The Raging Abyss
Geography
The Raging Abyss refers to the Ocean in between the continents Cadalyn, Kysa, and Edune. It is so unfathomably deep that its water seems pitch black.
Localized Phenomena
It is plagued by unpredictable storms. These storms mess with navigational equipment such as compasses, while also darkening the night sky, obstructing the stars, making it neigh impossible to navigate these waters. Most ships stick to the shorelines as much as possible, with only the most foolhardy of captains sailing over the deeper parts of the ocean. Even those who sail the shoreline and shallow parts of the ocean, sometimes get caught in the outskirts of one of the storms.
Fauna & Flora
CW: deep sea creatures
Even without the storms, the Raging Abyss is far from harmless. There is talk of monsters lurking beneath the surface, creatures with many tentacles just waiting to pull ships down into a watery grave, behemoths with wicked-sharp teeth the size of buildings, and grotesque beasts with too many eyes wailing in seemingly neverending hunger. A mage who survived the attack of an eldritch horror can attest as much...
Massive webbed hands shooting up through the deceptively calm surface, grabbing a hold of the ship's hull. Bright green dots glowing in otherwise black eyes, darting from sailor to sailor, seizing up a meal. A head with pointed ears and shredded gills breaking through the water, hair writhing like tentacles, maw letting out a bloodcurdling scream. The chill of sea spray, the wind whipping at clothes. Teeth like oversized needles abruptly moving into focus, getting closer and closer with a breath of sickening decay. Falling, racing towards the abyss. Breath held, eyes squeezed shut, desperately reaching out to magic. Landing on hard floor, bruising, breathing in familiar scent of books and home. Still alive...
Type
Ocean
