The Western Tides

The Garden of Pirates

The Region north of Granduul separating it from the other two known continents to the North East, and North West. The sea is filled with islands and shipping routes offering a diverse journey no matter which way you travel.
The area known as the Western Tides includes the western portion of the Scatterback sea including the following locations and the great Tide Basin.

Black Spike Island

A Relatively small island known for its singular black spire that stands up from the center of the island. This island was the site of a planar rift into the Abyssal, an invisible portal that would cause demons to manifest on the island and risk them over running the material plane. The Elders of Arcana stationed themselves on this island in an attempt to contain the demons.

Kleavecliff

A column of jagged rock sits at the edge of the tidal basin and serves as a final outpost before sailors attempt to cross the basin. Basic facilities are available to prepare and fix ships as well as carouse with other sailors before the treacherous voyage across the basin. In other cases it is the first thing travelers see after completing their voyage.

90% of the this column of rock is unsettled because of interference from the plane of earth. Hulking rock monsters spring from the desert landscape attacking travelers limiting all activity to the other 10%.

Torture fields

No man, pirate or otherwise wishes to be buried in the island called the torture fields. Those buried here rise from their graves and are doomed with eternal suffering. They cannot leave the island, and they also can do nothing to end their suffering. At least not without the help from someone off the island.

The Lair of Varuna

This small island is the legendary lair of Varuna, the great Brass dragon. In the past, great armies would make appeals to the ancient dragon for his service to help fight against their enemies. Many others would make the voyage to this island and leave tributes on the coast in attempts to receive aid from Varuna, or as thank you gifts for his service, but Varuna has not been known to answer any such calls in 100 years and has been not been involved in any recent known conflicts.

Geography

The majority of the sea has such a high density of islands that any ship sailing through should expect to see an island at least once a day. The Tide Basin is the largest undisturbed stretch of open water and is found in the North West edge of the sea. In this region the elemental plane of water and earth tip back and forth causing extreme low tides that trap ambitions trip passing through the region. A fast ship can shave days of their journey that travel through, but a slow inexperienced ship runs the risk of being caught in the Basin when earth overpowers water and they find themselves beached upon a large stretch of earth until the "tide" returns. These cycles usually last a few days.

Alternative Name(s)

The Sea

Type

Sea

Location under

The Western Tides

Included Locations

• Black Spike Island
• The Western Tides

Included Organizations

• The Colonies of Riddleheim

Contested By

• The Ship Monger