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"When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. And that one sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Son, the strongest castle in all of England." | "When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. And that one sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Son, the strongest castle in all of England." | ||
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| − | A '''wetland''' is a type of {{L|biome}}, flooded permanently or only periodically | + | A '''wetland''' is a type of {{L|biome}}, flooded permanently or only periodically, with an abundance of {{L|plants|foliage}}, including heavy, specialized {{L|tree}}-growth and a vast ecosystem. The landscape is very flat, with only occasional, small gradients. {{L|Pond}}s are abundant. Wetlands tend to form around {{L|ocean}}ic coastlines, especially where {{L|river}}s meet the ocean. |
| − | They generally have a high {{L|water}} table, meaning that an accessible {{L|aquifer}} is only a few tiles below the surface (and in occasionally unlucky circumstances, directly beneath the surface). It can be incredibly difficult to nigh-impossible to extract {{L|stone}}s from these areas, making the long-term feasibility of a fort doubtful; it is | + | They generally have a high {{L|water}} table, meaning that an accessible {{L|aquifer}} is only a few tiles below the surface (and in occasionally unlucky circumstances, directly beneath the surface). It can be incredibly difficult to nigh-impossible to extract {{L|stone}}s from these areas, making the long-term feasibility of a fort doubtful; it is recommended that an additional, non-saturated biome be selected as well. The stratification is often hard to ascertain, as it is difficult to penetrate the aquifer. Usually there are a few layers of {{L|clay}} and {{L|loam}} followed, eventually, by stone and rock beneath. |
| − | Wetlands with | + | Wetlands with {{L|water#Salt Water|saltwater}} make habitability more precarious, as the aquifer and surrounding ponds are not drinkable. The water first has to be {{L|Water#Salt_Water|desalinated}}. |
Specific categories of wetlands are '''marshes''' and '''swamps'''. | Specific categories of wetlands are '''marshes''' and '''swamps'''. | ||
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* Tropical freshwater swamp | * Tropical freshwater swamp | ||
* Tropical saltwater swamp | * Tropical saltwater swamp | ||
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'''In savage wetlands appear:''' | '''In savage wetlands appear:''' | ||
| − | * {{L|Two legged rhino lizard}} | + | * {{L|Two-legged rhino lizard}} |
'''In good, benign wetlands appear:''' | '''In good, benign wetlands appear:''' | ||
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* {{L|Fairy}} | * {{L|Fairy}} | ||
* {{L|Pixie}} | * {{L|Pixie}} | ||
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{{Category|World}} | {{Category|World}} | ||
Revision as of 05:52, 13 July 2011
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"When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. And that one sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Son, the strongest castle in all of England."
A wetland is a type of Template:L, flooded permanently or only periodically, with an abundance of Template:L, including heavy, specialized Template:L-growth and a vast ecosystem. The landscape is very flat, with only occasional, small gradients. Template:Ls are abundant. Wetlands tend to form around Template:Lic coastlines, especially where Template:Ls meet the ocean.
They generally have a high Template:L table, meaning that an accessible Template:L is only a few tiles below the surface (and in occasionally unlucky circumstances, directly beneath the surface). It can be incredibly difficult to nigh-impossible to extract Template:Ls from these areas, making the long-term feasibility of a fort doubtful; it is recommended that an additional, non-saturated biome be selected as well. The stratification is often hard to ascertain, as it is difficult to penetrate the aquifer. Usually there are a few layers of Template:L and Template:L followed, eventually, by stone and rock beneath.
Wetlands with Template:L make habitability more precarious, as the aquifer and surrounding ponds are not drinkable. The water first has to be Template:L.
Specific categories of wetlands are marshes and swamps. The types of wetlands you will find are:
- Temperate freshwater marsh
- Temperate saltwater marsh
- Tropical freshwater marsh
- Tropical saltwater marsh
- Temperate freshwater swamp
- Temperate saltwater swamp
- Tropical freshwater swamp
- Tropical saltwater swamp
- Mangrove swamp
Temperate marshes
(both freshwater and saltwater)
Wildlife
Creatures
In temperate marshes appear:
In savage temperate marshes appear:
In evil temperate marshes appear:
Vermin
In temperate marshes appear:
Tropical marshes
(both freshwater and saltwater)
Wildlife
Creatures
In tropical marshes appear:
In savage tropical marshes appear:
In evil tropical marshes appear:
Temperate swamps
(both freshwater and saltwater)
Wildlife
Creatures
In temperate swamps appear:
In savage temperate swamps appear:
In evil temperate swamps appear:
Tropical swamps
(freshwater and saltwater, as well as mangrove swamps)
Wildlife
Creatures
In tropical swamps appear:
In savage tropical swamps appear:
In evil tropical swamps appear:
General Wetland Wildlife
Vermin
In temperate marshes appear:
- Template:L
- All insect vermin
- All vermin found in a Template:L
- Template:L
- Template:L
- Template:L
In evil wetlands appear:
In good wetlands appear:
In savage wetlands appear:
In good, benign wetlands appear:
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