Deadman's Crossing

Situated at the eastern crossroads of Deadwind Pass, Deadman's Crossing links the shadows of Duskwood with the murky depths of the Swamp of Sorrows, while a foreboding southern track ascends toward the haunted tower of Karazhan. The crossing takes its name from the twisted hangman's tree planted at the road's fork, where a pair of rotting corpses dangle overhead as a stark warning to all who pass. Beside the tree, battered wooden signs offer blunt advice to travelers, urging them to turn back and abandon hope. The canyon itself is thick with hostile beasts and dark sorceries, yet travelers moving steadfastly along the packed dirt road will find the crossing itself oddly unmolested, so long as they do not wander into the blighted rocks.