Blood Marshes

The Blood Marshes are a region due west of Phlan and Hillsfar; they are the site of the Battle of the Citadel of the Raven. The remnants of that cataclysmic encounter left the land covered in lakes of blood and haunted by the wails of thousands upon thousands of tortured souls.

No one goes near this region unless driven by religious zeal, desperation or insantiy (or some combination thereof). Of late, the priests of Kelemvor and Velshaeroon have been fighting a territorial battle over this land of death. In 1377 DR, the two sides came to a very unsteady truce. Both sides exist side by side and bar entrance into their "holy land" to all but the most worthy.

In 1376 DR, a group led by Ladira Chembryl removed the minor artifact Scepter of the Tyrant's Eye from around the area of the Broken Tower. Once in the possession of Fzoul Chembryl, the artifact absorbed the remnants of its former master from Talbane Daggerfall, and unleashed a massive amount of negative energy on the surrounding area, awakening thousands of undead. Arteus Starshin served as the focus of the god Ilmater's will: in a coruscating blast of positive energy, the area around the Broken Tower was cleansed, and the undead destroyed, creating a Calm around the area. This act saved those who followed The Path of the Tome from certain death, and martyred the Paladin of Ilmater.

In 1377 DR, a devious necromancer named Dhal Grishamel recovered the other powerful artifact in the marshes - The Sword of the Triad. Needing it for his evil plans, the former sword of Nassim Molrin was saved by the Seahook Convoy. Specifically, Talcoerr Eveningfall grabbed the sword out of the collapsing Broken Tower and away from a fallen Grishamel. An act of Ilmater later, and the sword was taken from Talcoerr. It was later split by the gods into the three weapons it was originally made from, and reappeared into the hands of a follower of Tyr (another member of the Convoy, Traim), Ilmater (Michael Illent), and Torm.