Sparrow Pass Cut

Sparrow Pass Cut was a treacherous stretch of shallow, rocky, and shoal-filled waters in the eastern Falari Isles. It deceptively appeared to offer the quickest most direct route east from the Walk Sea to the larger ocean, but few Falari ever dared its waters. Its graveyard of ships was a byword for treachery and loss among the Falari population.Forge of the High Mage, Chapter 13, UK HC p.199/200
The Cut was a maze of clashing currents, jagged underwater coral, and rocks standing up out of the water.Forge of the High Mage, Chapter 22, UK HC p.341Forge of the High Mage, Chapter 13, UK HC p.203
The violent action of the water, which churned up sand and muck to make the normally clear Falari water turn opaque as soup, could be heard long before it was seen.Forge of the High Mage, Chapter 13, UK HC p.200/202
There were many theories for the Cut's creation, but the most likely turned to stories of nearby Kynarl, the semi-mythical seat of the height of Old Falar's ancient civilization. Now only a site of scattered ruins that some dubbed Rubble Isle, it was speculated that the island's own hubris, or its pursuit into forbidden knowledge, or its possession thereof led to its demise by Mael's hand. The holy weapon known as the Jhistal or a destructive earthquake were both retributive tools of Mael that were acknowledged by the god's priests.Forge of the High Mage, Chapter 13, UK HC p.200
==In Forge of the High Mage==
Desperate for a way to pay Captain Brevin for the safe passage of herself and the children she had rescued from the Cult of Mael, Gianna proposed a salvage venture into the Cut. Using her skills at Ruse, she promised to deliver a treasure such as that rumoured to have gone down with the legendary Emerald.Forge of the High Mage, Chapter 13, UK HC p.197-204 After multiple visits and attempts, she brought up much treasure, but her most crucial discovery was Jhistal's Bane, which gave her the secret of the Jhistal.Forge of the High Mage, Chapter 25, UK HC p.391Forge of the High Mage, Chapter 26, UK HC p.407 
==Speculations==
The theory that the conditions at Sparrow Pass Cut were the result of the Jhistal's destruction of Kynarl likely explains the presence of Jhistal's Bane in its waters. The scrolls of Old Falar which librarian Leanara refused to turn over to the Cult of Mael were rumoured to have survived the attack and were likely washed away with the rest of the rubble.Forge of the High Mage, Prologue, UK HC p.1-4Forge of the High Mage, Chapter 19, UK HC p.286-287
==Notes and references==
Category:Bodies of water
Category:Falar