The Ryvern Marshes are a dangerous, mystical place. At the edges light still filters through the canopy and it looks deceptively inviting. People venturing deeper into the swampy area soon learn that it's paths are hardly recognisable. Vines and lianas obstruct easy travel and large thickets suddenly block passage. Most of the water is not fit for consumption and disturbing it causes bad smells to burst free. Dangerous insects, fearsome flora and fierce predators called Svarpians lurk in the shadows. 
The Ryvern Marshes are warm all year round. In the hot season the temperatures are sweltering. Vegetation grows at speeds that defy logic and the insects swarm. Rains cool down the area in the wet season, causing the vegetation to grow out of control, leading to rot and browning in the ending season. All this decay causes dangerous road situations (slippery and murky). In the sprouting season, life starts anew, thriving on the nutrients of the life that came before it. 

The fierce, warded natures of the Ryvern Marshes attract a juvenile named Dyn on his search for a host forest. He's not much for visitors, and at times may clash against the protections laid by the Grand Masters, but it's more out of the principle of the thing than out of being overly aggressive or resentful of their presence. The Svarpians are definitely his favourite creatures and he'll shapeshift into their form far more than any other, passing extra judgment on any that come to tame one.

STATS:
Name: Dyn
Gender: Male
Species: Forest Guardian
Created by: Phoenix/The Xenoqueen

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