Marmera: the beginning

Marmera is a valley near Hoa, at the foot of the Juralian Mountians. In the heart of the valley lie the ruins of Marmera, a citadel built by a group of adventurers nearly two hundred years ago. The adventurers cleared the valley of the resident monsters, but could not drive them from the mountains. As they grew old and eventually died, the monsters attacked the castle and brought it to ruins. Now, Marmera is mainly visited by adventurers seeking the great fortune rumored to lie within the ruins or the monster lairs in the nearby mountains. Many who travel into the valley never make it back.

This is the safest portion of the valley -- the shore with its campsite sheltered in the ruins, and an easy escape by ship. The ruined dam once made a small pond, but now the water spills through the broken stones on its way to the sea