Orion, Between the Tall Reeds

There is a path not far from here.  It leads up into the marshlands; a place that has remained mostly untouched from the meddling hands of mankind for many years.  It is not without good reason that few dare to venture inside as no one has ever returned from a journey into the land of tall reeds.  Legends tell of a creature that lives deep within the bowels of this wet patch of wilderness.  A creature of deadly speed and strength.  Some say it is an ancient spirit bound to the land to protect it.  Others believe it to be some demon born from a roaming group of occultists.  There is even one legend in which it describes the creature as a pet abandoned and left chained up to die.  Infused with intense rage at its former master, it clings to life centuries later only such that it can one day get sweet revenge against the human that left it.  No matter the origin story though, one aspect remains the same in every legend: if you see a pair of glowing eyes appear between the tall reeds, then it is already too late.