The Mireglass Expanse


 Between fractured mountains and drowned lowlands lies the Mireglass Expanse - a swamp that reflects not the sky above, but what should never be seen. Its waters are clear as mirrors, yet the reflections within twist into alien landscapes, forgotten faces, or futures that bleed into the present.

Travelers say the Mireglass is not water at all, but a liquid memory, a fluid collected from the wounds of time itself. To step into it is to risk being claimed - not drowned, but rewritten.

Features of the Expanse

  • Mirror Bloom: Strange lilies that open only at night, their petals reflecting stars that do not exist. Consuming them grants visions but burns away fragments of the eater’s past.

  • Glassbound Dead: Corpses half-submerged, their eyes wide open, endlessly replaying their final breaths in reflection.

  • Echo Isles: Patches of solid ground where sound fractures; every word spoken is repeated minutes later, whispered by unseen throats.

For the Player

Exploring the Mireglass Expanse is more than survival - it is a confrontation with the self. Every reflection might show not who you are, but who you might have been. Some find strength in facing those images; others never climb back from the swamp’s grasp.

For the Storyteller

The Mireglass is best used as a narrative crossroads. Let its waters reveal secrets players should not yet know, or hint at fates they may yet suffer. Encounters here should feel unstable: maps lose meaning, allies seem doubled, even weapons may reflect a will of their own. The swamp is not hostile - it simply refuses to be ignored.
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