I don't say this enough but I love all of this! Also congratulations!

Control Swarm. Allows him to manipulate large amounts of insects or vermin. Very handy and useful in a swamp. This would be different from undead where he would share some sort of mental link. It allows him to use more creatures with less or equal strain but less control. I'd most likely use this to track down the cats or lure them into a trap since it's not like he can control enough mosquitoes to drain them dry haha. I was thinking since he's studied magics from many different sources maybe he has ran into a druidic race of some sort and learned it from them. Even a race similar to Skaven (rat people) or Myconid (mushroom people) would have such magics and might of even existed in the swamp once upon a time before being driven out by the dumping.

well I used to put hats and shirts in the freezer and swap them out to keep cool in college with no AC. If you put a bucket of ice water in front of a fan that'll help as well, not alot but it'll help. I've also had roommates make ghetto AC units from styrofoam coolers, ice, and a desk fan. A more permanent solution would be to buy a portable AC unit. They have like small ones for single rooms for like 80-100$.

This is the only reason why I downloaded this app. Your story is wonderful. I'd honestly rather have one upload a week for your own sake then you burn yourself out. We will all understand if you have to tone it down. Thank you for all that you do kind author.