The Graves
Geography
The Graves are located along the Western Ar Mor Bras
Alkebulan, marking the Southernmost point reliably charted by The Lavigerien Guild. Its unique nature makes it one of the most dangerous seaways in the world, and few have traversed it successfully.
The region leading to the Graves is marked by a coastal desert of red sand, stretching up to the water's edge and far into the horizon, marked by dunes and occasional rocky outcropping. The bleached bones of whales and other marine animals, as well as the hulls of wrecked ships litter the coastline. Feth Fiada rolls in suddenly, obscuring navigation, which, combined with dramatic tidal shifts and strong currents, can leave ships stranded hundreds of meters inland.
These largely natural shifts are compounded upon entering the Graves itself, passing a large stone obelisk, the Kalvar of Cassimbo, which emerges from the water, untouched by marine life or weathering. Beyond this, the sea and sand are littered with the masts and hulls of ships emerging from the fog like tombstones of a cemetery. The tidal shifts become more pronounced here, with ships becoming stranded in the desert. A fleet of spectral Bag Noz, crewed by Sluagh and Draugr, captained by the malevolent Captain Cassimbo begin the hunt, capable of traversing both the sea and the sand with supernatural speed, accompanied by the shrill hallowing of the wind. Those caught by the ghost ships are often forced into death and servitude, adding their own ships to the fleet of the damned.
Comments