The Plane of Disease

The surface of this region is made of diseased, rotten, putrid flesh. The water here is murky in color, resembling bile and other foul body fluids. A stagnant swamp exists in the south. Fleshy tunnels drip and ooze with phlegm and bile. Blisters and boils are plentiful on the surface. Thick hairs grow up in place of trees; scars and open wounds are prevalent on the ground. When it rains here, green bile falls from the sky.

A narrow pass grants access through a mountain ridge of bone to the high altitude area in the north. Past the bony mountain ridge lies the Temple of Bertoxxulous.

Grimror's Swamp of Bile is a large area filled with various forms of flymen and malarians. The flymen are drawn to the rancid swamp. They aren't known to be aggressive, but will not hesitate to unleash deadly venom from their mouths when threatened. The venom, when released, is known to carry various diseases. The malarians, also carriers of disease, hover over the swamp looking for their next meal. Swamp rats can also be found in this area, swimming through the murky water looking for sustenance. On occasion, a larvae slithers out of the ooze and onto the ground where it begins its life cycle.

Arachnids dwell in the Wanderlands of the western portion of the Plane of Disease. The arachnids originally lived within the fleshy caverns, but many have since moved out onto the surface. These creatures are known to wander alone, but will typically assist another of their kind who is under attack. Of those remaining in the caves, the strongest live deeper underground, while the weaker ones are often drawn out onto the surface area to feed. The arachnids share the caves with the bubonians. These rat-like creatures carry a multitude of diseases that wreak havoc upon humanoids.

Rivers of putrid pus and bile flow through the Plane of Disease. Malarians, amid piles of goo, cluster close to the river areas. They are known for their aggression tendencies as well as for their deadly venom that causes blindness in their prey.

The Crypt of Decay lies within the Plane of Disease. The ancient crypt is buried under tons of dust and is filled with pestilence and the odor of death. The walls and floor are soiled, damp and foul – unsightly stains are everywhere, heaps of carrion rot in the corners, and the moist, putrid air is enough to make anyone sick.