Ghyll:Bethelanious Mist

Bethelanious Mist is a very rare sight indeed. It has been seen in such places as Umbo Moor, Elminster Mire and Pelon Peak. It has been described as a heavy foggy mist. It seems to cling onto any surface which passes through it and it possesses a stench so awful that many a traveller has become fatally ill when passing through it. It's a good thing the Mist doesn't show up frequently or regularly in any one place, but it's irregular appearances do cause some alarm in the people who believe in curses.

In -120 EC, Whelmin Shirnkal was newly and happily married. He had just completed building his fielding hut and was ready to move his new family into it. Unfortunately, his hut was built on a non-stable area of ground. During their first night, the hut collapsed. Whelmin and his new mate were killed instantly. Over the course of several days, people in the area of his collapsed hut began to notice a thick mist rise off of the ground during the early morning. It was recorded by many who wished to not be named since they felt it was a curse over the ground of the dead newly-weds. The smell wasn't there until many weeks had passed. At first, it was thought that there was some dead animal nearby causing the smell, but when the mist went away, the smell went away as well. All attempts to locate the cause of the smell failed, usually fatally, as noted above.

In -92 EC, a small child was found dead in the area of the Elminster Mire. The stench of the Mist clung to his clothing and he was burned and buried on the spot. That very night, the Mist arose in the Mire and three more were killed.

In -58 EC, during the Battle of Umbo Moor, the fighting was called off when the Mist appeared on the Moor. It was recorded by many soldiers and some believe that the smell of the mist drove Mox Elder slightly insane long enough for him to believe he had seen the White Lady. From here, the stories of the Mist grow even more wild and dark. There are few who have taken the time to actually keep a record of the sightings.

The most recent sighting was in -10 EC in a unnoteworthy field of land. No one owned the land and no one had lived there for quite some time. Some travellers noticed the Mist out in the field and they quickly turned around and went back to the last town to report it. By the time anyone with Scholarly interest could arrive, the Mist was gone. Curiously, a small totem of some unknown origin was found on that field after the Mist left. It is still being researched to determine if it was there before the Mist or if it was left there by the Mist.

Citations:Pelon Peak,fielding hut,Umbo Moor

--Trousle Undrhil 02:00, 24 May 2005 (EDT)