Bottomless Bogs

The Bottomless Bogs covered an extensive area of northeastern Vaasa, and consisted of cold swampland, foul mires and smelly lakes that had been left behind as the ice retreated northwards. The country was fairly navigable so long as temperatures were low enough, but in the heat of the northern summer, the land became a vast sludgy soup where “the tallest horse would wet its belly,” according to Damaran lore. Summer also brought on insidious pits of sucking mud that could entrap the unwary; using an experienced guide while traversing the bogs was highly recommended.

The community of Moortown was located in the southern part of the bogs along the Beaumaris River.

Deep within these wetlands there were persistent rumors of some possibly magical hot springs, but many explorers had lost their lives looking for them.