>"Everyone in Easthaven that might've known anything. I just made it back to Braston; you're my first stop before I see Marisa."
>"I don't mean to discourage you, but I rather doubt this is within her expertise, either. Marisa is very good at what she does, but she is not of an academic inclination. Though I suppose it cannot hurt to try."
>He takes another sip of tea and then gives you an odd look. "Do you believe you are contagious?"
>What's the Wild Lands?
>The Wild Lands is a large and only loosely defined expanse to the west of Hanashibara, extending all the way to the Dragon's Spine mountains. It is so called because of the numerous barbaric and even feral youkai who live there. In the distant past, there were supposedly great cities in that part of the world, but their presence is long lost to time, and while you believe there have been several attempts to settle it since, none managed to gain civilization any enduring foothold. Moreover, around half a century ago, a great horde of youkai and other magical creatures surged forth from it and fell upon the neighboring lands. You aren't familiar with the details of the ensuing war, but you understand it was a very heated thing for a while, although the invasion was ultimately driven back and scattered.
>Things have been quieter since, but it is still considered one of the most dangerous parts of the world to travel through, and a significant reason that trade with the Far West is so limited. Conversely, the ruins of lost civilization to be found there offer the promise of riches and buried heirlooms to any Seeker confident enough to search for them. There are no shortage of rumors about the place, and it's often difficult to discern fact from fiction.
