The Town Under the Swamp

A small town buried far beneath the swamp on the edge of town, uncovered by a series of earthquakes that shook the area. The town is accessed through a large sinkhole that has appeared in the middle of the swamp, but the only way in is to just fall and hope you find something to land on. The name of the town is as of yet undiscovered, as are the events that took place to wipe out the population.

At some point in the past, the town was encased in a dome made from stone and sealed off from the world and the swamp was built over the top of it. Before the town was sealed, all of the townspeople were gathered in Lathander's temple (point 1 on the map) in the town centre (point 3), which was then set alight from the inside, destroying the entire population. When living creatures venture too close to the centre of town, the surviving consciousness of those who died begins to react. They will attempt to impart their own fear and suffering onto those who dare to live where they couldn't. Creatures that wander the streets will hear the citizens banging on doors, weeping, screaming as they are barred inside the town and left to burn, or to simply perish as the town is buried and forgotten.

The buildings in town that weren't destroyed by the earthquakes remain perfectly intact as the town stays frozen in time. No food in the town has rotted, no drink has aged. No dust has settled, aside from the cremated ashes inside the temple. Any defining information about the town, such as the names of places or people has been destroyed.

The town first appeared in the quest "Deltora Qwest", after a party accidentally discovered it while searching for missing cows in the swamp. A number of powerful undead creatures appeared to have made the town their home, along with an insane draconic beast that had hidden within the temple.