Cloudtop Sea

A Sea In The Sky

Here lies a sea that has taken to the skies on the wings of Primal Air. Above the Realm of Seas blankets of cloud condense into interconnected sheets of Primal Air and Primal Water that never leave the sky truly clear. The region is home to the second greatest population on Marus and the largest physical territory by far. It is the ancestral home of the Balao and the coveted prize of the Aviator's Society aboard their hovering Wingships and flying Dirigibles.

— Study of the Relic Seas by Salem Diadios

Overview

Far above the Realm of Seas' crashing waves lies its most ancient and magical natural wonder. An aerial ecosystem where the islands are not made of earth and stone, but rather almost entirely of dense cloud-like materials that drift through the skies above. The movements of these vaporous islands are dictated by the shifting winds and their currents. A home to animals that fly through the air and clouds as if a fish might swim through the water. A mercurial region where travel is beset by ever-shifting routes and a constant search for the next safe harbor.

The elusive Balao call this region their most ancestral home. The Realm's oldest Sophonts have firmly anchored their storied civilization in its clouds, as only islands settled by the Balao maintain any sense of true stability and cohesion. These timeworn bastions have sky-bound life have existed long before Humanity and the rise of Caydon Rel's Age of Magic. They are home to some of the Realm's oldest and greatest cities, Do Céulani the most notable of them all. The oldest known settlement in the Realm still serves as a holy site and civic center for all sky-bound life. The bustling hub is one of several such settlements on the enormous expanse of Colmeia Island; as the massive island serves as a gathering place and a neutral ground for all Balao on Marus.

Until the Aviator's Society was founded, very little sea-bound life had ever managed to reach the Cloudlayer. The fabled civilization of the sky was enshrouded in myth and legend until the curtain began to be peeled back in recent years by the Aviator's Society. Now there is an active race to find anything and everything of value in the Cloudtop Sea; both Balao artifacts and natural works are poached from the region with little care for its consequences or who may be hurt in the process.

Alternative Name(s)

The Cloud Sea, The Gilded Clouds, The Chittering Mists

Type

Sea

Location under

Marus

Included Locations

• Colmeia Island
• Parasaquedo

Characters in Location

• Herring Crone

Inhabiting Species

• Balao

Islands of Note

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• Colmeia Island
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Settlements of Note

• Do Céulani
• Parasaquedo
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Gifted of Note

• Malamaisaua, Gilded Balao on the Path of the Grand Luminous Queen
• Zane the Skyraider, Steeled Passarin on the Path of the Skyraider A
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