Okhelian Ocean

The Okhelian Ocean is one of the main oceans in the world, bordering the eastern shores of Zemyland and the northeast of Giantstep, as well as part of the eastern edge of the step. It also connects with the Sunny Day Sea, the Saint Pitcasasti Sea and the Sea of Innocence. The Okhelian Ocean is one of the most transited oceans around, seeing as it holds the key to crossing from the northern seas to the eastern ones, and by doing so, connecting both halves of the world.
The nature of the Okhelian Ocean is that of convergence. Many creatures and sea life find themselves travelling through their waters, moving from the cold north to the warm south during their seasonal migrations, and with them, all of the fishing vessels that live from them. The Okhelian Ocean is also an incredibly important ocean for trade, as it holds the key to the Platinum Strait. However, that same economic weight has also made Okhelian Ocean a den of pirates, and this has caused so many conflicts throughout time. Many sailors and coastal towns have many stories of times long passed, when their ancestors fought and died on the hundreds of naval battles in the Okhelian waters. It also holds many ghost stories, as after the Curse of Uun and the fall of the Merfolk Empire, the ruins of the damned still pepper many areas of the coast. Indeed, it is not infrequent to hear rumors of ghost ships, commanded by the old merfolk, trapped and cursed in unliving state, suffering for all eternity for the whims of their god.
Nowadays, the seas of the Okhelian Ocean are once again a battlefield, this time between the growing Avangar Empire and the powers of the Empire of Elanxa and the Princedom of Platinum. The growing influence of the dark wizards in the region is causing the old empires to build up their navy once again, in case the elyrians try to continue their expansion further. This has brought the attention of other powers, both local and foreign, as they try to profit from this tension. Ironically enough, the presence of so many warships in the area makes the Okhelian Ocean particularly secure from sea monsters, which tend to patrol around areas of merchant shipping. That does not mean the waters are safe from pirates, though, as the Künt pirates of Ils Muslík are well entrenched and not going away any time soon.
Category:Geographic location
Category:Ocean