> <i>He said that his people wouldn’t camp within two miles of the depressions, get closer than half a mile or collect the water that filled some. A fire devil would fill them with iron should they dare.</i><p>I don't know enough bout meteorite, but is it possible that the water nearby is contained by the meteorite and is toxic? (Or at least that is was toxic for a time after the meteorite fall, and nobody dare to retry later.)