Zun River

This large slow moving river begins in the Iron Mountains and empties into the Caragan Sea. On foggy days it is impossible to see the opposite shore. While this makes crossing the river difficult, it is perfect for barge traffic. Even the narrowest areas can easily fit several of the largest barges side-by-side with nobody in danger of running aground or striking another barge. Only when the winter’s snows melt does the river become dangerous to travelers. Since most of the rivers and underground springs empty into the Zun, during a year with heavy snowfall the Zun River can rise several feet. This makes the river dangerous to any boats, as the strong undercurrents have been known to pull oarsmen off the boat and into its depths.

This is compounded by the fact that many species of river serpent migrate down the Zun in the fall, and then back up in the spring. While most of them are small and little danger, some have grown large enough to sink smaller ferries. Anyone in the water during the spring migration is likely to find themselves attacked by a frenzy of serpents. The fall migration is not as dangerous as the serpents are not driven by a mating frenzy.