<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Xaeyruudh&#039;s Index]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Xaeyruudh]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/author/xaeyruudh/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Swamp of&nbsp;Akhlaur]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>This information is intended for use with the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/Company/Brands/DnD.aspx" target="_blank">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a> role-playing game.</p>
<h3>At a Glance</h3>
<p>A <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/swamps/" title="Swamps">swamp</a> in <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/halruaa/" title="Halruaa">Halruaa</a>.</p>
<p>Circa 1150 DR, this was dry land, surrounding the tower of a conjurer named Akhlaur.  A botched casting resulted in the wizard&#8217;s disappearance&#8230; and in a portal remaining open, through which water and monsters flowed.  Fast-forward to the present, and while the River Ghalagar drains much of the water coming through the portal, a still-expanding swamp has claimed nearly 3,000 square miles.  Many have tried to uncover (and neutralize) the source of the flooding, but these efforts have been resisted by the denizens of the swamp: snakes, <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/crocodile/" title="Crocodile">crocodiles</a>, piranha, and other typical swamp monsters, plus <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/ghoul/" title="Ghoul">ghouls</a>, <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/wight/" title="Wight">wights</a>, and something decidedly <em>atypical</em>&#8230; <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/laraken/" title="Laraken">laraken</a>.  These creatures are found nowhere else in Faer&ucirc;n and it may be safely assumed that they had something to do with Akhlaur&#8217;s demise.</p>
<h3>Sources</h3>
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<li><em><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/reference-in-frcs/" title="References in the 3e Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting">Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting</a></em> [11836] page 194</li>
<li><em><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/fr16-9388/" title="References in The Shining South (FR16)">The Shining South</a></em> [FR16/9388] Map (spelled Swamp of Akhluar here) and pages 11-12</li>
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