"Issa' very important to understand the minds of these fellows. Some, they are only interested inna' gold. Gold, gold, gold. It's all they care about. Others, well they have their heads inna' clouds, anna' its all exploring and discovering. They say, "I wassa' first person to discover this famous temple," anna', "I wassa' first person to sail on such-and-such sea," anna' they is forever boasting and telling enormous whoppers when we all know they's never been further than Blood River. Then again, some, well some just here for da fighting or da beer or da laydies... anna' you 'ave to watch them fellows pretty closely!"
The location of the Blood River in the Badlands at the head of the Black Gulf.
The Blood River is the river which acts as the border that separates the Border Princes from the Badlands.[2a]
The Skull River met the River Starnak and the two continue down towards the Blood River. Both are large rivers in their own right and swift-moving, but when the two meet, their currents merge seamlessly, only a little spray and a touch of churned white indicate where the two became one. The result is a wider but equally fast River Starnak, which ran south until it was swallowed by the massive Blood River. The Blood River in turn widens into the Black Gulf that leads to the Tilean Sea.[2b]
The Blood River is notoriously bigger than the Howling River.[2c]