My first swamp encounter was not nearly that spectacular, but I was VERY surprised when I was trying to block a draugr axe with my trusty wooden shield that had served me so well in the black forest.

Yeah, that hit hurt. Went straight through my shield. I somehow survived just to step in the water to attack those nice colorful worms, only to get... poisoned.

Yeah, I didn't live much longer. Thankfully that was right at the border to a patch of meadows. A few meters away I had restored a very small hut, so I awoke there butt naked.

The draugr were not pleased.

They attacked my hut, broke through the wood and killed me in my bed.

And again.

Finally, the game had some pity on me and the bed broke. I woke up in the stone circle and thought, "How the f*** am I going to get my stuff back?", and, "Do I really have to slog through that whole black forest again to get to that stupid swamp?"

Yeah, I had a portal in that hut, but I was still fairly new to the game, and didn't think about taking portals with me everywhere I go.

So, I did go back there, and thankfully the draugr had retreated, so veeeeery carefully I could retrieve my stuff. Everything was looking good.

Or so I thought.

I was just done when I heard a deep rumble.

You can guess what followed next. ;)