like you don't have a choice, you will need to scratch the surface to get some salt. It's taking ages and the repetitive movement hurts your wrist. But eventually you gather enough to use for cooking.

+  Salt
+ Harvesting experience

+  Fatigue
Success
You gather the salt on the surface of the water and form a pile. You let it dry a bit before storing it in your pouch.

+  Salt
+ Harvesting experience

+  Fatigue