The party walks around towards the South, towards the marshlands. The smell of sulfur is strong here, and while some of the pools of water are warm and of swim-able quality, others are scalding furnaces of steaming, boiling waters. In the bottom of some of the fiercly bubbling ones are the skeletal remains of scouts who had not observed their footing. Mangroves shade a nearby swamp, just beyond sight, A small dirt path leads away from the swamps, and over to Genkysou village... trailing away in the other direction leads to the Southern mountain range.. A Snowy line of inhospitable mountains where the cold is surely as lethal as the animals that live there. The Screaming forest borders the West... a small spring river trails off through the forest, past the screaming sounds, and into what must presumably be the great ocean by the Imperial Capital - somewhere off in the distant infinity. small fish swim in the stream, hiding in the skulls of one of Evelyn's distant ancestors.<br/><br/>As they approach - the earth trembles a little and a geyser spurts high into the air - shooting scalding water out in a stream until the pressure subsides and it cascades down, overflowing its crater with warm water. Small bones litter the landscape, Human and monster alike.<br/><br/>From the mangroves, there is a sound of tricking water, and a high buzzing noise, perhaps someone knowledgeable about such things, or the area itself might be able to identify what that means. The wind blows gently, carrying the foul scents of the area with it. It smells of death, decay and sulfur.<br/><br/>In the far distance, the birds rustle, and a Dragon takes to the skies from atop his mountain peak... He flaps his leathery wings, and flies over the screaming forest in the direction of Zarful... probably to sate his hunger. But its journey takes it far away from your party.