Everdark Ocean

The Everdark Ocean is one of the main oceans in the world, bordering the entire western shores of Scimitarian and the Nothing at the western edge of the step. It also connects with the Carcinii Sea and the Kihn-He Sea. Due to its marginal presence at the edge of the step and the ever looming presence of the Nothing that Devours Everything, the weight of this ocean in the world’s transport and trade is considerably small, and because of this, it has been explored much less than other oceans of the same size.
The presence of the Nothing looms over the Everdark Ocean. The phenomenon can be seen from the shores themselves, as a small line of darkness in the horizon during a sunny day, and the darkness grows ever further the more ships get closer to the edge of the world. Due to the fear of the darkness, shipping follows the coastline as much as possible, which tends to cause problems as this makes it very predictable for pirate raids. However, since sailing through the Everdark Ocean is the speediest way to reach one side of the Scimitarian continent to the other (as the Scabbard Range blocks sea travel through the eastern waters of the continent), there is still some captains to prefer this route, to the chagrin of their crew. Many areas of the coast have plenty of lighthouses, due to the storms of the Nothing being able to bloat out the light of the stars. These lighthouses also double as shrines and temples, with many sailors praying to the gods for protection against the darkness in the west.
The lesser presence of shipping has allowed some species of sea life to proliferate in the area, which in turn, has attracted the attention of whalers and other sea hunters. The fishermen in the area need to have quick and nimble vessels, as whales and other big creatures know to swim towards the Nothing, knowing full well that at some point, the vessels will refuse to continue the pursuit any further. However, some fishermen actually prefer working in the waters of the Everdark Ocean, as the number of monsters in the area is considerably lower than in other regions.
Category:Geographic location
Category:Ocean