Baallalota

Baallalota, the Swamp's Heart, is located in the heart of the Graidmere Swamp north-east of Lake Prophyria, near the far north-eastern border of the Ustalavic county of Sinaria. Baallalota is an area of ground within the Graidmere where daughters of the swamp dance a ritual on the night of the vernal equinox to determine the year's Queen of Baallalota.

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Inhabitants

The site serves as the home of the Blackearth clan of Sarkorians, as well as the lair of the black dragon Seryzilian, who slumbers in the depths of Adderpool at the center of Baallalota.

Religion

Baallalota is the site of an ancient religious rite that draws on ancient Kellid tradition. Each year, the Daughters of the Swamp dance wildly for the spirits of the swamp and allow them to possess their bodies. Equipped with bladed scarves, the dance becomes wilder and more frenetic until only one remains by morning, the blood and viscera left as an offering to the swamp spirits. The one daughter who remains is then granted the title of Queen of Baallalota for a year until the swamp claims its bride.

References

Paizo published a major article on Baallalota and the dragon Seryzilian in Dragons Unleashed.

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