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[[File:DireMarshTitle.png|thumb|right|300px|Dire Marsh]]
'''Dire Marsh''' is a [[Zone]] on [[Tau Ceti IV]], and part of the [[New Cascadia]] colony. 
{{Quote|New Cascadia Colony Agricultural Production<br>
The Dire Marsh facilities focused on the research and active development of hybrid food sources. Evidence of a quarantine operation indicates a dark period in colony history. Apparent point of emergence of the Anomaly.|In-game description}}

== Overview ==
[[File:DireMarsh Map.webp|thumb|right|350px|The map of Dire Marsh.]]

=== Regions ===
*[[AI Uplink]]
*[[Algae Ponds]]
*[[Bio-Research]]
*[[Complex]]
*[[Greenhouse]]
*[[Maintenance]]
*[[Quarantine]]

=== Sub-regions ===
*[[Anomaly]]
*[[Canal]]
*[[East Gate]]
*[[Intersection]]
*[[West Gate]]

=== Interactive Map ===
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== Keys ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Type
!Region
!Map link
|-
|AI Uplink Servers
|{{Keyword|Prestige}} Key
|[[AI Uplink]]
|<span class="plainlinks">[//{{SERVERNAME}}/Map:Dire_Marsh?marker=prestige_ai_uplink_servers marker]</span>
|-
|Greenhouse Operations
|{{Keyword|Prestige}} Key
|[[Greenhouse]]
|<span class="plainlinks">[//{{SERVERNAME}}/Map:Dire_Marsh?marker=prestige_greenhouse_ops marker]</span>
|-
|Maintenance Canal
|{{Keyword|Superior}} Key
|[[Maintenance]]
|<span class="plainlinks">[//{{SERVERNAME}}/Map:Dire_Marsh?marker=superior_maintenance_canal marker]</span>
|-
|Quarantine Morgue
|{{Keyword|Superior}} Key
|[[Quarantine]]
|<span class="plainlinks">[//{{SERVERNAME}}/Map:Dire_Marsh?marker=superior_quarantine_morgue marker]</span>
|-
|Algae Ponds Office
|{{Keyword|Deluxe}} Key
|[[Algae Ponds]]
|<span class="plainlinks">[//{{SERVERNAME}}/Map:Dire_Marsh?marker=deluxe_maintenance_pump marker]</span>
|-
|Complex Shed
|{{Keyword|Deluxe}} Key
|[[Complex]]
|<span class="plainlinks">[//{{SERVERNAME}}/Map:Dire_Marsh?marker=deluxe_complex_shed marker]</span>
|-
|Greenhouse Lab
|{{Keyword|Deluxe}} Key
|[[Greenhouse]]
|<span class="plainlinks">[//{{SERVERNAME}}/Map:Dire_Marsh?marker=deluxe_greenhouse_lab marker]</span>
|-
|Maintenance Pump
|{{Keyword|Deluxe}} Key
|[[Maintenance]]
|<span class="plainlinks">[//{{SERVERNAME}}/Map:Dire_Marsh?marker=deluxe_maintenance_pump marker]</span>
|-
|}

== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
File:TauCetiLandscape.png|Dire Marsh as it appeared in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZUv1-qR1Aw Save the Date Trailer]
File:2025 DEC Marathon Press Kit Compressed 012.jpg|[[The Anomaly]] on Dire Marsh.
File:2026 Marathon Server Slam PressKit Compressed 04.jpg|A lockdown event on Dire Marsh.
</gallery>

==Appearance==
*''[[Marathon (2026)]]'' {{1st}}

==References==
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{{Zones}}
[[Category:Zones]]
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 File:2025 DEC Marathon Press Kit Compressed 012.jpg|[[The Anomaly]] on Dire Marsh.
 File:2026 Marathon Server Slam PressKit Compressed 04.jpg|A lockdown event on Dire Marsh.
-File:NuCal AgricultureInfra.png|NuCaloric agricultural infrastructure on Dire Marsh.
-File:DireMarshAgriculture.png|Aquaculture structures on Dire Marsh.
-File:DireMarsh BoundaryNorth.png|Boundary markers north of [[Bio-Research]].
-File:DireMarsh RetainingWall.png|A yellow retaining wall west of [[Greenhouse]].
-File:DireMarsh SecurityWalkway.png|A security walkway east of [[Complex]].
-File:DireMarsh Maintenance NotSafeHere.png|Graffiti scrawled on the roof of [[Maintenance]].
-File:Bio-Research TickHarvest.png|Ticks being harvested in Greenhouse.
-File:Greenhouse Aquaculture.png|Aquacultures on the interior of Greenhouse.
-File:GreenhouseInterior.png|The interior of Greenhouse.
 </gallery>
 ==Appearance==
 *''[[Marathon (2026)]]'' {{1st}}