Crane Marsh is a small swamp, grey and misty against the sea. At the edge of the marsh is a low hill, and on this hill Delarosa Manor broods. It is a two-day journey by horse from Crosspoint to the hill. This adventure begins on November 1. There will be a new moon on November 4.
The marsh is bounded by Jackson Village on the north, King’s Head on the south, and Richard’s Cross on the west. The road between King’s Head and Jackson Village through the marsh is technically part of the main road between Watertown and Crosspoint, though many take the long way through Richard’s Cross to avoid the marsh.
- King’s Head
- Fishermen, farmers, and a storm port for ships crossing between Crosspoint and Watertown. The farmers grow squash, beets, rutabaga, and rhubarb.
- The servants of Mary Delarosa
- Several servants of Mary Delarosa survive in King’s Head. Anne Darby (83) and Thomas Darby (88) are the only surviving servants who were still employed at the house when Mary died.
- Farmer Giles Matheson
- The journey to Crane Hill is bleak and cold. Flies and mosquitos buzz up from the wet grasses as you follow the winding path through the marsh. An hour from the hill you pass an old farmer walking next to his ox. He grunts as he passes, not looking at you.
- Crane Marsh: Weather
- There will be snow tonight, a slushy, wet snow that freezes to the bone. This is November. The trees are bare, and rotten leaves are on the ground.
- Encounters in the Marsh
- The encounter chance is 40%; the rate is every eight hours toward the edge of the marsh and every thirty minutes near the house.
