The Village of Byol is a most vile place. The lords and ladys that govern it are callous and consumed by greed. While they sit in safe and warm manor homes, feasting on many fine beasts, the people of the village are left to wither and fear that which dwells in the nearby marshes. The Marshes claim many victims each year, most of which are the lives of the brave hunters who must enter the marshes in search of food. They encounter many beast, but none are so majestic and beautiful as the Kelpie, the shining Waterhorse of the murky marshes.