Old Dan knew he had some worthless swampy land that was dark and sinister even on the best of days.  The legends went back to the earliest days, of when folks told Dan they thought spooks and haunts could be seen in the swamp from time to time.  He knew of an old trail into the swamp, and told more than one visitor it was a shortcut to town...many who entered never came out.

Old Dan never entered the swamp at night for he too had seen things he did not want to talk about.  On one such visit he found an old graveyard he did not know existed for it was from before his time.  Some said it was the scene of a massacre.  Others said it was a place spirits took their victims to the underworld. Once, someone found a talisman that appeared to be that worn by a druid priest, but everyone knows this was never the home of druids.

The sounds people hear from the swamp today are just as scary as they were back in the days the Taymans roamed the area.  If you find yourself in the swamp, be sure to remember these words of warning: Beware of the quicksand and things that move on the ground.  And whatever you do, do not leave the trail.  Some folks who have made it through the trail have told wild stories of horrible spirits still lurking, looking for fresh victims.  So take warning that the creatures of the swamp, the spirits of the underworld, or just the swamp itself may swallow you up and you will be lost forever.  If you see the Greenman, do not look him in the eye—you will be taken into the realm of the netherworld.