Sometimes referred to as the Shadowed Forest, the Syrinwald is a depressed area of land located between the Hills of the Osksi Empire and the fertile forested lands of the Ardiventi Barony. Often called a swamp, the Syrinwald, especially the southern half, is more accurately a bayou. It is dark and dank, filled with quick death for the uninitiated. Quicksand, poisoned ponds, aggressive reptiles, and the scores of diseases one might encounter are only slightly less dangerous than the sentient beings which call the area home.

The Syrinwald is divided both geographically and politically by the slow moving Feyranse River which drains the mist covered Shadow Lake into Skybreak Bay. The north is somewhat drier with ranges of tree covered hills pushing out of the soggy lowlands. Over the decades, the Mordanti have been fairly successful in pacifying the local flora and fauna and today the Feyranse is a major trade route. However in the south, wild things still roam. The crafty Nianians, who call this deep bayou home, are perfectly content with the symbiotic relationship they have with the karragit tribes inhabiting the area. The human inhabitants of the Syrinwald, mostly of Mordanti descent, are banded together into an alliance known as the Mordanti Confederation. While the alliance puts up a good show for outsides, disagreements between individual cities are frequent and often bloody.

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