Gwenhael's Eye
Gwenhael's Eye is a supernatural hurricane which roams The Shattered Seas on a semi-set path north of the Ruins of Loistavas. The strength of the storm system wanes and waxes somewhat rhythmically though it is impossible to truly predict. So too is it's path erratic. The eye often drifts dozens of miles from it's given path, and on calamitous instances straying near Valin'Cuain or even skirting the Sundered Coast.
The name of the forever-storm is said to come from the last dwarven queen of Loistavas before The Breaking consumed the city and a third of Tourgase. Dwarven folklore about The Eye tell that it is her final condemnation of the earth that swallowed her charge whole or her watchful eye ever looking out for here people depending on the dwarf telling the tale. Still others believe that that Gwenhael's Eye is more than a manifestation of an empress' will or freak magical storm; the enigmatic Cult of The Eye believe that the permenant storm is the violent thrashing of a new god that will soon awake and drown all but their chosen in a great torrent.
Manifestation
Gwenhael's Eye, or just The Eye, is a hurricane storm system in perpetual motion since the events of the breaking. The storm system has wide ranging effects, disturbing the waters and skies as far as 300 miles away from the eye at times though most often no more than 100 miles. The forever-storm brings with it anything from torrential rain, blasting winds, and churning seas. Only the mad or the truly desperate veer deep into the path of the storm, risking its full wrath nearer the eye.
The eye of the storm ranges from 20 - 40 miles across and contains the calmest waters and winds a sailor could hope for. It is said that in the exact center of the storm is where Alcithena or Besmara can be found, depending on one's alliegences.
Localization
The Eye keeps a moderate pace ranging from 5-10 knots and follows a loosely elliptical path of about 4500 miles. Its path takes The Eye from the northern shores of Stormshroud Island, northwest then north through the Encombric Ocean until it wraps north over Port Fame. From there, it skirts the southern shore of Amaris before wrapping around and descending directly on Devil's Arches. The island's peaks disperse and weaken the storm though it quickly reforms over the Encombric Ocean before reaching Stormshroud Island once more. While its speed is fairly constant, The Eye has been known to at random accelerate to speeds upward of 20 knotts, catching ships and ports unawares, or to stall out entirely for days at a time.
Type
Natural
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