Aabanu Sea (ABA an ow)

the Great Green

The Aabanu Sea, called Wadja Wer in ages past, and nicknamed 'the Great Green' by modern sailors, is a sea connected to the Criup Ocean. Aabanu sits in-between the Heartlands of Novyum and the Espin Peninsula of Slavyum on the major continent of Ethae. There is evidence, both in ancient stories, and physical ruins below the waves, that the sea was once a wide plain know as Larsnu Plains. This land had tundra like conditions during the Randagri Period when glaciers covered much of the north and south of Aldern and sea levels dropped.

The sea has been important for merchants and travelers since its first recorded existence. It has facilitated trade, cultural development, and political power through the ages. Both Republic of Lakorth and United Kingdoms of Novyum held absolute nautical control of the sea, which contributed to the expansion of those nations, and their unchallenged control of the continent.

With the decline of United Novyum and the century of civil wars that have raged over the Northern Reach of Ethae the sea has lost much of its long relatively peaceful history. Pirates plague the shipping lanes, warship of every nation hunt the waters, and creatures, drawn in by the blood of war, lurk below. The northwestern region of the sea is largely defended by the navies of Lechlan and Haithfia, who, despite being rivals, work together to defend their coast and as much of the sea as they can in these troubled times.