Codi Sea

the Shallow Sea

The Codi Sea, with its sister, the Cony Sea, are often referred together as the Shallow Sea in the Heartlands. The two are the primary bodies of waters that divide the Western Reach of Ethae from the Northern Reach of Ethae. It is a matter of pride to the locals to understand the two seas are different. They will get rather annoyed with foreigners that them mix up, or simply ignore one or the other (usually the Cony Sea). A common topic in many local ports is the debate on where one sea ends and the other begins.

Sitting north of Craddle Valley and west of the Cutting Mountains, the sea has been the highway between nations throughout history. Its waters have a low salinity and abundant sea life. Large quantities of plankton have resulted in unusually high fish production. While the southern shores along Craddle Valley primarily sand dunes, its northern coasts are rich with vegetation and avian life. The Codi Sea is a shallow sea, with depths between 3 to 30 feet at the deepest.

In the myths of the ancients the Codi Sea, and the Cony to the north, were once great grasslands, what modern historian called the Codi Plains. There is a truth to these myths found in the sea itself. Throughout history, ancient structures, and ruined city could be seen below the waves on clear sunny days. These sites are hard to find today, as many are overgrown with plant life and reefs, or just buried in sediment over the centuries. The Jenuwan Order often funds expeditions to the two seas in search for these underwater runs, hoping to discover knowledge of antiquity. A largely fruitless endeavor, as most sites are little more than vague square shapes on the seafloor, or a few stone walls, with nothing more to see. The most famous of these ruins is the well documented, but little understood, Sunken Eda, near the seas center.