Black Marsh
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Black Marsh is a region of the fictional Empire of Tamriel featured in the Elder Scrolls RPG series.
History
These vast swamplands were once part of the Second Empire, which, in 1E2837, had seized a large portion of it to create the Imperial Province of Black Marsh. Many humans still refer to the region by that name, but the Elves call it Argonia, after some ancient battlefield where many of their ancestors fell. Thus, the native inhabitants of the swamplands, a collection of beastly tribes of "lizard-men," have become, in common parlance, the Argonians.
Geography
It is located in the south-eastern part of the continent. It is largely swamp lands and the only humans ever to live there for any length of time would be the Kothringi tribesmen and they were wiped out by Knahaten Flu in 2E560. The Hist proved immune to the effects of this plague, leading to wild rumors that they had, in fact, created it through a manipulation of their cherished spore-trees.
Politics
These vast swamplands were once part of the Second Empire, which, in 1E2837, had seized a large portion of it to create the Imperial Province of Black Marsh. Black Marsh never regained its Provincial status after the dissolution of the Second Empire, though some parts of it are still considered Imperial territories.
Argonians are rarely seen outside of their homeland, except for a relatively intelligent strain called the Hist. Individuals of this strain are repulsive, but peaceful enough to be tolerated among the human kingdoms, and can be found as far from Black Marsh as western Hammerfell. The rest of the Argonians are viewed by more "cultured" races as primitive, reclusive, and practice "heathen" rituals of nature worship that necessitates a proximity to a certain type of spore-tree, which grows only in the interior of their native swamplands.
Notable Places
Murkwood
Located in the Black Marsh. This was the location of the seventh piece of the Staff of Chaos.
Vaults of Gemin
Location of a stone tablet that held the key to finding Murkwood.
| Major regions of The Elder Scrolls |
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| Nirn > Tamriel | Black Marsh | Cyrodiil | Elsweyr | Hammerfell | High Rock | Morrowind | Orsinium | Skyrim | Summerset Isles | Valenwood |
Other meanings
- The Black Marsh is also a fictional region in the action-RPG Diablo II.
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