Storms

Shallow Sea

The Basquay Sea is a shallow sea, meaning sunlight can reach most of its bottom.
This light will be very dim at its deepest reaches of five hundred feet (152 m).
Here and there, the Basquay can drop to nearly seven feet deep (213 m).
This sounds terribly deep but the true oceanic depths can get thousands and thousands of feet deep proving this is indeed shallow.
Storms in a shallow sea are more dangerous as they can combine their might with the land.
There are four kinds of storms in the Basquay.

by jplenio

Gale

These strong storms are formed over the Basquay as the winds cross the sea and bounce along the various coastal mountains, they create storms. They cause high waves and difficult sailing conditions that can drive ships off course. This is a terrible thing as the Basquay is filled with tiny islands and reefs just waiting to break or strand a ship. It takes a crafty captain and an able crew to ride one out.

Spout

With winds swirling over the Basquay due to the mountains along the continental coast, these spouts are prone to happen at any time. Most tend to be small and do little more than spray water or tangle sail ropes. Some, however, get big enough to batter ships or, worse, pick up sea creatures and drop them on the hapless crew. Poisonous spiny fish, electric eels, and sharks are some of the nasty creatures a spout will drop.

Hurricane

This is a terrible storm forms out over the Great Ocean. With thousands of miles of open water to grow both in size and power, they are devastating when they roar into the Basquay. Luckily for most, the Stormbreakers slows and weakens a hurricane but they still have the power. Their high water surges can level coastal settlements, and clog a harbor with so much sand and ocean debris they must be dredged.

Maelstrom

The rarest of all storms, a maelstrom started out over the Great Ocean. Despite the Stormbreakers, it can do horrific damage as it spawns many water spouts, from tiny to huge. Some believed the storm goddess Njiri makes these storms to soar over the waters on her great feathered wings and taunt all mortals. Others believe these storms are the magical works of a mysterious Consortium of Sea Magi.