Shoal

The Shoal is a desolate wasteland situated in Rhukane, once a vibrant land containing a lush forest. How the shoal came to be is still unclear, but it is alleged Eleanor Havelka's husband had a hand in this.

Rhukane uses the shoal to send all it's undesirables, mainly degmiato and other war refugees. It is said that all degmiatos of Rhukane are sent to the shoal, although it's likely that there are exceptions. Typically degmiatos must graduate from a Hearth to earn the right of living outside of the shoal.

Quite a number of degmiato war refugees claim to having heard the voice of the goddess Rhukka beckoning them to come to the shoal, consequently, lots of degmiato obliged, hopeful for a better future, only to be met with a ruined environment, populated with bandits, raiders and the spurned of Rhukane. Masteman propaganda additionally gave weight to those rumors.

#### People who claimed of having heard the goddess's voice:

* Mira found Nero buried under rubble at the behest of a voice she attributes to Rhukka. She also claims that Rhukka has talked to her several times, and even lied to her at some ocurrences, triggering her vim. Mira kept a close connection to the goddess, continuing to worship her.
* Izya as well as her mother heard Rhukka's voice. While Izya claims to having heard the voice, she does not seem interested in the goddess, and notes that "the goddess didn't prepare us a feast". Later she was recruited by the Orchis

#### Known denizens of the Shoal

##### Currently

* The Asmodeian is likely still prowling the shoal
* Vashti Lilya, the third Vezkhana, has been sighted in the shoal by Finley as a child. Lilya took out some raiders that were threatening to Finley. It is possible she is still roaming around the shoal

##### Formerly

* Mira and Nero grew up in the shoal for a part of their childhood before being adopted by Eleanor Havelka. Mira was brought there by her mother who was a fanatic of Rhukka. How Nero came to be present in the shoal, is to this day yet to be discovered.
* Ruth was a friend of Mira and Nero, one day she vanished without leaving a trace, never to be heard from since.
* Finley and Varsha grew up in the shoal before attending the Hearth. Their parents came there following Masteman's propaganda about a land of Rhukane free for the degmiato. They died at the hands of bandits shortly after arriving in the Shoal
* Tabitha hails from the shoal too. Her circumstances aren't fully known yet.
* Undyne appeared one day to Tabitha in the shoal, like a new born in an adult body, unable to talk. Tabitha took care of her. To this day, Undyne doesn't seem to age.
* Elly spent a part of her childhood alongside Finley and Varsha in the shoal. She was later inducted into the Orchis.
* Izya followed her mother in the shoal, her stay was short-lived though, as she ended up going back to Mastema and joining the Orchis
* Bazrel recounts roving the shoal after his death, although this is likely a convenient lie.
* Chelsey and her siblings were sent to the shoal for months by their mother, as a "team-building exercise"

The ruins serving as shelter for the Ilvog sisters in their childhoodMira and Nero together in the shoal as children, we can easily see a devastated urban area