This vast salt swamp stretches along
the shore of the Sword Coast for over a
100 miles, reaching inland over 30 miles
at its greatest width. It is a desolate,
foetid, insect-infested place, seldom visited
by men and home to numerous
deadly creatures.

The Mere of Dead Men was named
for the thousands of men, elves, and
dwarves of the Fallen Kingdom who
were slain here when orc hordes routed
them here from the present-day site
of Triboar.

Travelers on the High Road, which
skirts the Mere to the east, have been
known to travel for three days and
nights without stopping to avoid camping
near the Mere. Will-o-(the)-wisps
bobbing over the Mere are a common
sight at night from the High Road.

Tales are told of floating islands, of
eerie pools of magical aspect, of lizard
men commanded by liches, and even of
a penanggalan of monstrous size that
haunts the area. Understandably, few
folk are moved to investigate the dark,
scummy waters of the Mere to learn the
dire truths for themselves.
 

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A vat salt swamp stretches along the
Sword Coast shore here for over a hundred
miles, reaching a width of over thirty miles at
its greatest extent. It is a desolate, insecthaunted
place, seldom visited by men, and
home to many fell creatures. The Mere of
Dead Men was named for the thousands of
men slain here when orc hordes that outnumbered
them overwhelmed and routed them
by striking south from the present-day site of
Triboar and east across The Stone Bridge and
Ironford. The orcs pursued the men westwards
between the coastal peaks, and slaughtered
the human army as it was forced back
into the icy waves.

Travelers on the High Road, which skirts
the Mere to the east, have been known to
travel for three days and nights without
stopping to avoid camping near the Mere.
Will-o-(the)-wisps bobbing over the Mere
are common sights by night on this stretch
of the High Road. Legends speak of floating
islands in the midst of the Mere, of lizardmen
commanded by liches, and even of a
penanggalan of monstrous size that haunts
the area, but few are moved to investigate
the dark water of the swamp to learn dire
truth for themselves.